Re: [Groff] Times-Roman v. Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular.

[Deri James]

On Tue 03 May 2016 10:53:45 Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> Hi Werner,
> 
> > > Should I be telling groff that I want to use those Nimbus fonts so
> > > it uses their metrics rather than the "almost identical" Times'
> > > ones?
> > 
> > If you use the gropdf output device, try groff's `-P -y -P U' option
> > to use the URW fonts.
> 
> Using -Tpdf gives a PDF that refers to Times-Roman and doesn't embed my
> local Nimbus substitute.  Adding `-P -y -P U' didn't change the PDF
> produced, apart from expected CreationDate, trailer's ID, etc.
> 
> /usr/share/groff/1.22.3/font/devpdf/download has only the "blank"
> foundry, with no mention of Times.  Arch Linux groff 1.22.3-6.
> 
> Cheers, Ralph.

# foundry       ps name psfile
        AvantGarde-Book /usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/URWGothicL-
Book
        AvantGarde-BookOblique  
/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/URWGothicL-BookObli
        AvantGarde-Demi /usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/URWGothicL-
Demi
        AvantGarde-DemiOblique  
/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/URWGothicL-DemiObli
        Bookman-Demi    /usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/URWBookmanL-
DemiBold
        Bookman-DemiItalic      
/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/URWBookmanL-DemiBoldItal
        Bookman-Light   
/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/URWBookmanL-Ligh
        Bookman-LightItalic     
/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/URWBookmanL-LighItal
        Courier */usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/NimbusMonL-Regu
        Courier-Bold    
*/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/NimbusMonL-Bold
        Courier-BoldOblique     
*/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/NimbusMonL-BoldObli
        Courier-Oblique */usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/NimbusMonL-
ReguObli
        FreeEuro        ../devps/freeeuro.pfa
        Helvetica       
*/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/NimbusSanL-Regu
        Helvetica-Bold  */usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/NimbusSanL-
Bold
        Helvetica-BoldOblique   
*/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/NimbusSanL-BoldItal
        Helvetica-Narrow        
/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/NimbusSanL-
ReguCond
        Helvetica-Narrow-Bold   
/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/NimbusSanL-BoldCond
        Helvetica-Narrow-BoldOblique    
/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/NimbusSanL-BoldCondItal
        Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique        
/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/NimbusSanL-ReguCondItal
        Helvetica-Oblique       
*/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/NimbusSanL-
ReguItal
        NewCenturySchlbk-Bold   
/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/CenturySchL-Bold
        NewCenturySchlbk-BoldItalic     
/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/CenturySchL-BoldItal
        NewCenturySchlbk-Italic 
/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/CenturySchL-Ital
        NewCenturySchlbk-Roman  
/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/CenturySchL-Roma
        Palatino-Bold   
/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/URWPalladioL-Bold
        Palatino-BoldItalic     
/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/URWPalladioL-BoldItal
        Palatino-Italic /usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/URWPalladioL-
Ital
        Palatino-Roman  /usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/URWPalladioL-
Roma
        Symbol  */usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/StandardSymL
        Times-Bold      
*/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/NimbusRomNo9L-Medi
        Times-BoldItalic        
*/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/NimbusRomNo9L-MediItal
        Times-Italic    
*/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/NimbusRomNo9L-
ReguItal
        Times-Roman     
*/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/NimbusRomNo9L-Regu
        ZapfChancery-MediumItalic       
/usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/URWChanceryL-MediItal
        ZapfDingbats    */usr/share/ghostscript/9.14/Resource/Font/Dingbats
U       CenturySchL-Bold        /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/c059016l.pfb
U       CenturySchL-BoldItal    /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/c059036l.pfb
U       CenturySchL-Ital        /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/c059033l.pfb
U       CenturySchL-Roma        /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/c059013l.pfb
U       Dingbats        /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/d050000l.pfb
U       NimbusMonL-Bold /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/n022004l.pfb
U       NimbusMonL-BoldObli     /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/n022024l.pfb
U       NimbusMonL-Regu /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/n022003l.pfb
U       NimbusMonL-ReguObli     /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/n022023l.pfb
U       NimbusRomNo9L-Medi      /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/n021004l.pfb
U       NimbusRomNo9L-MediItal  /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/n021024l.pfb
U       NimbusRomNo9L-Regu      /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/n021003l.pfb
U       NimbusRomNo9L-ReguItal  /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/n021023l.pfb
U       NimbusSanL-Bold /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/n019004l.pfb
U       NimbusSanL-BoldCond     /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/n019044l.pfb
U       NimbusSanL-BoldCondItal /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/n019064l.pfb
U       NimbusSanL-BoldItal     /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/n019024l.pfb
U       NimbusSanL-Regu /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/n019003l.pfb
U       NimbusSanL-ReguCond     /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/n019043l.pfb
U       NimbusSanL-ReguCondItal /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/n019063l.pfb
U       NimbusSanL-ReguItal     /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/n019023l.pfb
U       StandardSymL    /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/s050000l.pfb
U       URWBookmanL-DemiBold    /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/b018015l.pfb
U       URWBookmanL-DemiBoldItal        
/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/b018035l.pfb
U       URWBookmanL-Ligh        /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/b018012l.pfb
U       URWBookmanL-LighItal    /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/b018032l.pfb
U       URWChanceryL-MediItal   /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/z003034l.pfb
U       URWGothicL-Book /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/a010013l.pfb
U       URWGothicL-BookObli     /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/a010033l.pfb
U       URWGothicL-Demi /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/a010015l.pfb
U       URWGothicL-DemiObli     /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/a010035l.pfb
U       URWPalladioL-Bold       /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/p052004l.pfb
U       URWPalladioL-BoldItal   /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/p052024l.pfb
U       URWPalladioL-Ital       /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/p052023l.pfb
U       URWPalladioL-Roma       /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/p052003l.pfb

If you don't have the "U" foundry in your download file, but you do have the 
default fonts, you could try:-

groff -T pdf -P-e

This tells gropdf to embed all fonts, including the 14 base type 1 fonts, 
which includes Times Roman.

One way to add the URW fonts post groff install is to run the BuildFoundries 
program after you have cd'd into the devpdf font directory. Within this 
directory you should find a file called "Foundry". Make sure line 68 includes 
the path to the URW fonts, then:-

BuildFoundries .

(Note the parameter of a full stop). This should regerate the download file 
and add new fonts which start U-*, so Werners "-P-y -P-U" should work.

Hope this helps.

Cheers 

Deri

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