From: paulrs@foxinternet.net   
      
   On Thu, 4 Aug 2022 13:36:55 -0700, Jeffrey H. Coffield wrote:   
      
   > On 8/4/22 13:02, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 4 Aug 2022 12:35:27 -0700, Jeffrey H. Coffield wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 8/4/22 11:25, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:   
   >>>> On Thu, 4 Aug 2022 08:50:57 -0700, Jeffrey H. Coffield wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On 8/3/22 17:18, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:   
   >>>>>> In "/usr/share/ghostscript/9.54.0/Resource/Init/" are two Fontmap   
   >>>>>> files. One is "Fontmap" 109B(ytes) I assume The other is   
   >>>>>> "Fontmap.GS"   
   >>>>>> which can be modified by utilities like "Kate"   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> I modified "Fontmap.GS" for 4 "alias" fonts pointing to fonts in a   
   >>>>>> directory included.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> % Aliases   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> /Times-BoldItalic		(/usr/share/PSFONTS/   
   TNRBI.PFB)	; /Times-   
   >>>> Bold   
   >>>>>> (/usr/share/PSFONTS/TNRB.PFB)	; /Times-Italic   
   >>>>>> (/usr/share/PSFONTS/TNRI.PFB)	; /Times-Roman   
   >>>>>> (/usr/share/PSFONTS/TNR.PFB)	;   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> However, it makes no difference when seeking to print a "PS"   
   >>>>>> postscript file.  The nimbus font is chosen   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> What step am I missing to get Ghostscript to recognize the changes   
   >>>>>> to the "Fontmap.GS" file.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I assume you changed the existing definitions of Times and not added   
   >>>>> these lines to the front of the file.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> What is displayed if you enter   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> /Times-Roman findfont   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> into Ghostscript?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Jeff   
   >>>>   
   >>>> This is what I get   
   >>>>   
   >>>> GS>/Times-Roman findfont Loading NimbusRoman-Regular font from   
   >>>> /usr/share/ghostscript/9.54.0/ Resource/Font/NimbusRoman-Regular...   
   >>>> 4481928 3126030 2005312 686036 1 done.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> It still loads a wrong font.   
   >>>   
   >>> Just to confirm...   
   >>>   
   >>> There isn't any definition of /Times-Roman in the Fontmap.GS AFTER the   
   >>> lines you changed/added?   
   >>>   
   >>> Jeff   
   >>   
   >> Before the original Alias "Times" fonts I put % at the beginning   
   >>   of each line   
   >> I assumed this means it is taken as "text" like the instructions   
   >>   
   >> I then rewrote the 4 lines /Times-Roman  (/usr/share/PSFONTS/TNR.PFB) ;   
   >>    etc. for the other 3 "Times" fonts as the instructions said.   
   >>   
   >> Doing a "Find" on Fontmap.GS shows only the   
   >>   blocked originals   
   >> % /Times-Roman ......   
   >>      and my Changes   
   >> /Times-Roman  (/usr/share/PSFONTS/TNR.PFB) ;   
   >>   
   >> No other.   
   >>    Paul   
   >   
   > Okay,   
   >   
   > My next guess is that Times-Roman, being one of the 13 base fonts, is   
   > loaded by default and the Fontmap.GS is only used when it needs a font   
   > it doesn't already know about. This definition appears to be overridden   
   > by the loadallfonts command.   
   >   
   > What if you changed the name to /Times-RomanX? What happens then?   
   >   
   > Probably not a final solution but a good test.   
   >   
   > You could also try replacing the file Nimbus-Roman* files with your own.   
   >   
   > Jeff   
      
   I have had some time to "play." Here is what I found:   
   1. The font always substituted is "NimbusMonoPS-Regular."   
   2. In the Fontmap.GS "Aliases" this is ONLY associated with "Courier"   
   Font.   
   3. I then made my new substitutions to "Courier" in a new (TEST)   
   Fontmap.GS file I called MyFontmap.GS and included in the command line "-   
   sFONTMAP=/usr/share/ghostscript/MyFontmap.GS   
   4. The command worked - GS read the MyFontmap.GS. It also reported Courier   
   was replaced by TimesNewRoman in the output. And the output was right!   
      
   5. Now, why, when I can read the Applications print output "file.ps" does   
   it read for every line "Times-Roman," while GS sees the Font as Currier???   
   6. My first guess is that there must be numbers being read and not the   
   text in the postscript file. (???) And since maybe old DOS numbers have   
   changed???   
   7. The application is an old DOS program I run under DOSBOX called   
   GeoWorks.  It was GEOS for Commodore, Then GEOWORKS for PC. It will print   
   to a Postscript (Capable) Printer.  I use this application weekly. First   
   under and OS/2 Ghostscript and now under OpenSuse Tumbleweed Ghostscript.   
      
   In any case, it looks like the modified MyFontmap.GS file is being read.   
   In my case, when I changed the /Times-Roman aliases which made no   
   difference when GC was interpreting a Courier font.   
      
   So thanks for the help, Jeff - Not sure where I go from here. (Maybe put   
   up with all the time and output that "loadallfonts" does)   
      
   Paul   
      
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