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From: simon@alberta.uucp (Simon Tortike)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Aldus FreeHand --> EPSF: error when including Symbol font
Summary: Exports to EPSF cause errors
Keywords: FreeHand, EPSF, Symbol font error
Message-ID: <1989Nov25.041231.17555@alberta.uucp>
Date: 25 Nov 89 04:12:31 GMT
Reply-To: simon@alberta.UUCP (Simon Tortike)
Organization: Petroleum Engg, U of Alberta
Lines: 35

Has anyone noticed the following problem with Aldus FreeHand v2.0?  When 
exporting as an EPSF file a document containing text in the symbol font, the 
created EPSF file has an error in the use of the font definition.  It defines 
it as "f0", but then writes "f3" when specifying the font, as follows: 

%%IncludeFont: Symbol
/f0 /Symbol FF def
{
f3 [10 0 0 10 0 0] makesetfont
403 578.483398 moveto
0 0 32 0 0 (rr) ts
} 


(This should produce two Greek letters, rho,rho.)  This gives rise to the 
PostScript Error: undefined offending command: f3 (in suitably imposing capital 
letters).

Editing the EPSF file with the handy QUED/M editor and altering the occurrences 
of "f3" back to "f0" permits the document to be printed easily.  I verified the 
error by exporting the document in EPSF format, then placed it in a new 
document as an EPSF image, and then attempted to print it.

Any pointers to possible causes, fixes, punchbags, etc., would be most 
appreciated.
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W. Simon Tortike,                         | tel    : 403/492-3338
Dept of Mining, Metallurgical             | fax    : 403/492-7219
      and Petroleum Engineering,          | CDNnet : simon@cs.UAlberta.CA
University of Alberta,                    | uucp   : simon@alberta.uucp
Edmonton, AB, CANADA T6G 2G6.             | 
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W. Simon Tortike,                         | tel    : 403/492-3338
Dept of Mining, Metallurgical             | fax    : 403/492-7219
      and Petroleum Engineering,          | CDNnet : simon@cs.UAlberta.CA