On Fri, 3 Sep 2021 17:45:13 +0900, Akira Yokosawa wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
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>
> I think the fontfile option is for embedding font data into .eps
> files.
>
> Now we are doing .eps -> .pdf conversion via a2ping (or ghostscript),
> so I don't think font embedding is necessary.
>
> Furthermore, gnuplot's default of Helvetica font is overridden on-the-fly
> by fixfonts.sh and its friends.
>
> So there is no concern of embedding Helvetica font in the generated
> pdf figures.
>
> In the test on my side, generated pdf figures have the same font
> properties regardless of the fontfile option.
>
> So I'd like to ask you if it is ok to remove those fontfile options
> in the plot scripts under CodeSamples/.
> Removing them will reduce .eps file size and hopefully might reduce
> time of (the lots of) .eps -> .pdf conversions.
Well, in reality, eps -> .pdf conversion takes longer when
the fontfile option is removed.
I guess this is because ghostscript needs to fetch a proper font
file on the system to embed used font data into PDF.
So, I'm retracting this suggestion.
Sorry for the noise.
>
> Side note: plot.sh under formal/data should be moved under
> CodeSamples/formal/ for the sake of consistency, I suppose.
I'll try this directory move.
Thanks, Akira
>
> Thanks, Akira
>
