On Sun, Sep 05, 2021 at 08:05:44PM +0900, Akira Yokosawa wrote: > On Fri, 3 Sep 2021 17:45:13 +0900, Akira Yokosawa wrote: > > Hi Paul, > > > [...] > > > > 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. Not a problem, in fact, thank you for trying it out. > > 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. Sounds good, and I am looking forward to seeing the patch. Thanx, Paul
