Bug 689105

Summary:	Invalid fonts error during converting from PS to PDF
Product:	Ghostscript	Reporter:	Zeev Roytman <zeev-r>
Component:	PDF Writer	Assignee:	leonardo <leonardo>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	alex, leonardo, sags5495
Priority:	P4
Version:	master
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Linux
Customer:		Word Size:	---
Attachments:	PS file PS file PDF file

Description Zeev Roytman 2007-02-26 01:24:57 UTC

Hi!
I get the following error during converting the PostScript file to PDF format, 
on Linux.
The GHost Version is 7.05.3
The error is: /invalidfont in --show--
Please, help to resolve.

Comment 1 Alex Cherepanov 2007-02-27 06:30:01 UTC

Please upgrade your Ghostscrpt to the current version - 8.54.
Most likely, the problem is already fixed.
If not, we need a sample file to debug.

Comment 2 Zeev Roytman 2007-02-27 08:03:50 UTC

Created attachment 2792 [details]
PS file

Comment 3 Zeev Roytman 2007-02-27 08:03:57 UTC

Created attachment 2793 [details]
PS file

Comment 4 Zeev Roytman 2007-02-27 08:05:48 UTC

Created attachment 2794 [details]
PDF file

Comment 5 Zeev Roytman 2007-02-27 08:08:06 UTC

Hi,Alex!
We have Linux SuSE 8 SP3 operating system. When we tested the 8.54 version, 
the "invalidfont" bug was fixed, but there was another problem - see the 
attached files (PS and PDF).
In PS file we see all the information, but in PDF file there are some 
characters - not all the information.
Thanks.

Comment 6 Zeev Roytman 2007-02-27 08:19:49 UTC

Additional information: we used ps2pdf default shell script in order to 
convert from PS to PDF.
Waiting for your answer.

Comment 7 Alex Cherepanov 2007-02-27 13:14:59 UTC

The problem is confirmed in the current HEAD version.
The PostScript file has type 0 font woth a type 3 descendant font.
Apparently, Ghostscript cannot take this, but Distiller 5
generates correct PDF file.

Comment 8 leonardo 2007-02-27 23:36:56 UTC

Possibly a dup of 688639. Alex, what FMapType does this use ?

Comment 9 Zeev Roytman 2007-02-28 02:14:11 UTC

Some additional information:
The 8.51 version was tested and the PDF was created without characters - 
tables and logos only.
The 8.51 version on RedHat is working OK on the same test case.

Comment 10 Alex Cherepanov 2007-02-28 07:27:29 UTC

Sample files in both bug reports use /FmapType 2.

Comment 11 leonardo 2007-02-28 10:54:15 UTC

Zeev, please do not change bug assingment. This problem is not Alex's domain.

Comment 12 SaGS 2007-03-11 16:10:00 UTC

I found this to caused by Type 0 fonts with Type 3 descendents (and I 
don't see how a FMapType of 2 could make a difference, at least not 
with these samples), a cause common to all the following:

    Bug #688639 "pdfwrite: a composite font with a Type 3 descendent 
                 and FMapType 2"
    Bug #688760 "ps2pdf loses text in postscript figure when 
                 converted to pdf"
    Bug #688954 "Text disappears when converting some ps files
                 with ps2pdf"
    Bug #689001 "Characters lost converting PS to PDF"
    Bug #689041 "Japanese Font Display Problem is ps2pdf"
    Bug #689105 "Invalid fonts error during converting from PS to PDF"

For a fix, please see bug #688639 comment #13. I suggest to close 
this bug as a duplicate of bug #688639.

Comment 13 leonardo 2007-04-01 13:57:02 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 688639 ***