[tex-k] dvips: UniqueID not removed from all subsetted Type1 fonts

Akira Kakuto kakuto at fuk.kindai.ac.jp
Sat Aug 31 13:35:52 CEST 2013


Dear Christian,

> When modifying a Postscript Type 1 font, e.g. by subsetting, it is
> advisable to remove its Unique ID [1] so that a Postscript interpreter
> won't confuse the subsetted font with the original one. dvips contains
> code to suppress the UniqueID. However, depending on the layout of the
> PFB (font) file, this code is not executed.

Hopefully fixed in r31547.
Thanks,
Akira



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