[tex-live] latex+dvipdfmx reports glyphs issues when used with garamond option from mathdesign

[jfbu]

Hi Reinhard

Le 20 févr. 2019 à 21:36, Reinhard Kotucha <reinhard.kotucha at web.de> a écrit :

> On 2019-02-20 at 18:07:21 +0100, jfbu wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> following
>> 
>> \documentclass[dvipdfmx]{article}
>> \usepackage[garamond]{mathdesign}
>> \begin{document}
>> 
>> $A/B$.
>> 
>> $B = 2^a5^b B'$.
>> \end{document}
>> 
>> when compiled via latex+dvipdfmx gives this
>> 
>> dvipdfmx:warning: Glyph width mismatch for TFM and font (md-gmri7m)
>> dvipdfmx:warning: TFM: 479.792 vs. Type1 font: 478
>> dvipdfmx:warning: Glyph width mismatch for TFM and font (md-gmr7t)
>> dvipdfmx:warning: TFM: 760.843 vs. Type1 font: 758
>> dvipdfmx:warning: Glyph width mismatch for TFM and font (md-gmr7y)
>> dvipdfmx:warning: TFM: 297.109 vs. Type1 font: 296
>> 
>> 
>> On the other hand neither latex + dvips, pdflatex or xelatex (of course
>> then with dvipdfmx class option removed) report any possible
>> ill-formed font files.
>> 
>> 
>> Is it simply that dvipdfmx is more conscientious or some other reason?
> 
> Hi Jean-François,
> values in TFM files are in pt whereas values in Type 1 files
> are in bp.
> 
> 
>> 479.792/478
>  ans =  1.0037
> 
>> 760.843/758
>  ans =  1.0038
> 
>> 297.109/296
>  ans =  1.0037
> 
> and
> 
>> 72.27/72
>  ans =  1.0037


Absolutely convincing!

> 
> 
> I vaguely remember that it was discussed some time ago, either here
> or on texhax...

Ok, I will try to find something in the archives...

Thanks!

Best,

Jean-François

> 
> Regards,
>  Reinhard
> 
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