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From: Giacomo Boffi <giacomo.boffi@polimi.it>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.gnuplot
Subject: [pdfcairo] which Symbol font?
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:32:28 +0200
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using the pdfcairo terminal the Symbol font used is different from
what i'd expect

i agree that with pdfcairo's default font (sans-serif?) the greek symbols
from dejavusans are a better match than Adobe's symbol

what hurts is pdfcairo using the same the same dejavu font for greek
even if i change the main font to a serif font like, e.g., utopia,
producing a *significant visual impedance* (read buttugliness:-)

please see below for my test case, i'd like to know if it is a local
problem that i have to solve for myself or it is a standard behaviour

thank you in advance

                                                                gb
======================================================================
% fc-match Symbol
symbol.ttf: "Symbol" "Regular"
% cat dele.gp
set term pdfcairo enhanced
set output "dele_std.pdf"
plot sin(x) title "sin({/Symbol w}x)"
set output
set term pdfcairo enhanced font "Utopia,10"
set output "dele_utp.pdf"
plot sin(x) title "sin({/Symbol w}x)"
set output
% gnuplot dele.gp
% pdffonts dele_std.pdf #output shortened to stay in 70 chars/line
name                                 type              emb sub uni
------------------------------------ ----------------- --- --- ---
DUFLGB+BitstreamVeraSans-Roman       CID TrueType      yes yes yes
KKVWMP+DejaVuSans                    CID TrueType      yes yes yes
% pdffonts dele_utp.pdf #output shortened to stay in 70 chars/line
name                                 type              emb sub uni
------------------------------------ ----------------- --- --- ---
JDDIEC+Utopia                        Type 1            yes yes yes
KKVWMP+DejaVuSans                    CID TrueType      yes yes yes
% rm dele*
% 
======================================================================
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