Re: convert to eps in batch mode (font problem)

[Dan Bolser <dmb mrc-dunn cam ac uk>]

Corrections below...

On Sat, 11 Jun 2005, Dan Bolser wrote:

> Hello!
>
> When I open the dia gui and click "File|Export" and then choose...
>
> "eps (using PostScript Latin-1 fonts)"
>
>
> everything is fine, and I see a nice eps of my diagram. If I were to
> choose...
>
> "eps (using Pango fonts)"
>
>
> I see a problem with small fonts in some figures (in some labels). I make
> a series of figures which are identical except for the text in the labels
> (I do this automatically by processing the XML of a 'template' diagram),
> and when I export them all with "eps (using Pango fonts)" the small fonts
> appear seemingly at random around the different labels (however, the
> observed pattern for the given files is always the same). 
>
> OK, so the problem is with "eps (using Pango fonts)", so I would like to
> simply stick to "eps (using PostScript Latin-1 fonts)", however, I can't
> seem to get this option in batch mode...
>
> for i in *.dia; do dia -t eps -e `basename $i .dia`.eps; done

I should have said...

for i in *.dia; do dia -t eps -e `basename $i .dia`.eps $i; done


> The result of the above looks just like as if I had ... 
>
> open the dia gui and click "File|Export" and then choose...
>                                                                                
> "eps (using Pango fonts)"
>
>
>
> i.e. in batch mode 'dia -e' seems to default to '-t eps-pango' and
> selecting '-t eps' dosn't change this.
>
> I would like to be able to say '-t eps-latin-1', but that dosn't work.

OK, from the mailing list I found...


for i in *.dia; do dia -t eps-builtin -e `basename $i .dia`.eps $i; done

(undocumented)

However, I would still like to use Pango fonts if possible (if only
because the bug is so strange).


> I am latest version of dia - please let me know if I should send any more
> information,
>
> Dan.
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