[gs-devel] Thai Font Support

[Ken Sharp]

Tim Russell wrote:

 > Does Ghostscript (specifically the pdfwrite device) have support for
 > Thai fonts?  I'm looking to use Angsana New and AngsansUPC.  Is there a
 > font available to download and use?

Ghostscript, and the pdfwrite device do, not support specific languages but 
they do support font formats. If you have a Thai font which can be included 
in a PDF, PostScript, PCL or XPS file then you can use that font in your 
input file.

Basically that means Types 1, 2 (CFF), 3, 42 (PostScript with TrueType 
outlines), CIDFonts with any of the preceding outline types, Multiple 
Master or TrueType fonts.

We don't supply fonts beyond the original 'base 35' Latin font faces always 
supplied with PostScript interpreters.


						Ken
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