Re: [groff] Groff and poor font rendering

[Heinz-Jürgen Oertel]

Am Montag, 11. März 2019, 21:52:25 CET schrieb Kevin Moses:
> I'm trying to decide if my system isn't correctly configured for clear
> readable fonts or if it might be an artifact of groff, and more broadly,
> linux itself.
> I seem to have no problem printing clear readable fonts with my printer
> when the PDF file is generated by, for example, an ebay shipping label.
> However, any pdf file that I create with say, pdfmom -P-e example.mom >
> new.pdf results in a decent page, but still clearly pixelated, and
> certainly not as sharp as more conventional google doc files, etc.
> 
> The thing is I am not a wizard at linux in general, although I am using a
> very out-of-the-norm distro: Void Linux, and the fact that I am using groff
> and vim means that I am not a complete idiot.
> 
> Can somebody explain if this is a groff issue, or my own setup that might
> be the problem. I know my question is very broad, but I'm not really
> looking for a solution, just a general answer to the question of groff's
> pdf quality. If groff pdf's should be clear as a google doc it is probably
> an issue with my own setup.
> 
> --
Can not confirm, using groff -Tpdf often, sometimes also pdfmom. The produced 
PDF output is clear, what the printer does with the pdf is another topic
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