Description of problem: ps2pdf inserts too much whitespace after ligatures Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): ghostscript-7.05-20 groff-1.18-6 perl-5.8.0-55 How reproducible: with certain files, most of the time on pages 2+ Steps to Reproduce: 1. Use the attached script to create a pfm.pdf file from the pfm.pod file. 2. Run 'gv pfm.ps' and 'acroread pfm.pdf' 3. Observe page 2, line 1, the word 'file' Actual results: In the postscript document, there is no space between the fi-ligature and the last syllable ('le'), the word reads as 'file'. In the pdf document, there is extra whitespace following the fi-ligature: the word reads as 'fi le' Expected results: pdf document should look the same. Additional info:
Created attachment 92432 [details] pfm.sh
Created attachment 92433 [details] pfm.pod may be converted to .ps and .pdf using the attached script in order to reproduce the bug
Comment on attachment 92432 [details] pfm.sh will convert pfm.pod to pfm.ps and pfm.pdf
Comment on attachment 92433 [details] pfm.pod may be converted to pfm.ps and pfm.pdf to reproduce
ghostscript-6.51-12 does not seem to have the problem.
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