I am not sure if this is a problem with Stata. I just used the following
command with no problems whatsoever:
graph export avg_wages.ps, mag(175) orientation(landscape)
fontface("Palatino Linotype") replace logo(off) tmargin(.5) lmargin(.5);
Perhaps using fontface instead of font is the key here.
DVM
On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Ernest Berkhout wrote:
> At 16:52 20-8-2003, you wrote:
> >I'm trying to specify a font face in a -graph export- command, in which
> >I'm exporting to an encapsulated postscript file. The font I want to use
> >is TrueType (I'm on windows); its name is "Palatino Linotype". I can't
> >get it to work, no matter what I do with the font() option.
> >
> >When I specify font("Palatino Linotype"), stata creates the .eps file, but
> >then acrobat complains about it.
> >
> >When I print the graph from Stata directly to Acrobat Distiller, things
> >work perfectly--I get a pdf file with the right font--so it must
>
> Mmmh, that sounds vagelue familiair to me. At the time when our office had
> Palatino as the default font there were always some programs that refused
> to accept that font, although other software was able to find the font
> somewhere. If I'm right (but still quite ignorant about printers) most
> problems had to do with the fact that Palatino was a printer-specific
> softfont. Probably Acrobat is configured to automatically include the
> Palatino font and Stata isn't. What did your computer department people
> tell you about this?
>
>
> Ernest Berkhout
> SEO Amsterdam Economics
> University of Amsterdam
>
> Room 3.08
> Roetersstraat 29
> 1018 WB Amsterdam
> The Netherlands
>
> tel.:+ 31 20 525 1657
> fax:+ 31 20 525 1686
> http://www.seo.nl
> ===========================
> A statistician: someone who insists
> on being certain about uncertainty
> ===========================
>
> *
> * For searches and help try:
> * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
> * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
>
_______________________________________________________________________________
Dimitriy V. Masterov
Work:
Center for Social Program Evaluation
1155 East 60th St. Room 038
Chicago, IL 60637
Work: (773)256-6005
Fax: (773)256-6313
Home:
1312 East 53rd St., Apt.309
Chicago, IL 60615
Mobile: (773)220-2760
*
* For searches and help try:
* http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
* http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
* http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
