Re: groff -Tpdf bug?

[Tadziu Hoffmann]

> Is the basic problem really with firefox?  It should have those fonts?

The PDF reference for version 1.4 says:

  PDF prescribes a set of 14 standard fonts that can be
  used without prior definition.  These include four faces
  each of three Latin text typefaces (Courier, Helvetica,
  and Times), as well as two symbolic fonts (Symbol and ITC
  Zapf Dingbats). These fonts, or suitable substitute fonts
  with the same metrics, are guaranteed to be available in
  all PDF viewer applications.

(Note last sentence.)

The PDF reference for version 1.7 also says:

  Beginning with PDF 1.5, the special treatment given to the
  standard 14 fonts is deprecated. Conforming writers should
  represent all fonts using a complete font descriptor. For
  backwards capability, conforming readers shall still provide
  the special treatment identified for the standard 14 fonts.


So I guess now it's a "should" (vs. a "must" earlier).