GNU bug report logs - #7786
23.2; Encoding of PostScript files

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa <at> Freenet.DE>
Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, 7786 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7786: 23.2; Encoding of PostScript files
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 19:00:19 +0300

> From: Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa <at> Freenet.DE>
> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:51:47 +0200
> Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>,
>  7786 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> 
> > Am 18.10.2021 um 14:25 schrieb Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>:
> > 
> > And what a2ps produces prints correctly on a PS printer?
> 
> Yes. The output was correct on Epson EPL-5800 PS (PostScript 3) and HP LaserJet 2100 TN.

Then maybe we should simply use Latin-1.  AFAIR, that's what
ps-mule.el is doing.

> I was not aware of an error 0x60 vs. 0x2018, i.e. ` vs. ‘. Which file is faulty? (Grep does not show a reasonable result, finds only comments.)

It's the only difference between Latin-1 and that special encoding of
PS files, according to Wikipedia.

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