[tex-live] latex+dvipdfmx reports glyphs issues when used with garamond option from mathdesign

[Reinhard Kotucha]

On 2019-02-20 at 18:07:21 +0100, jfbu wrote:

 > Hi,
 > 
 > following
 > 
 > \documentclass[dvipdfmx]{article}
 > \usepackage[garamond]{mathdesign}
 > \begin{document}
 > 
 > $A/B$.
 > 
 > $B = 2^a5^b B'$.
 > \end{document}
 > 
 > when compiled via latex+dvipdfmx gives this
 > 
 > dvipdfmx:warning: Glyph width mismatch for TFM and font (md-gmri7m)
 > dvipdfmx:warning: TFM: 479.792 vs. Type1 font: 478
 > dvipdfmx:warning: Glyph width mismatch for TFM and font (md-gmr7t)
 > dvipdfmx:warning: TFM: 760.843 vs. Type1 font: 758
 > dvipdfmx:warning: Glyph width mismatch for TFM and font (md-gmr7y)
 > dvipdfmx:warning: TFM: 297.109 vs. Type1 font: 296
 > 
 > 
 > On the other hand neither latex + dvips, pdflatex or xelatex (of course
 > then with dvipdfmx class option removed) report any possible
 > ill-formed font files.
 > 
 > 
 > Is it simply that dvipdfmx is more conscientious or some other reason?

Hi Jean-François,
values in TFM files are in pt whereas values in Type 1 files
are in bp.


  > 479.792/478
  ans =  1.0037

  > 760.843/758
  ans =  1.0038

  > 297.109/296
  ans =  1.0037

and

  > 72.27/72
  ans =  1.0037


I vaguely remember that it was discussed some time ago, either here
or on texhax...

Regards,
  Reinhard

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