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From: jfb on 28 May 2010 07:21
I've seen multiple messages about exporting EPS files from mathematica
with fonts that cannot be seen in Adobe Illustrator but nothing seems
to fix this issue completely or at least across multiple versions of
mathematica. (I'm using Mathematica 7 on Win7 and illustrator CS3).

Basically I want the Greek letters to appear in my plotLabel when I
export a graph as an EPS file. I've been using Arial font since that
seems to be the one that is most compatible between Mathematica and
illustrator. If I include the option 'PrivateFontOptions' (e.g.,
PlotLabel->Style[ "plot label" ,PrivateFontOptions ->
{"OperatorSubstitution" -> False}] ), then it helps retain the
special symbols like !@#$%() { }...:, but it doesn't help with the
greek letters. Surprisingly, if I export the graph as a PDF and use
Acrobat I can see the greek letters fine. Also if I look at the EPS
file using GSView I can see the greek letters. This makes me think
the main culprit is Illustrator but any solution would be
appreciated.

From: telefunkenvf14 on 30 May 2010 06:48
On May 28, 6:21=A0am, jfb <johnbeaus...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> I've seen multiple messages about exporting EPS files from mathematica
> with fonts that cannot be seen in Adobe Illustrator but nothing seems
> to fix this issue completely or at least across multiple versions of
> mathematica. =A0(I'm using Mathematica 7 on Win7 and illustrator CS3).
>
> Basically I want the Greek letters to appear in my plotLabel when I
> export a graph as an EPS file. =A0I've been using Arial font since that
> seems to be the one that is most compatible between Mathematica and
> illustrator. =A0If I include the option 'PrivateFontOptions' (e.g.,
> PlotLabel->Style[ "plot label" ,PrivateFontOptions ->
> {"OperatorSubstitution" -> False}] =A0), then it helps retain the
> special symbols like !@#$%() { }...:, but it doesn't help with the
> greek letters. =A0Surprisingly, if I export the graph as a PDF and use
> Acrobat I can see the greek letters fine. =A0Also if I look at the EPS
> file using GSView I can see the greek letters. =A0This makes me think
> the main culprit is Illustrator but any solution would be
> appreciated.

I'll take a crack at it.... if you post code for an example plot. (Or
you can email me directly.) I have the CS5 version---which might help
answer your question.

-RG

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