General ⇒ Windows 7 Font Problem with \emph

[duck dodgers]

Hello!

I'm having an issue with viewing pdf output created by sequentially running latex, then dvi2ps, and finally ps2pdf13 on UNIX. I have a \usepackage{times} in my latex file.

When I look at the pdf output in Windows XP, everything looks fine.

When I look at the pdf output in Windows 7, it seems the \emph command defaults to using the \sl font instead of \it. Both are slanted, but \it is what should be created by the \emph command.

If I use pdflatex on UNIX to create the pdf, then everything works in both Windows XP and Windows 7. However, pdflatex won't handle postscript figures, which is why I'm using the latex --> dvi2ps --> ps2pdf13 command sequence to generate the pdf.

Any suggestions as to how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Kindest Regards,
Duck Dodgers

[josephwright]

Please post a minimal example and log file (including \listfiles) so we can see what's going on. Also, I'd favour the mathptmx to times.

[duck dodgers]

Hello Joseph!

Sorry for the delay in posting a reply.

For the minimal example, I have attached three files:

- LaTeX source file
- pdf output generated by the sequence latex --> dvips --> ps2pdf13, i.e., by first generating postscript
- LaTeX log file from running latex

On Windows 7, the pdf output does not look correct. Specifically, it looks like a slanted font is being generated by the \emph and \it commands, rather than a proper italic font. The same pdf file looks different when viewed on a mac or on Windows XP, where output generated by \emph and \it looks like a proper roman italic font.

Thanks for any help you or anyone else in the community might be able to offer.

Happy Holidays!

Kindest Regards,
Duck Dodgers