Re: "Check mark" symbol missing using 'evince'?

[Thomas Klausner <wiz%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Tue, Apr 05, 2022 at 09:27:17AM -0500, John D. Baker wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Apr 2022, John D. Baker wrote:
> 
> > I also have a report that 'mupdf-gl' operates correctly.  I will be
> > trying it once my pkg build host finishes its current task.  From what
> > I can see, it doesn't cause any additional fonts to be installed.
> 
> Unfortunately, 'mupdf-gl' segfaults on my system.  Plain 'mupdf' displays
> the document with the proper glyph in the check-box fields.
> 
> Alas, it does not support editing a fillable-field PDF.  It is not clear
> if 'mutool' can be used to produce hard-copy on a PostScript printer.
> 
> I have discovered that printing a PDF in which check-box items have been
> "checked" using 'a2ps' displays the correct glyph in the check-box field.
> If I use 'evince' to print it, the glyph is broken and only a thin-outline
> box is printed inside the "check-box" field (exactly like the on-screen
> display).

I think you might find more evince expertise if you talk to evince
upstream about this.
 Thomas