[bug #68491] Export to PS etc. ; new engine leaves me in the cold

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Follow-up Comment #4, bug #68491 (group octave):=0A=0AThe *NEWS* file conta=
ins list of significant changes for each release.  The=0Arelease notes for =
8.X series of Octave contains this information.=0A=0A### Graphics backend=
=0A=0A- When printing, the option `-svgconvert` is now the default.  If you=
 want to=0Ause the more limited EPS-based tool chain (the former default)&m=
dash;e.g., if=0Ayou encounter inaccurate image rendering—you can pass=
 the=0A`-nosvgconvert`=0Aoption to the `print` function.=0A=0AThis explains=
 what to do if you want to continue using old EPS-based tool=0Achain.=0A=0A=
It does not explain that Octave has switched away from this tool chain beca=
use=0Asupport for text is bad and the GL2PS project appears unmaintained wi=
th no=0Ahope for improvement.=0A=0AChoose a different example.  I have a lo=
cally installed font "P22 Kells Round"=0Awhich is very different from defau=
lt Helvetica font.=0A=0Atext (0.25, 0.5, 'Hello World', 'fontname', 'P22 Ke=
lls Round', 'fontsize',=0A40)=0A=0AThe onscreen rendering is=0Afile #58775=
=0A=0AThe command=0A=0Aprint -depsc2 Hello_World.eps=0A=0Auses the new tool=
chain.  It produces an EPS file that correctly renders the=0Afont.=0Afile #=
58777=0A=0AThe command=0A=0Aprint -nosvgconvert -depsc2 Hello_World.nosvgco=
nvert.eps=0A=0Auses the old toolchain and is grossly wrong.=0Afile #58776=
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