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- METAFONT Ter gnuplot (mf.trm):
- ----------------------------------------------
-
- The METAFONT terminal driver creates a input file to the METAFONT program.
- Thus a figure may be used in the TeX document in the same way as a
- character is.
-
- To use the plot in a document the METAFONT program must be run
- with the output file from gnuplot as input. Thus, the user needs a basic
- knowledge of the font creating prosess and inclusion of a new font in a
- document. However, if the METAFONT program are set up properly at the
- local site an unexperienced user could perform the operation without
- much trouble.
-
- The text support is based on a METAFONT character set.
- Currently the Computer Modern Roman font set is input but the
- user are in principal free to chose whatever fonts he/she needs.
- The METAFONT source files for the chosen font must be available.
- Each character is stored in a separate picture variable in METAFONT. These
- variables may be manipulated (rotated, scaled etc.) when characters are
- needed. The drawback is the interpretation time in the METAFONT
- program. On some machines (i.e. PC) the limited amount of memory available
- may also cause problem if too many pictures are stored.
-
- To use the METAFONT terminal driver:
- ------------------------------------
- 1) In gnuplot use: set terminal mf
- set output "myfile.mf"
- .
- .
- .
- plot ....
- exit
-
-
- 2) Run METAFONT. Syntax is site dependant:
-
- On my UNIX I use: cmmf '\mode=localfont; \mag=1;' input myfile.mf
- On my PC I use: mf286 &cm \mode=localfont; \mag=1; input myfile.mf
-
- Be aware that METAFONT can only handle number less than 4096. Thus if you
-
- have very high resolution in your localfont and a large picture you will
- probably get an error message when running METAFONT. To solve the
- problem,
- reduce the resolution or the plot size.
-
- 3) Run GfToPk, syntax is
-
- on my UNIX: gftpk myfile.xxxgf myfile.pk
- on my PC: gftpk myfile.xxx myfile.pk
-
- where xxx is the resolution (typically 300).
-
- 4) Copy the files myfile.pk and myfile.tfm to a place where you are sure TeX
- and the dvi processing programs you use can find them. (They can
- probably
- be located in your current working directory)
-
- 5) Include in your TeX document the following statement:
-
- \font\myfont=myfile % Declares the new font you just have made
- {\myfont\char0} % Typeset character with code zero which
- % MF.TRM uses as default character
-
- Paal Hedne
- SINTEF Multiphase Laboratory
- N-7034 Trondheim
- Norway
-
- Tel.: -47-7-591060
- E.mail: Pal.Hedne@termo.unit.no
-