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- From: naftaly@supergas.dazixco.ingr.com (Naftaly Stramer)
- Subject: Re: xdvi can't find fonts
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.000031.24749@dazixco.ingr.com>
- Sender: naftaly@supergas (Naftaly Stramer)
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- Organization: Dazix
- References: <1992Nov19.182047.22909@dazixco.ingr.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 00:00:31 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov19.182047.22909@dazixco.ingr.com>, naftaly@supergas.dazixco.ingr.com (Naftaly Stramer) writes:
- >
- >
- >I am new to the TeX world. I have a .dvi file of the sample.tex from the LaTeX
- >distribution.
- >When I run 'xdvi sample.dvi' I am getting a message:
- >
- >Can't find font cmr17.
- >Can't find font cmbx10.
- >Can't find font cmr12.
- >Can't find font cmti10.
- >
- >and so on for more fonts.
- >
- >I think I pointed xdvi to the right place of the fonts using the XDVIFONTS env
- >variable, but maybe I was wrong.
- >
- >My question is what kind of fonts xdvi is looking for? (.tfm, .snf, .pk ....)
- >
- >thanks for your time, and execuse me if this is a FAQ.
- >
- >Naftaly
- >
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- >Naftaly Stramer (303)581-2370, FAX (303)581-9972 Intergraph Corporation
- >Internet: naftaly@dazixco.ingr.com Electronics Division
- >UUCP: ..uunet!ingr!dazixco!naftaly 5101 Spine Road
- >Please excuse my English Boulder, CO 80301
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- thanks to all of you who responded. Here is a summery:
- Xdvi is looking for .pk and then for .gj and then for .pxl fonts. To see where
- xdvi looks for the fonts do:
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- %xdvi -d 32 file.dvi
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- Naftaly
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- Naftaly Stramer (303)581-2370, FAX (303)581-9972 Intergraph Corporation
- Internet: naftaly@dazixco.ingr.com Electronics Division
- UUCP: ..uunet!ingr!dazixco!naftaly 5101 Spine Road
- Please excuse my English Boulder, CO 80301
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