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- From: Wolfgang Ratzka <wolfgang.ratzka@rphs1.physik.uni-regensburg.de>
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- Subject: Help with REVTEX?
- Message-ID: <9301041017.AA00978@rphs1.physik.uni-regensburg.de>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 11:17:27 +0100
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- I received REVTEX from LISTSERV@SHSU. I LATEX-ed the file
- MANINTRO.TEX without any problems. Although I have computer modern
- fonts on my PC, I am unable to view or print the DVI file. It cannot
- find the correct PIXEL files. I have DPI300, 329, 360, 432, 518, 622,
- 746. It is looking for DPI270 which I do not have. It is also looking
- for fonts in DPI300 which I do not have - amr10.* for instance.
-
- Where can I find the correct PIXEL files and the correct fonts.
-
- Seems you are not missing the fonts but you should upgrade your
- version of LaTeX (A. D. 18??, just kidding). The Almost Modern Roman
- fonts are pretty much out of use nowadays.
-
- Even with a new version of LaTeX you will sometimes encounter the
- DPI270-problem. That's due to the fact that cmcsc at 8pt and 9pt is
- not available everywhere and is replaced by a scaled cmcsc10
- (0.9x300=270).
-
- If you have cmcsc9 and cmcsc8, all you have to do is edit lfonts.tex
- before creating lplain.fmt. That's the way it looks at our place:
-
- ...(STUFF DELETED)...
- \def\@viipt{}
-
- \def\viiipt{\textfont\z@\egtrm
- ...(STUFF DELETED)...
- \def\psf{\@getfont\psf\sffam\@viiipt{cmss8}}%
- \def\psc{\@getfont\psc\scfam\@viiipt{cmcsc8}}%
- \def\ly{\fam\lyfam\egtly}\textfont\lyfam\egtly
- \scriptfont\lyfam\sixly \scriptscriptfont\lyfam\fivly
- \@setstrut \rm}
-
- \def\@viiipt{}
-
- \def\ixpt{\textfont\z@\ninrm
- ...(STUFF DELETED)...
- \def\psf{\@getfont\psf\sffam\@ixpt{cmss9}}%
- \def\psc{\@getfont\psc\scfam\@ixpt{cmcsc9}}%
- \def\ly{\fam\lyfam\ninly}\textfont\lyfam\ninly
- \scriptfont\lyfam\sixly \scriptscriptfont\lyfam\fivly
- \@setstrut \rm}
-
- \def\@ixpt{}
- ...(STUFF DELETED)...
-
-
- There is also a message when I LATEX the file: Revtex message: NFSS
- not detected assuming OFSS. What does it mean?
-
- This one is OK. It means that your LaTeX installation is still using
- the (standard) Old Font Selection Scheme. There is a New Font
- Selection Scheme for LaTeX, that is more flexible, as it addresses
- fonts via their attributes (boldness, italicity etc.). This makes
- adding new fonts easier and is used by AMSLaTeX to integrate the
- AMSFonts. If REVTeX detects that NFSS is not present, it replicates
- part of its functionality by macros of its own.
-
- Wolfgang Ratzka
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