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- From: "George D. Greenwade" <bed_gdg@SHSU.edu>
- Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
- Subject: Re: the virtual font craze
- Message-ID: <0096724E.AA489F20.29059@SHSU.edu>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:34:28 CST
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- On 25 Jan 93 11:10:36, "Tundra" Tim Daneliuk <tundra@eskimo.chi.il.us> posted:
- >.....
- > While we're asking for the shedding of light: I for one, would like to see
- > (or have its location named if it already exits) a tutorial on font
- > handling generally within TeX. Topics could include the role of MetaFont,
- > purpose and installation of NFSS, and so on. The problem is that attacking
- > these topics without any tutorial intro is a little intimidating.
-
- There are a few good FAQ-type posts, although I have yet to see a
- comprehensive primer on the various font topics. On Niord.SHSU.edu
- (192.92.115.8), we have in the [FILESERV.FAQ] directory:
- FAQ.MF
- > by Geoffrey Tobin (ecsgrt@luxor.latrobe.edu.au),
- > with three corrections from David Kastrup
- > (dak@kaa.informatik.rwth-aachen.de).
- >
- > Scope:
- >
- > This is not a tutorial in MetaFont. It is an attempted description of
- > how some of the pitfalls in running the program may, hopefully, be
- > avoided.
- (actually, it covers a lot more than Tobin suggests and is good first-time
- MF user reading, especially if in the context of emTeX).
-
- FAQ.METAFONT
- > by Liam R. E. Quin <lee@sq.sq.com>
- > Subject: Definitive list of all fonts available for Metafont
- >
- > I post this every couple of months. If you'd like to take it over, let me
- > know, I don't seem to be keeping it up to date. I've deleted the material
- > about using fonts, and sent it to the keeper of the comp.fonts FAQ instead.
- >
- > Lee
- >
- >
- > Summary of Metafont Fonts Available (Approximate Digest Format)
- >
- > This list includes all known fonts available in metafont format, whether
- > public domain or not. Archive sites for ftp are listed where known.
- > There is also a BITNET archive at LISTSERV@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU.
- >
- > This list is formatted as a sort-of-digest so you can skip through
- > it easily (e.g. use control-G in rn).
- >
- > I have deleted the information on using fonts, as there's now an FAQ
- > for comp.fonts. Please note that I don't use TeX, and can't answer
- > questions about it. But I always welcome additions to this list.
- >
- > Contents:
- > About Metafont
- > What you need in order to use the fonts
- > How to use Metafont fonts with TeX
- > How to use Metafont fonts with Troff
- > Where to get bitmap versions of the fonts
- > Converting between font formats
- > Getting fonts by FTP and Mail
-
- FAQ.NFSS-LATEX
- > by Rafa{\l} \.Zbikowski ]
- >
- > The purpose of this document is to answer briefly the following
- > questions in the context of LaTeX:
- >
- > 1. AMSFonts
- > a) What are AMSFonts?
- > b) Why to use AMSFonts?
- > c) Where to get AMSFonts from?
- > -- DOCUMENTATION
- > d) How to install AMSFonts for LaTeX? ; see also 2. e)
- >
- > 2. New Font Selection Scheme (NFSS) for LaTeX
- > a) What is the New Font Selection Scheme (NFSS)?
- > b) Why to use NFSS?
- > c) Where to get NFSS from?
- > -- DOCUMENTATION
- > -- AMS-LaTeX
- > d) How to install NFSS?
- >
- > 3. How can NFSS and AMSFonts be used in practice?
- >
- > An attempt is made to answer these questions from user's point of
- > view as opposed to TeXpert's/designer's. Each paragraph is meant to
- > be independent of the rest as far as it is possible. This results in
- > repetitions noticeable for those who read everything.
-
- The selected commands:
- SENDME FAQ.MF
- SENDME FAQ.METAFONT
- SENDME FAQ.NFSS-LATEX
- in the body of a mail message to FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET (FILESERV@SHSU.edu)
- will retrieve these via e-mail, in addition to being ftp'able from Niord.
-
- I will attempt to get the comp.fonts FAQ and include it as FAQ.FONTS (if
- anyone has this handy and would like to forward it to me, it would be
- appreciated!).
-
- Regards, George
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