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% This file is part of the NFSS (New Font Selection Scheme) package.
% ------------------------------------------------------------------
\def\filedate{92/08/30}
Copyright (C) 1989-1992 by Frank Mittelbach, Rainer Schoepf.
All rights reserved.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
You are not allowed to change this readme file.
For distribution of changed or unchanged versions see readme.mz.
Please do not request updates directly from us.
This is a preliminary release of the new font selection scheme and its
interface to LaTeX 2.09. Please excuse the terseness of the
documentation.
1) You should get the following files:
======================================
1a) Basic macros for setting up a new format file:
-------------------------------------------------
basefont.tex File used during generation of format. See nfss.tex.
fontdef.dc File containing font/shape definitions for 256 character
TeX fonts as well as nonstandard fonts like the AMS
symbol fonts, etc. You need a TeX with a large value
for the pool size to use this file.
NOTE: this file is an example file. You better use only
parts of it copying them to your local fontdef.tex
file.
fontdef.max File containing font/shape definitions for standard TeX
fonts as well as nonstandard fonts like 256 character
text fonts, the AMS symbol fonts, etc. You need a TeX
with a large value for the pool size to use this file.
NOTE: this file is an example file. You better use only
parts of it copying them to your local fontdef.tex
file.
fontdef.ori File containing font/shape definitions for the standard
TeX fonts which are needed to set up a LaTeX format
compatible with the old font selection.
lfonts.new File that should be used instead of the old lfonts.tex
to set up a new LaTeX format. See nfss.tex.
preload.dc File that preloads some of the dc fonts. May be
used during initex run.
preload.min File that preloads the absolute minimum of fonts. May
be used during initex run.
preload.xpt File that preloads those fonts which are otherwise
loaded by LaTeXs \documentstyle command if 10pt size
is requested. If you normally use 11pt or 12pt as a
style option you shouldn't use this file but make a
similar one. May be used during initex run.
In older distributions this file was named preload.med.
preload.ori File that preloads more or less the same fonts as the
old lfonts.tex. May be used during initex run.
1b) Sub styles for the new font selection scheme:
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dcfont.sty Like newlfont.sty (see below) but sets up everything
for using the DC fonts (i.e. the 256 character fonts
with the Cork encoding) rather than the CM fonts.
margid.sty Makes math alphabet identifiers behave like commands
with one argument, i.e. use \cal{A} as syntax.
newlfont.sty Switches to new font selection if oldlfont is default.
See article.
nomargid.sty Makes math alphabet identifiers behave like font
switches, i.e. use {\cal A} as syntax.
oldlfont.sty Switches to old font selection if newlfont is default.
See article.
syntonly.sty Defines \syntaxonly command which can then be used in
the preample to suppress output (TeX will run \approx
4 times faster).
tracefnt.sty Defines \tracingfonts integer. This is used to trace
font switches etc. Setting \tracingfonts to <number>
in the preamble means:
1 Warnings are turned into error messages to show you
the exact location of the problem.
2 Additionally, loading of external fonts are shown.
3 Additionally, switching of text fonts is traced. You
will see a lot of information if you set \tracingfonts
this high.
1c) Example files and documentation:
------------------------------------
array.sty The extension of the array and tabular environment
as described in tugboat 9#3. This file is without
documentation and not necessarily up to date. It is
provided only to run nfss.tex. If you have a newer
version of array.sty use it instead.
concrete.doc Unfinished style option which should serve as an
example of how to use a style file to make new fonts
known to the new font selection scheme. This file is
subject to changes!!
euscript.doc Style option documentation for using the Euler Script
letters drawn by Hermann Zapf in math mode. Also gives a
good example on how to add new math alphabets to NFSS.
exscale.doc Style option documentation for using different math
extension fonts in different sizes.
nfss.bug This file contains a list of known problems, solved and
unsolved. It also serves as a history file for
important changes.
nfss.tex Article published in TUGboat 11#1 about the LaTeX
interface to the new font selection scheme. See section
3a on how to print it.
Note that due to a misunderstanding 2 pages of the
article are missing in TUGboat 11#1. Therefore the
whole article is reprinted in TUGboat 11#2.
Unfortunately this version got a few errors reinserted
which had been corrected for the first printing
(that's life).
nfssinst.tex The part of nfss.tex (with some extensions) that
describes the generation of a new format. It is
processable by the old LaTeX.
nfssprob.tex User problem reports, during installation and/or use
of the NFSS (New Font Selection Scheme). Usually with
solutions.
We only maintain and distribute this file. If you have
a problem (and hopefully a solution to it) and you
think this could be of interest to others, please send
us your contribution as an update to this file. We
then distribute it in the next release.
readme.mz File that describes distribution restrictions and gives
a short overview about other distributions from Mainz.
readme.mz3 This file.
install.mz3 This is the installation script that will produce a few
more executable files in this package and some driver
files for the documentation.
2) Installing the package:
==========================
2a) Generation of a new format (see also nfssinst.tex):
-------------------------------------------------------
1) Copy all files to a directory where TeX can find them.
2) Rename the standard lfonts.tex to something like lfonts.old.
3) Start IniTeX using lplain.
3.1) Use lfonts.new as a substitute for lfonts.tex
3.2) Use fontdef.ori as a substitute for fontdef.tex
3.3) Use preload.ori as a substitute for preload.tex
3.3) Use oldlfont.sty as a substitute for xxxlfont.sty
4) Say \dump at the end of the run.
This should generate a new format which behaves exactly like the old
one, except, of course, that styles and files which use internals of the
old lfonts.tex (like \xiipt or \tenrm) won't work without changes.
2b) Installing additional styles and documentation:
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To produce the executable files please run install.mz3 through LaTeX or
TeX, i.e., say
latex install.mz3
or whatever is necessary to run process a file with LaTeX on your
system. This will generate all necessary files. If you already have
older versions of the files, the script will ask whether or not you
want to overwri