Re: [MiKTeX] arabi package: fonts installation

[sh <shu...@gm...>]

Loeghmon,
I did the following to install the Microsoft fonts:

1. get the ttf2pt1  utility from http://ttf2pt1.sourceforge.net/
2. get the andlso.ttf from c:\windows\fonts
3. create tfm and pfb font filts from the andlso.ttf through the
following commands:
   3a. ttf2pt1.exe -L armonotype.enc -b andlso.ttf   (creates pfb)
   3b. ttf2tfm andlso.ttf -P armonotype.enc (creates tfm)
4. Place the created tfm and pfb in appropriate folders. In mine, the
andslo is here:
 ./fonts/type1/arabi/microsoft/andlso.pfb
./fonts/truetype/microsoft/andlso.ttf
./fonts/tfm/arabi/nonfree/andlso.tfm

5. Run these three commands: texhash; initexmf -u; initexmf --mkmaps

Here is the rest of the commands I used for creating the pfb files.
Also note that I have no idea if this works, because I never got the
user_guide to compile.

 ttf2pt1.exe -L arunicode.enc -b arial.ttf
  ttf2pt1.exe -L arunicode.enc  -b arial.ttf
  ttf2pt1.exe -L arunicode.enc  -b arialbd.ttf
  ttf2pt1.exe -L  arunicode.enc -b cour.ttf
  ttf2pt1.exe -L  arunicode.enc -b courbd.ttf
  ttf2pt1.exe -L  arsimplified.enc -b simpbdo.ttf
  ttf2pt1.exe -L  arunicode.enc -b times.ttf
  ttf2pt1.exe -L  arunicode.enc -b timesbd.ttf
  ttf2pt1.exe -L  armonotype.enc -b tradbdo.ttf
  ttf2pt1.exe -L  armonotype.enc -b trado.ttf
  ttf2pt1.exe -L ardtpthuluth.enc -b dthuluth.ttf
  ttf2pt1.exe -L ardtpnaskh.enc -b dtpn0.ttf
  ttf2pt1.exe -L ardtpnaskh.enc -b dtpn5.ttf
  ttf2pt1.exe -L frsimple.enc -b frsspbl.ttf
  ttf2pt1.exe -L frsimple.enc -b frsspout.ttf
  ttf2pt1.exe -L frsimplified.enc -b simpbdo.ttf
  ttf2pt1.exe -L frsimplified.enc -b simpo.ttf

Can someone let me know if they have arabi working? Please?

Good Luck!





On Jan 21, 2008 5:01 PM, sh <shu...@gm...> wrote:
> Oops, Here is the error message:
> !pdfTeX error:  (file aealmothnna): Font aealmothnna at 450 not found
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>  ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!
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> If you do not know about this package, maybe you can tell me more about this error. What exactly does it not find?
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> On Jan 21, 2008 3:03 PM, Shuaib Hanief <shu...@gm...> wrote:
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> > I have been struggling with getting the user_guide.tex to compile with the arabi package from Yousseff Jabri. It promises excellent capabilities, but I am having a very hard time getting my arms around the fonts issue.
> >
> > My understanding is that there are 3 font families (with regards to arabi package) : arabeyes fonts, farsi fonts and microsoft fonts. Surprisingly, I have the microsoft fonts installed (ttf -> tfm,pfb) using the ttf2pt1 utility. My problems seems to be related to pdflatex recognizing the arabeyes gnu font.
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> > When I compile "pdflatex user_guide.tex", it ends with the following error:
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> > !pdfTeX error:  (file aealmothnna): Font texhash;initexmf -u;initexmf --mkmapsat 450 not found
> >  ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!
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> > My arabi.map file says:
> > aealmothnna ae_AlMothnna " ArabeyesArabicEncoding ReEncodeFont " <ararabeyes.enc <ae_almothnna.pfb
> >
> > I have the following files:
> > ./fonts/tfm/arabi/arabeyes/aealmothnna.tfm
> > ./fonts/type1/arabi/arabeyes/ae_almothnna.pfb
> > ./tex/latex/arabi/laeaealmothnna.fd
> > ./fonts/truetype/arabeyes/aealmothnna.ttf
> > ./fonts/truetype/arabeyes/ae_almothnna.ttf
> > ./fonts/truetype/arabeyes/ae_AlMothnna_bold.ttf
> >
> > I have also ran the following commands:
> > texhash; initexmf -u; initexmf --mkmaps
> >
> > Why is pdf latex not finding aealmothnna? I think it is something as small as file name mismatch, but a few combinations did not prove to be successful. Can you please suggest some educated clues?
> >
> > Thanks!!
> > Amir
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