Re: [MiKTeX] Lucida Postscript fonts don't appear in dvi file
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From: SkyBlueSeeker <sky...@su...> - 2002-09-24 13:25:16
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Thank you very much, Charley! I appreciate your explanation! Now I can start some researches about fonts installation. I have another question: is It possible to use pfb font files from Acroba= t Reader (and/or GhostScript) into LaTeX environment? SkyBlueSeeker. ************************************ -----Messaggio Originale----- Da: "Charley Hamilton" <cha...@uc...> A: <mik...@li...> Data invio: marted=EC 24 settembre 2002 0.34 Oggetto: Re: [MiKTeX] Lucida Postscript fonts don't appear in dvi file > > SkyBlueSeeker wrote: > > > > Hi Martin, > > excuse me for stupid reply. > > I can't understand the LaTeX loading font system. > > Could you tell me something about it, please? > > In particular: afm & pbf files... Why do I have to buy any fonts? > > I'd like a short explanation only. > > It's very difficult understand this argument... > > > > Bye & Thanks. > > SkyBlueSeeker. > > Not sure what's unclear about Martin's response. > > (La)tex handles fonts as follows: > > - Glyphs take up space on the page, therefore something > must tell TeX howe much and what shape space that is. > These are the tfm (TeX Font Metric) files. This and > the bitmap TeX font (typically a .pk file) are all you > need to write/read a dvi file. Well, more or less. > > - pk files are the bitmapped glyphs, and are typically > only poorly scalable. These glyphs are typically provided > by their owner/developer, and only limited sets are > available for no cost. > > - afm (Adobe Font Metric) files are the equivalent > to the tfm files, but are used only for postscript > fonts. For (La)TeX-only (.pk) fonts, see the previous > explanation. Postscript fonts are good for > producing ps and pdf format documents, typically for > viewing/printing on systems other than the original > generating system. That way, the reader need not have > (La)TeX installed to read a document. > > - pfa and pfb files are the actual font glyphs > themselves described mathematically to make them > ~fully scalable. These are typically copyrighted > and must be purchased from the developer. > Postscript versions of the standard (La)TeX fonts > (CM) have been developed and are available freely with > most if not all TeX distributions. > > It behooves software developers to make it easy for people > who own/want to own such fonts to use them by providing > afm [and tfm (TeX font metric) for TeX and friends] files > so that the user can easily employ the fonts. However, the > fonts aren't included with miktex (nor probably with most > other software packages, either). This is why you find a > lucida package (or whatever it's called) which tells (La)TeX > to use the tfm files for lucida bright when laying out the > page. However, the glyphs themselves are copyrighted and > can only be obtained from tthe copyright holder. > > That's (La)TeX fonts in a nutshell. There's a lot more to it > than I included. Read the many past discussions on comp.text.tex > (La)TeX newsgroup and review the FAQs at www.tug.org. > > Charley > > -- > Charles Hamilton, PhD EIT Faculty Fellow > Department of Civil and Phone: 949.824.3752 > Environmental Engineering FAX: 949.824.2117 > University of California, Irvine Email: cha...@uc... > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > MiKTeX-Users mailing list > MiK...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/miktex-users |