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authorNorbert Preining <norbert@preining.info>2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900
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+ Celtic Knotwork Font
+
+ The metafont source comprises the following files.
+
+ knot1.mf These are the base files for seven different
+ knot2.mf styles of knotwork. You can create your own
+ knot3.mf by modifying the parameters set in these.
+ knot4.mf
+ knot5.mf
+ knot6.mf
+ knot7.mf
+
+ doknots.mf This files sets up the macros according to the
+ base parpameters.
+ soloman.mf This creates the parts for the Soloman Knot.
+ found.mf This creates the parts for the Foundation Knot.
+ sides.mf This has different styles of intersections.
+ bits.mf This has general box drawing characters and
+ bits for ornamentation.
+
+ testknot.tex This is a comprehensive display of the seven
+ knotwork types and how one might display them.
+
+ In general to use them in TeX you must set up a box with
+\obeylines, \obeyspaces, \baselineskip=0pt, and \lineskip=0pt. This is
+to ensure there are no gaps between vertical characters.
+ The best way I've discovered in LaTeX is to use a center
+environment with a \nointerlineskip after each \\.
+ I would greatly appreciate any macros people work out for using
+the knotwork characters in. I would especially like to see some sort of
+tabular environment or a border creation macro.
+
+ Known bugs:
+ I don't think it works at other than normal magnification.
+ I'm probably using an unshapred value where I should be using
+ a sharped value or vice versa.
+ The width of the path appears to change on the
+ straight vertical or horizontal strokes.
+ My screen driver shows gaps between some characters. I do
+ not see these on my printer though.
+ Some joints appear a bit kinked. Not badly enough to
+ detract from sight.
+
+ Send all comments, bugs and improvementes to Jo Jaquina,
+ jaymin@maths.tcd.ie