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+ +-------------------+
+ | -*- PS4MF -*- |
+ +-------------------+
+ Unix-Version: 1.1 June 1996
+
+ (c) Markus Neteler 1994 - 1996
+ Hannover, Germany
+
+ Conversion of Postscript-Type1-fonts to TeX
+
+ CONTENTS
+
+ I. Description
+ II. Quality of letters
+ III. What to do
+ IV. Some information about <font>.afm
+ V. Any problems ?
+ VI. Where to get fonts
+ VII. New versions of ps4mfxx.zip
+ VIII. Copyright
+
+
+ I. DESCRIPTION
+
+ In order to use Postscript-Type1-fonts for TeX without any special
+ encoding scheme (like dc,ec,nfss) you now can convert your favourite
+ Postscript-font.
+ This font has to be encoded in the "AdobeStandardEncoding-scheme".
+ After conversion into the standard-cm-encoding of TeX you can use
+ the fonts in LaTeX 2.09.
+ If you use LaTeX 2.e you need dc-encoding: this is also possible.
+
+ This package is based on the ps2mf-package of the authors:
+ Marcel Dings (original idea of the ps2mf-package) and Erik-Jan Vens (new
+ ps2mf).
+
+
+ II. QUALITY OF LETTERS
+
+ Fonts made by programs like Adobe(tm), Corel's Wfnboss(tm) and Fontographer
+ (Apple(tm)) seem to be of a better quality than fonts generated by
+ ghostscript's getafm. If you get free or shareware-fonts you should take
+ care of that.
+
+
+ III. WHAT TO DO
+ (Please read ../ps4mf/install.txt before you start!)
+
+ (0) Copy your postscript-font into directory ../ps4mf.
+ ../ stands for your home or whereever you put the package.
+
+ (1) Because of two different AdobeEncodingSchemes look at <font>.afm for
+ the actual used encoding scheme:
+
+ conv_ado.sh Adobe-made-fonts converting routine
+ conv_east.sh east-european converting routine for special
+ postscript-fonts
+ conv_dc.sh dc encoding converting routine for Adobefonts
+
+ (a) Fonts made by programs like Adobe(tm), Corel's Wfnboss(tm) with
+ AdobeStandardEncoding and Fontographer (EncodingScheme AppleStandard)
+ must be converted with conv_ado.sh -- Ado like Adobe:
+
+ Typical encoding in <font>.afm:
+ character "grave" has got the number C 128 or C 96:
+ "C 128 ; W ... grave ... "
+ "C 96 ; W ... grave ... "
+
+
+ To avoid trivial problems with syntax-error "C 175":
+ While looking for the name of the font-generating program
+ at <font>.afm, check this line:
+ C 175 ; WX 278 ; N ; B 11 33 44 566
+ If no charactername is specified (like here), delete this line.
+ Otherwise you maybe won't get a metafont-file!
+ Please read PROBLEMS (3) further down for this, too.
+
+
+ (b) For east-europe-TeXusers I have added conv_east.sh:
+ It generates a special encoded metafont-file (8 bit font) -
+ please look at encoding scheme in ps2mf/east.cfg.
+
+ (c) If you want to have dc-encoded fonts take conv_dc.sh
+
+ If you don't find a notice of the font-generating program or don't have
+ the character "grave" to look for the number just try both - you will
+ just see the upper and lower letters and no accents and foreign letters
+ etc. in your TeX document if you are wrong.
+ Just take the better result!
+
+ IMPORTANT:
+
+ IF FILES <font>.afm OR <font>.pfb ARE MISSING:
+
+ - If <font>.afm is missing and you only have <font>.pfm try
+ pfm2afm <font>
+ to convert the <font>.pfm -file to <font>.afm .
+ Look on ftp-servers for this program.
+ - You can also take ghostscript's getafm together with t1tools/t1utils
+ written by Thomas Wolff@inf.fu-berlin.de.
+
+
+ (2) If necessary edit conv_ado.sh for your TeX-directory-structure.
+
+ (3) Now run simply conv_ado.sh with fontname as parameter.
+
+ Example:
+ conv_ado garamond
+
+ (4) Use the new font in your TeX-documents:
+
+
+ (A) For the use of LaTeX 2.09:
+
+ (You should move newfont.tex and redefint.tex from /ps4mf/texinput
+ into the TeX-directory /usr/local/tex/texinput.)
+
+ (a) By using TeX-command
+ e.g. \newfont{\garamond}{garamond scaled 1000}.
+
+ or
+ (b) If you want to change fonts generally from computer-modern
+ fontfamily to your favourite postscriptfonts, just declare the
+ new fontnames in the file "newfont.tex". Then every magnification
+ (\large, \Huge etc.) will use your postscript-font.
+
+
+ Look at
+ ../ps4mf/texinput/sample1.tex (LaTeX: use of newfont.tex) or
+ ../ps4mf/texinput/sample2.tex (LaTeX: use of redefint.tex) or
+ ../ps4mf/texinput/dingbats.tex (LaTeX: use of font dingbats) or
+ ../ps4mf/texinput/testfont.tex (TeX: character-table) for example.
+
+ (B) For the use of LaTeX 2.e (and the teTeX-package, for other packages
+ please send a mail to me with suggestions):
+
+ It seems to be somehow complicated but is rather simple... :)
+
+ (a) Copy the base-file ps2mfbas.mf to:
+
+ /usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/metafont/misc/
+
+ (b) Copy the (meta-)font-files *.mf (with dc-encoding) to:
+
+ /usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/fonts/source/myfonts/dc/
+
+ You have to create both directories ../myfonts/dc/.
+
+ (c) The *.tfm-files are created by metafont, you can ignore them.
+
+
+ (d) The original postscript-files have to be copied, too:
+
+ - the *.afm -files to:
+
+ /usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/fonts/afm/myfonts/
+
+ Here you have to create the directory ../myfonts/.
+
+ - the *.pfb -files also:
+
+ /usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/fonts/type1/myfonts/
+
+ Here you have to create the directory ../myfonts/.
+
+
+ (e) Now you can declare a font-family (similar to "newfont.tex" which
+ was for LaTeX 2.09):
+
+ - Change to the directory
+
+ /usr/lib/teTeX/texmf/tex/latex/psnfss
+
+ - Create a file called "T1xxxxx.fd" where xxxxx has to be
+ substituted with the familyname which is defined in the first
+ line of the file. Here you define all shapes etc. as you like it.
+ Look further down for an example:
+
+ Example for family "baskerville":
+
+ T1bask.fd
+
+ Content of file:
+
+ \DeclareFontFamily{T1}{bask}{}
+ \DeclareFontShape{T1}{bask}{m}{n}{ <-> baskvl }{}
+ % medium norm.
+ \DeclareFontShape{T1}{bask}{b}{n}{ <-> baskvlb }{}
+ % bold norm.
+ \DeclareFontShape{T1}{bask}{bx}{n}{ <-> baskvlb }{}
+ % bold ext. norm.
+ \DeclareFontShape{T1}{bask}{m}{it}{ <-> baskvli }{}
+ % med. ital.
+
+ Another example ist at ps4mf/font-definition/.
+
+ (f) For the tetex-package you have to execute "texhash" at
+ unix-prompt to tell the system that there are more files
+ present now.
+
+ (g) Now the big bang is coming ...
+
+ Take you TeX-Document and add the following to the header
+
+ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+ %[some of your definitions]
+
+ \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+ \renewcommand{\familydefault}{bask}
+
+ % Fuer deutschsprachige AnwenderInnen zusaetzlich:
+ \usepackage[iso]{umlaute}
+ \usepackage{german}
+ \selectlanguage{german}
+
+
+ ENJOY!
+
+
+
+ IV. SOME INFORMATION ABOUT <font>.afm
+
+ (1) The <font>.afm-file contains some lines like
+ C 168 ; WX 445 ; N dieresis ; B -9 16 455 480 ;
+
+ The "C 168" is the character-number,
+ the "WX 445" I don't know at the moment,
+ the "N dieresis" is the name of the character,
+ the "B -9 16 455 480" is the character bounding box information.
+
+ (2) If you just have the <font>.pfb-file you can try to create a new
+ <font>.afm-file with getafm.sh. Just type
+ getafm <font> (without extension .pfb).
+
+ For getafm see above.
+
+
+ (3) To clean up afm-files or correct characters you can use "t1tidy.zip"
+ (ask archie or me)
+
+
+ V. ANY PROBLEMS ?
+
+ (1) utopia.zip - metafont problems!
+ If you look into the .mf file after using conv_Gho you find many lines
+ sprinkled randomly about the file containing only a right parenthesis
+ " ) ". After deleting these lines Metafont runs without a problem
+ and you now have a Utopia font.
+
+ (2) If you get an error from ps2mf and afm2tfm like :
+
+ B expected ; ! syntax error
+ C 32 ; WX 278 ; N space ;
+ ^
+ there is no hope to convert this font. Some part of the font-description
+ is missing (bug of the postscript-font generating program), you have to
+ use another font or to get it via anonymous ftp (see further down).
+
+ The correct syntax at file <font>.afm looks like
+ C 32 ; WX 278 ; N space ; B 278 0 278 0 ;
+ The part following "B" is necessary for ps2mf and afm2tfm.
+
+ (3) No <font>.mf file is generated:
+ ps2mf reports an syntax-error with C 175 or similar:
+ ! syntax error
+ C 175 ; WX 278 ; N ;
+ ^
+ The character-name is missing, just delete this line in file <font>.afm
+ This is an error of Corel's Wfnboss (the font-generating program).
+
+ (4) You don't see any "umlauts" or other accents although there is a line
+
+ e.g.: C 168 ; WX 445 ; N dieresis ; B -9 16 455 480 ;
+ (or some other character)
+
+ There is a definition at <font>.afm but there no information
+ in the binary file (<font>.pfb) - get another font, blame the
+ font-creator...
+
+ (5) You get an error of afm2tfm like
+
+ " Kern char not found
+ KPX Y a -68 "
+
+ Just ignore this.
+
+ (6) If you have MAC-files you can try to convert them to Adobe with
+ refont
+
+ (7) Metafont-error like:
+ " ... [89][90][91]
+ >> -1
+ ! Invalid code has been replaced by 0.
+ <to be read again>
+ ;
+ l.9067 105=:-1;
+
+ I was looking for a number between 0 and 255, or for a
+ string of length 1. Didn't find it; will use 0 instead. "
+
+ Please edit /usr/local/tex/mfinput/<font>.mf for that error:
+ Then there are lines like
+
+ ligtable 102:
+ 105=:-1;
+
+ The "-1" is unknown by metafont - delete all
+ ligtables <no> followed by
+ <no>=:-1
+
+ Then you can run metafont again.
+
+ (8) It was reported that dvihplq/dvidot give checksum errors. But it is
+ possible to print out anyway. If you take the <font>.tfm file produced
+ by metafont the problem will disappear (then your font won't end
+ with character 127 but with 255 - the encoding of the first 128
+ characters is still like computer modern: no differences!)
+
+
+
+ VI. WHERE TO GET FONTS:
+
+
+
+
+ VI. WHERE TO GET FONTS:
+ -----------------------
+ (a) To get a nice listings, character-pictures and ftp-connections of fonts
+ try WWW with mosaic/netscape/etc.:
+
+ CTAN at WWW:
+ http://jasper.ora.com/
+
+ There is a fontpage which allows to look at fonts and download them
+ directly!
+
+
+ (b) You can get postscript-fonts via anonymous ftp at
+
+ - ftp.uni-stuttgart.de (mirror of hobbes.nmsu.edu)
+ /pub/systems/os2/hobbes-mirror/multimed/fonts
+
+ - ftp.uni-freiburg.de
+ /pc/os2/atmfonts
+
+ - ftp obelix.icce.rug.nl
+ /pub/erikjan/fonts/type.one.fonts
+ /pub/erikjan/fonts/BitStream
+
+ - garbo.uwasa.fi
+ /pc/fonts
+ - Attention: utopia.zip - metafont problems!
+ If you look into the .mf file after using conv_gho you find
+ several hundred lines sprinkled randomly about the file
+ containing only a right parenthesis. When you delete these
+ lines, Metafont runs without a problem and you now have a
+ Utopia font.
+
+
+ Both files <font>.afm and <font>.pfb are necessary.
+
+
+ Recommended (tested) fonts:
+ agate.zip
+ agateb.zip
+ agatei.zip
+ bodoni.zip
+ bodonib.zip
+ bodonii.zip (change "ItalicAngle" from 1 to 16 in bodonii.afm)
+ boecklin.zip
+ dingbats.zip
+ fr-n.zip (Frutiger)
+ fr-b.zip etc. (Frutiger bold)
+ garmnd.zip
+ garmndmi.zip (change "ItalicAngle" from 1 to 15 in garmndmi.afm)
+ goudyoi.zip (change "ItalicAngle" from 1 to 4 in goudyoi.afm)
+ hobo.zip
+ kaufmann.zip
+ lowereas.zip (use conv_ado2.bat to convert)
+ lowerwes.zip (use conv_ado2.bat to convert)
+ peigmed.zip
+ peignot.zip
+ postcr.zip (from package atmfonts.zip, use conv_ado2.bat to convert)
+ sntfra.zip (from package atmfonts.zip, use conv_ado2.bat to convert)
+ utopia.zip (for fixing a simple problem look at PROBLEMS (V.1))
+
+ * ATTENTION - Fonts made by Corel's Wfnboss (that's a lot!): *
+ * To avoid trivial problems please read PROBLEMS (V.3) above. *
+
+
+ VII. NEW VERSIONS OF ps4mf-unix.tar.gz:
+ ftp.rrzn.uni-hannover.de
+ /incoming/tex
+
+ VIII. COPYRIGHT: Please read copying.gnu.
+
+
+ --------------------------------
+ Please get hints and comments to
+
+ Markus Neteler
+ email: neteler@geog.uni-hannover.de
+
+
+