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diff --git a/fonts/elvish/README b/fonts/elvish/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..74c467f009 --- /dev/null +++ b/fonts/elvish/README @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +(README changed 09/06/99; conditions relaxed) + +28/06/91 As a concession to those who for some reason don't have Metafont, +the following files are now included: teng10.tfm and cirth.tfm (the font +metric files), and {teng10,cirth}.pk{300,360} (the pk files generated +with mode imagen (i.e. Laserwriter) at normal size and at magstep 1). + + +(README changed 13/06/90; conditions relaxed) + +*** Important Note *** + +These files are copyright (c) 1987 J.C. Bradfield. +They are distributed on the following conditions: + (a) You may use the source and generated fonts for any purpose, + and may distribute the files, provided that all files including + this copyright notice remain intact. + (b) You may make modifications for your own use. You may distribute + modified versions of these files PROVIDED that this copyright + notice remains intact AND that you include the original files + clearly labelled as such. + If you produce modifications that seem useful, you are asked to + send them to me, so that they can be incorporated into the master + files. + +There are still things I would like to do with these fonts, in +particular, to provide virtual fonts for Quenya etc. If you have +suggestions or comments, please contact me. + +****************************************** + +The only file that needs to be input is teng10.mf ; all the other +files are called by it. Hence, on a Unix system, the following +should generate a tengwar font at magnification \magstep1 for +the Apple Laserwriter: +mf '\mode:=imagen; mag := magstep1; input teng10' + +If you have difficulties, contact your local Metafont guru in +the first instance. + +***************************************** + +The cirth font is rather hastily put together, and is not properly +organized as yet. It is therefore distributed as a single stand-alone +file, so again all you have to do is: +mf '\mode:=imagen; mag := magstep1; input cirth' + +***************************************** + +The file teng.tex contains the macros I use for setting tenwar +when using TeX. I'm afraid they're not commented---tough! The general +idea is that the ^ character is used to put a vowel over its consonant, +so for example to print + Ai! laurie lantar lassi s\'urinen +in tengwar, I would type +{\quenya ^Ia l^Ua^ri^@e ^la^DaR ^la^Zi s^*u^ri^nen} + +You'll have to note which ASCII character corresponds to which +tengwa for yourself; I don't have a table prepared. A point to watch +out for is that in Quenya, 'v' usually transcribes vilya, which is +represented by the ASCII character w ; v represents the tengwa +amba (i.e. the encoding is basically set up for use with English). + +***************************************** + +Contacting me: + +I can be contacted by post at: + J.C. Bradfield + Dept of Computer Science + The King's Buildings + Mayfield Road + EDINBURGH + U.K. EH9 3JZ + +I can be contacted by electronic mail as: + jcb@dcs.ed.ac.uk (in Internet domain ordering) + +If that doesn't work, you should kick your postmaster, and then +get him/her to tell you how to reach that address. (Well, maybe +you kick after you get the info!) + + +Happy typesetting, +Julian Bradfield. |