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diff --git a/fonts/truetypemetrics/palatinox/README b/fonts/truetypemetrics/palatinox/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b93db8bab7 --- /dev/null +++ b/fonts/truetypemetrics/palatinox/README @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ + +Using Linotype Palatino with Latex +================================== + +This package contains everything you need (apart from +the fonts themselves) to use Linotype Palatino in your +Latex documents. + +The Truetype version of Linotype Palatino contains a +much larger character set than earlier (Postscript) +versions of Palatino, including Greek, Cyrillic and +small caps in all weights and shapes. +It is distributed with Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP. + + +USING THE FONTS +--------------- + +Using these fonts in your Latex documents is as easy as +specifying + + \usepackage{palatinox} (*) + +somewhere in the preamble of your document (but note +that they should be used with Pdftex, not with normal +Tex; most dvi-drivers don't support Truetype fonts). + +(*) It's named `palatinox' to avoid confusion with + the `palatino' package in the PSNFSS bundle. + + +The package `palatinox' takes two possible options: + +- lining Use lining figures +- oldstyle Use oldstyle figures (this is the default). + +The fonts are only available in T1 and TS1 encodings; +the `palatinox' package automatically sets up these +encodings for you by including the `fontenc' and +`textcomp' packages. +The obsolete OT1 encoding, which unfortunately is still +Latex's default, is not supported. + + +NFSS CLASSIFICATION + +encodings family series shape(s) +-------------------------------------------- +T1 lplx m, b n, it, sc, ic (*) +T1 lplj m, b n, it, sc, ic +TS1 lplx m, b n, it +TS1 lplj m, b n, it + +(*) ic = Italic (small) Caps + +The TS1-encoded fonts are incomplete; many symbols in this +encoding are specific to the Computer Modern fonts. The +euro symbol (\texteuro), however, is included. |