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diff --git a/help/comp-fonts-FAQ/comp.fonts_FAQ:_Diffs_from_last_posting b/help/comp-fonts-FAQ/comp.fonts_FAQ:_Diffs_from_last_posting new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1f5eb8b481 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/comp-fonts-FAQ/comp.fonts_FAQ:_Diffs_from_last_posting @@ -0,0 +1,231 @@ +Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news.mathworks.com!zombie.ncsc.mil!newsgate.duke.edu!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!paperboy.wellfleet.com!news3.near.net!amber.ora.com!not-for-mail +From: norm@ora.com (Norman Walsh) +Newsgroups: comp.fonts,comp.answers,news.answers +Subject: comp.fonts FAQ: Diffs from last posting +Supersedes: <font-faq-diffs_817479312@ora.com> +Followup-To: poster +Date: 14 Aug 1996 10:35:46 -0400 +Organization: O'Reilly and Associates, Inc. +Lines: 208 +Sender: norm@ruby.ora.com +Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu +Distribution: world +Expires: 27 Sep 1996 14:34:08 GMT +Message-ID: <font-faq-diffs_840033248@ora.com> +References: <font-faq-1_840033248@ora.com> +Reply-To: norm@ora.com (Norman Walsh) +NNTP-Posting-Host: ruby.ora.com +Summary: This posting answers frequently asked questions about fonts. + It addresses both general font questions and questions that + are specific to a particular platform. +X-Web-Homepage: http://www.ora.com/homepages/comp.fonts/ +Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu comp.fonts:48315 comp.answers:20529 news.answers:79250 + +Archive-name: fonts-faq/diffs +Version: 2.1.5 +Diffs-from: comp.fonts FAQ v2.1.4 +Diff-tool: diff -c2 + +diff -c2 v2.1.4/font-faq.1 v2.1.5/font-faq.1 +*** v2.1.4/font-faq.1 Sat Nov 25 12:49:00 1995 +--- v2.1.5/font-faq.1 Wed Aug 14 07:39:04 1996 +*************** +*** 2,11 **** + ---------------------------------------------------------------------- + The comp.fonts FAQ +! Version 2.1.4. +! November 25, 1995 + Compiled by Norman Walsh + + Copyright (C) 1992-95 by Norman Walsh <norm@ora.com>. The previous +! version was 2.1.3. + + Portions of the OS/2 section are Copyright (C) 1993 by David J. +--- 2,11 ---- + ---------------------------------------------------------------------- + The comp.fonts FAQ +! Version 2.1.5. +! August 13, 1996 + Compiled by Norman Walsh + + Copyright (C) 1992-95 by Norman Walsh <norm@ora.com>. The previous +! version was 2.1.4. + + Portions of the OS/2 section are Copyright (C) 1993 by David J. +*************** +*** 145,162 **** + + This FAQ is a work in progress. If you have any suggestions, I would be +! delighted to hear them. + + This FAQ is maintained in TeXinfo format. A Perl script constructs the +! postable FAQ from the TeXinfo sources. TeX DVI, PostScript, Emacs Info, +! plain text, and HTML versions of this FAQ are available from +! jasper.ora.com in /pub/comp.fonts/FAQ. A "Gopher" server is also +! maintained at shsu.edu which can provide interactive access to the FAQ. + +! The FAQ is also available from The comp.fonts Home Page on the World +! Wide Web: + +! http://jasper.ora.com/comp.fonts + +! This is also the site for The Internet Font Archive. + + The posted version of the FAQ is organized in a quasi-digest format so +--- 145,164 ---- + + This FAQ is a work in progress. If you have any suggestions, I would be +! delighted to hear them. After many months of inactivity, I hope to +! begin a major update on the FAQ. Please send in your comments. And +! thanks for being patient. + + This FAQ is maintained in TeXinfo format. A Perl script constructs the +! postable FAQ from the TeXinfo sources. The FAQ is also available from +! The comp.fonts Home Page on the World Wide Web: + +! http://www.ora.com/homepages/comp.fonts/ + +! This is also the site for The Internet Font Archives. + +! TeX DVI, PostScript, Emacs Info, plain text, and HTML versions of this +! FAQ are available from the web at +! http://www.ora.com/homepages/comp.fonts/FAQ.html. FTP access to these +! archives has been temporarily suspended. + + The posted version of the FAQ is organized in a quasi-digest format so +diff -c2 v2.1.4/font-faq.13 v2.1.5/font-faq.13 +*** v2.1.4/font-faq.13 Sat Nov 25 12:49:06 1995 +--- v2.1.5/font-faq.13 Wed Aug 14 07:39:07 1996 +*************** +*** 95,99 **** + 3. Also a good place to look for is the following WWW server: + +! 1. http://jasper.ora.com/Internet-Font-Archive.html + + 4. Another good place is the Fresh Fonts I CD-ROM, there you will +--- 95,99 ---- + 3. Also a good place to look for is the following WWW server: + +! 1. http://www.ora.com/homepages/comp.fonts/ifa + + 4. Another good place is the Fresh Fonts I CD-ROM, there you will +diff -c2 v2.1.4/font-faq.16 v2.1.5/font-faq.16 +*** v2.1.4/font-faq.16 Sat Nov 25 12:49:07 1995 +--- v2.1.5/font-faq.16 Wed Aug 14 07:39:08 1996 +*************** +*** 10,15 **** + Subject: 11.1. How do I convert AFM files to PFM files + +! You can get afm2pfm and pfm2afm files from jasper.ora.com in the +! directory /pub/pfm2afm. + + Subject: 11.2. PS2PK +--- 10,15 ---- + Subject: 11.1. How do I convert AFM files to PFM files + +! You can get afm2pfm and pfm2afm files from +! http://www.ora.com/homepages/comp.fonts/FAQ-tools.html. + + Subject: 11.2. PS2PK +*************** +*** 304,315 **** + + If you are using ftp, you will need either the name of the host or the +! Internet number. For example, to connect to jasper, listed as ftp: +! jasper.ora.com [198.112.208.14] you will need to type something like + +! ftp jasper.ora.com + + If that doesn't work, try using the number: + +! ftp 198.112.208.14 + + If that doesn't work, on Unix systems you can use nslookup (it's +--- 304,315 ---- + + If you are using ftp, you will need either the name of the host or the +! Internet number. For example, to connect to ftp.ora.com, listed as +! ftp: ftp.ora.com [198.112.208.11] you will need to type something like + +! ftp ftp.ora.com + + If that doesn't work, try using the number: + +! ftp 198.112.208.11 + + If that doesn't work, on Unix systems you can use nslookup (it's +diff -c2 v2.1.4/font-faq.3 v2.1.5/font-faq.3 +*** v2.1.4/font-faq.3 Sat Nov 25 12:49:02 1995 +--- v2.1.5/font-faq.3 Wed Aug 14 07:39:04 1996 +*************** +*** 405,410 **** + + [ed: additional bibliographic information appears in the file +! "Additional-bibliography" on jasper.ora.com:/comp.fonts. I have not +! yet had time to integrate this bibliographic information into the FAQ] + + Subject: 1.19. Font Encoding Standards +--- 405,411 ---- + + [ed: additional bibliographic information appears in the file +! "Additional-bibliography" on +! http://www.ora.com/homepages/comp.fonts/FAQ.html. I have not yet had +! time to integrate this bibliographic information into the FAQ] + + Subject: 1.19. Font Encoding Standards +diff -c2 v2.1.4/font-faq.7 v2.1.5/font-faq.7 +*** v2.1.4/font-faq.7 Sat Nov 25 12:49:04 1995 +--- v2.1.5/font-faq.7 Wed Aug 14 07:39:05 1996 +*************** +*** 455,460 **** + distributed in PC format, however. Again, the font will have to + be reencoded for Windows. Appropriate AFM files for this font can +! be obtained from: jasper.ora.com:/pub/norm/comp.fonts. The file +! is called IBM-Courier-PC8-SymbolSet-AFMs.zip. + + Many of these mac fonts are available in files that are either entitled +--- 455,460 ---- + distributed in PC format, however. Again, the font will have to + be reencoded for Windows. Appropriate AFM files for this font can +! be obtained from: +! http://www.ora.com/homepages/comp.fonts/FAQ-tools.html. + + Many of these mac fonts are available in files that are either entitled +diff -c2 v2.1.4/font-faq.8 v2.1.5/font-faq.8 +*** v2.1.4/font-faq.8 Sat Nov 25 12:49:04 1995 +--- v2.1.5/font-faq.8 Wed Aug 14 07:39:06 1996 +*************** +*** 50,55 **** + font will have to be reencoded for Windows. Appropriate AFM files + for this font can be obtained from: +! jasper.ora.com:/pub/norm/comp.fonts. The file is called +! IBM-Courier-PC8-SymbolSet-AFMs.zip. + + Lee Cambell suggests the following alternative: +--- 50,54 ---- + font will have to be reencoded for Windows. Appropriate AFM files + for this font can be obtained from: +! http://www.ora.com/homepages/comp.fonts/FAQ-tools.html. + + Lee Cambell suggests the following alternative: +*************** +*** 262,269 **** + + REFONT +! refont14.zip in /pub/norm/mac-font-tools on jasper.ora.com + + BMAP2AFM +! bm2af02.zip in /pub/norm/mac-font-tools on jasper.ora.com + + XBIN converts Mac "BinHex"ed files back into binary format. BinHex is +--- 261,270 ---- + + REFONT +! refont14.zip from +! http://www.ora.com/homepages/comp.fonts/FAQ-tools.html + + BMAP2AFM +! bm2af02.zip from +! http://www.ora.com/homepages/comp.fonts/FAQ-tools.html + + XBIN converts Mac "BinHex"ed files back into binary format. BinHex is |