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author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2007-12-28 19:57:02 +0000 |
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committer | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2007-12-28 19:57:02 +0000 |
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diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-getbitmap.html b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-getbitmap.html index 3eaa08ea12c..1de7abe52c5 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-getbitmap.html +++ b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-getbitmap.html @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ <title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label getbitmap</title> </head><body> <h3>Acquiring bitmap fonts</h3> -<p>When CTAN was young, most people would start using TeX +<p/>When CTAN was young, most people would start using TeX with a 300 dots-per-inch (dpi) laser printer, and sets of Computer Modern bitmap fonts for this resolution are available on CTAN. (There are separate sets for write-black and write-white printers, as well as sets at 120 dpi and 240 dpi.) -<p>Over the years, there have been regular requests that CTAN should hold +<p/>Over the years, there have been regular requests that CTAN should hold a wider range of resolutions, but they were resisted for two reasons: <ul> <li> The need to decide which printers to generate fonts for. The @@ -22,27 +22,35 @@ arguments: most (if not all) current distributions generate bitmap fonts as needed, and cache them for later re-use. The impatient user, who is determined that all bitmap fonts should be created once and for all, may be supported by scripts such as <i>allcm</i> -(distributed with teTeX, at least; otherwise such a person should -consult <a href="FAQ-useMF.html">"the use of Metafont"</a>). -<p>If your output is to a PostScript-capable device, you advised to switch to +(distributed with TeX-live, at least; otherwise such a +person should consult “<a href="FAQ-useMF.html">the use of Metafont</a>)”. +<p/>If your output is to a PostScript-capable device, or if your output is +destined to be converted to PDF, you should switch to using Type 1 versions of the CM fonts. Two free -sets are currently available; the older (<i>bakoma</i>) is +sets are available; the older (<i>bakoma</i>) is somewhat less well produced than the <i>bluesky</i> fonts, which were originally professionally produced and sold, but were then donated to the public domain by their originators Y&Y and Bluesky Research, -in association with the AMS. Unfortunately, the coverage of -the sets is slightly different, but you are advised to use the +in association with the AMS. The two sets contain slightly +different ranges of fonts, but you are advised to use the <i>bluesky</i> set except when <i>bakoma</i> is for some reason absolutely unavoidable. In recent years, several other ‘Metafont’ fonts have been converted to Type 1 format; it’s common never to need to generate bitmap fonts for any purpose other than previewing (see -<a href="FAQ-PSpreview.html">“previewing documents with Type 1 fonts”</a>). +<a href="FAQ-PSpreview.html">“previewing documents with Type 1 fonts”</a>), +if even then. +<p/>More modern fonts may be used in place of the Computer Modern set. The +<a href="FAQ-ECfonts.html">EC fonts</a> and the +<a href="FAQ-uselmfonts.html">Latin Modern fonts</a> are both close relatives of +Computer Modern with wider ranges of glyphs to offer. <dl> -<dt><tt><i>bakoma</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/cm/ps-type1/bakoma.zip">fonts/cm/ps-type1/bakoma</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/cm/ps-type1/bakoma.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/cm/ps-type1/bakoma/">browse</a>) -<dt><tt><i>bluesky</i></tt><dd>Browse <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/cm/ps-type1/bluesky/">fonts/cm/ps-type1/bluesky/</a> -<dt><tt><i>cm fonts (write-black printers)</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/cm/pk/pk300.zip">fonts/cm/pk/pk300.zip</a> -<dt><tt><i>cm fonts (write-white printers)</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/cm/pk/pk300w.zip">fonts/cm/pk/pk300w.zip</a> +<dt><tt><i>BaKoMa fonts</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/cm/ps-type1/bakoma.zip">fonts/cm/ps-type1/bakoma</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/cm/ps-type1/bakoma.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/cm/ps-type1/bakoma/">browse</a>) +<dt><tt><i>Bluesky fonts</i></tt><dd>Browse <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/cm/ps-type1/bluesky/">fonts/cm/ps-type1/bluesky/</a> +<dt><tt><i>CM fonts (write-black printers)</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/cm/pk/pk300.zip">fonts/cm/pk/pk300.zip</a> +<dt><tt><i>CM fonts (write-white printers)</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/cm/pk/pk300w.zip">fonts/cm/pk/pk300w.zip</a> +<dt><tt><i>EC fonts (Type 1 format)</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/ps-type1/cm-super.zip">fonts/ps-type1/cm-super</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/ps-type1/cm-super.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/ps-type1/cm-super/">browse</a>) +<dt><tt><i>Latin Modern fonts</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/lm.zip">fonts/lm</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/lm.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/lm/">browse</a>) </dl> -<p><p><p><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=getbitmap">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=getbitmap</a> +<p/><p/><p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=getbitmap">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=getbitmap</a> </body> |