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diff --git a/Build/source/texk/ps2pk/usenet b/Build/source/texk/ps2pk/usenet new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..14dd5523f77 --- /dev/null +++ b/Build/source/texk/ps2pk/usenet @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +Path: tuegate.tue.nl!rw6.urc.tue.nl!rcpt +From: rcpt@rw6.urc.tue.nl (Piet Tutelaers) +Newsgroups: comp.text.tex +Subject: Re: ps2mf +Message-ID: <rcpt.714861633@rw6.urc.tue.nl> +Date: 26 Aug 92 20:40:33 GMT +References: <memo.585707@cix.compulink.co.uk> <ILH.92Aug20112742@winnie-the-pooh.lcs.mit.edu> <1992Aug22.112526.13957@cnix.uucp> <4847@news.duke.edu> +Sender: root@tuegate.tue.nl +Reply-To: rcpt@urc.tue.nl +Lines: 52 + +jbrehm@acpub.duke.edu (John Brehm) writes: + +>I need to convert some postscript fonts for use with the emTeX dvihplj +>drivers, but at sizes that differ from the standard 10pt. I can +>easily generate fonts of arbitrary sizes with ps2pk (great tool!), +>but how do I produce the right .tfm files? That is, if I include +>the line: +> \font\opt12=optima at 12pt +>I get the error message (from LaTeX): +> ! Font \opt=optima not loadable: Bad metric (TFM) file. + +>Any thoughts? + +I see that my ps2pk.README does not explain this clearly. So here is a try +to correct that. + +1) Get the latest afm2tfm coming with dvips. You need at least version 7.0 +of afm2tfm othewise the checksums of TFM files generated by afm2tfm and PK +files generated by ps2pk will be different. Try ftp.urc.tue.nl:pub/tex or +labrea.stanford.edu for the latest sources. MSDOS binaries are (or will +become) available in :pub/tex/emtex/dvips.zip. + +2) You should have VPtoVF a fonttool coming with emTeX: converts a Virtual +Property Font format (.vpl: ASCII) to Virtual Font format (.vf: binary). + +3) It is possible to name your TeX font `optima' but real TeX-ers +prefer `popr', a name that can be used on MSDOS (and that can be found +from grep-ing in the file adobe coming with dvips). You will need: + 1) emtex\tfm\popr.tfm + 2) emtex\vf\popr.vf + 3) emtex\tfm\rpopr.tfm + 4) emtex\pixel.lj\360dpi\rpopr.pk (360=12/10*300) + +4) To generate them: + afm2tfm Optima.afm -v popr.vpl rpopr.tfm + vptovf popr.vpl popr.vf popr.tfm + (delete popr.vpl if you like) + ps2pk -X360 -v Optima.pfb rpopr.360pk + +5) To use them install all TFM, VF and PK fonts on their proper place. +Check that they will be located there and use now within plain TeX +(especially check that emtex\lj.cnf contains a line telling dvihplj where +to find its VF fonts. I have no MSDOS machine nearby, so I can't tell what +exact line you need): + \font\opt12=popr at 12pt + +The bunch of files are necessary to map PostScript fonts to TeX (virtual +magic). + +Hope this brings some light, + +--Piet + |