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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/armenian/readme.txt b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/armenian/readme.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a9acfdb4055 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/armenian/readme.txt @@ -0,0 +1,120 @@ + ArmTeX, Version 2.0, 1st June 1999 + + +1. Description + +ArmTeX is an Armenian system for TeX/LaTeX(2e)/METAFONT. It can +be used with standard Latin keyboard without any special encoding +and/or support for Armenian letters. It can also be used with +any keyboard which uses encoding having Armenian letters in +the second half (characters 128-255) of extended ASCII table +(for example ArmSCII8 Armenian standard). + +This is a freeware system by S. Dachian, A. Dalalyan +and V. Hakobian. + +Feel free to give copies of this system to your friends, and be +sure to include ALL the files, including this and other text files. +Feel also free to use our code for producing your own software. +But don't ever change and/or alter the ArmTeX system without our +special permission. + +If you have any questions you can contact us via e-mail at: + +Serguei.Dachian@univ-lemans.fr +dalalyan@lx2.yerphi.am +vakopian@usc.edu + + + +2. Installation + + a) If you are upgrading from ArmTeX 1.0, you should first +"uninstall" it, since the changes from version 1.0 to 2.0 are +important (see also ArmTeX manual). Not only some files were +changed, some old files removed and some new files added, but +also transcription scheme was modified, so that a slight +(re)editing of your own documents typed with ArmTeX 1.0 is +necessary. So, first remove all the files related to ArmTeX 1.0 +(the files which are part of it, as well as, say, "generated" +"pk" files) and be sure to read about changes of transcription +scheme in ArmTeX manual. + + b) Put files from "mf" directory somewhere your METAFONT can +find them (generally this is something like "mfinput" or "source" +directory; refer to your METAFONT release manual or ask a +local guru). + + c) Put files from "tfm" directory somewhere your METAFONT can +find them (generally this is something like "tfm" directory; +refer to your METAFONT release manual or ask a local guru). + + d) Put files from "plain" directory somewhere your TeX compiler +(in plain mode) can find them (generally this is something like +"texinput" or "plain" directory; refer to your TeX release manual +or ask a local guru). + + e) Put files from "latex" directory somewhere your TeX compiler +(in LaTeX2e mode) can find them (generally this is something like +"latexinput" or "latex" directory; refer to your TeX release manual +or ask a local guru). + +Now everything is ready, and you should be able to compile the +example and documantation files from "examples" directory. The +latter contains two subdirectories: "plain" and "latex". The +files from the first one should be compiled with plain TeX +(usually "tex" command), and the files from the second one should +be compiled with LaTeX2e (usually "latex" command). + +To type your own documents (in Plain TeX or LaTeX) read the ArmTeX +manual (in Armenian). It is in the "manual.tex" file from "latex" +subdirectory of "examples" directory. Its PostScript version +("manual.ps") is also included in ArmTeX 2.0 (it is in the root +directory of the distribution, along with this "readme.txt" file) +in the case you want to see the manual before installation [or you +don't have LaTeX2e:-)]. + + + +3. About fonts + +The ArmTeX system includes two families of fonts: + + a) artmr10, artmsl10, artmi10, artmb10, artmbs10 and artmbi10: +Serif font (something like Times New Roman or Computer Modern Roman) +with its Slanted, Italic, Bold, BoldSlanted and BoldItalic versions. + +These fonts were converted from the TrueType font family +"ArTarumianTimes" made by Ruben Hakobian(Tarumian). We would +like to thank him for giving us the permission to use his fonts. + + b) arssr10, arsssl10, arssb10 and arssbs10: Sans Serif font +(something like Arial or Computer Modern Sans Serif) with its +Slanted, Bold and BoldSlanted versions. + +These fonts were converted from the PostScript font "Sassoun". +This font was originally created and released as "Sassoun" (c) 1994 +Raffi Kojian (n_w$$h). It is freeware, and can be found at +http://www.cilicia.com/armo8.html with complete documentation. Any +alteration for release must be cleared by Raffi. We would like once +more to thank Raffi for giving us the permission to use his font. + + + +4. Known problems + +The spacing and kerning of the fonts may not always look very good +(especially when the Armenian intonation signs are involved). +Actually, using 128-long encoding OT6 it seems difficult to +do better. The 256-long encoding T6 is reserved for future +releases of ArmTeX which will include and Armenian and Latin +characters in the font, as well as some "accented" symbols to +solve spacing and kerning problems. + +If you have any other problem [normally you shouldn't ;-)] don't +hesitate to contact us. Any bug reports and/or suggestions for +improving the ArmTeX are welcome. Our e-mail addresses are: + +Serguei.Dachian@univ-lemans.fr +dalalyan@lx2.yerphi.am +vakopian@usc.edu |