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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/gfsdidot/Readme.txt b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/gfsdidot/Readme.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..43cc52d9cfb --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/gfsdidot/Readme.txt @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +This directory contains all the font properties list (VPL) +for the GFS Didot family and few other VPL files +needed to build them. + +The different VPL files are: + didot*7a.vpl VPL files for each serie and shape of the GFS Didot + and the encoding OT1. These files have been tuned individually + (each! a long work) and only the metrics of the characters + have been included automatically. + ts1-gfsdidot_model.vpl + VPL file used as a model to build all the GFS Didot + VPL fonts for the TS1 encoding (Text Companion encoding). + This file has been manually crafted but all the specific + parts have been marked (with special strings or comments) + + By using some scripts available in the directory "../tools" + all the GFS Didot fonts for the TS1 encoding can be generated. + The main file to use is "../tools/MetricsTS1Fonts.sh". + + Since not all characters for the TS1 encoding are available + in the GFS Didot Postscript fonts, a supplementary font + TeXGyre Pagella was used to retrieve the misssing characters. + + This model should be used when the Postscript font GFS Didot + in regular form is used (since this font contains more characters + than the other GFS Didot Postcript fonts). + ts1-gfsdidot_model_1.vpl + similar to the previous one but more characters are retrieved from + the font TeXGyre Pagella. It should be used when the GFS Didot Postscript + fonts in non regular shape and serie are used + ts1-gfsdidot*.vpl + The final VPL font file for the GFS Didot font and the TS1 encoding. + gdidot*6a.vpl The final VPL used to produce the greek fonts. These + files are generated fully automatically. + gfsudidotmath8a.vpl + The files for producing the math font. This file has been tuned manually. |