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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/nimbus15/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/nimbus15/README
index 30b22b5dcb7..f5eeeff1af8 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/nimbus15/README
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/nimbus15/README
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ http://www.ctan.org/license/lppl1.3
for the details of that license.
The support files for Latin characters are quite meager compared to those in other Times text packages (no small caps, no old-style figures, no proportional figures), and it is recommended to use these fonts only as a supplement providing Greek and Cyrillic. See the documentation for examples.
-Current version 1.0 20160108
+Current version 1.011 2018-09-21
+
+Changes in version 1.011
+Documentation corrections and additions to allow comparisons of typewriter fonts.
+
+Changes in version 1.01
+Minor adjustments to sidebearings.
Michael Sharpe
msharpe@ucsd.edu \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/nimbus15/nimbus15-doc.pdf b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/nimbus15/nimbus15-doc.pdf
index 1b402138ce8..951d5f70736 100644
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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/nimbus15/nimbus15-doc.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/nimbus15/nimbus15-doc.tex
index 0f76296e13e..669fa659020 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/nimbus15/nimbus15-doc.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/nimbus15/nimbus15-doc.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
\usepackage[parfill]{parskip}% Begin paragraphs with an empty line rather than an indent
-\pdfmapfile{+nimbus15.map}
+%\pdfmapfile{+nimbus15.map}
+\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage[OT2,LGR,T2A,T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
\usepackage[varqu,varl]{zi4}
%\usepackage{nimbusmononarrow}% Courier Narrow
\usepackage{nimbussans}% Helvetica as sans serif
-\usepackage[bigdelims,vvarbb]{newtxmath}
+\usepackage[vvarbb]{newtxmath}
\useosf % must come immediately after newtxmath
\substitutefont{LGR}{\rmdefault}{NimbusSerif}
%\substitutefont{LGR}{\sfdefault}{NimbusSans}
@@ -82,8 +83,8 @@ The following three lines illustrate the three weights provided by {\tt zco}.\\
{\usefont{T1}{NimbusMono}{b}{n}zco-BoldBold---the default weight of traditional Bold Courier.}
The next two lines show for comparison {\tt NimbusMonoN} (the narrower version of {\tt zco-Regular}) and {\tt cmtt10}.
-{\usefont{T1}{NimbusMonoN}{m}{n} NimbusMonoN (Narrow)---a new, narrower Courier. (Regular weight, upright shape only.)}\\
-{\usefont{OT1}{cmtt}{m}{n} Computer Modern Typewriter (cmtt)---the traditional tt for TeX users.}
+{\usefont{T1}{NimbusMonoN}{m}{n} NimbusMonoN (Narrow)---a new, narrower Courier. (Regular weight, upright and {\usefont{T1}{NimbusMonoN}{m}{sl}oblique} shapes only.)}\\
+{\usefont{OT1}{cmtt}{m}{n} Computer Modern Typewriter (cmtt)---the traditional {\tt tt for} TeX users.}
{\tt NimbusMonoN} is more compact (advance widths {\tt 500em} vs.\ {\tt 525em}) but a bit lighter ({\tt 64em} stems vs.\ {\tt 69em} stems) than Computer Modern Typewriter. IMO, both are good for rendering lines of code in \TeX.
@@ -102,7 +103,32 @@ The package {\tt nimbusmono} has a {\tt scaled} (or, equivalently, {\tt scale})
\end{itemize}
Unless specified otherwise, {\tt nimbusmono} sets the options {\tt regular, bold}.
-The package {\tt nimbusmononarrow} has a {\tt scaled} (or, equivalently, {\tt scale}) option, but no others, and offers only one weight and style---regular upright. It is illustrated above. As for advance widths, {\tt zcomono} is {\tt600em}, {\tt zcomonon} is {\tt500em} and {\tt cmtt10} is {\tt525em}.
+The package {\tt nimbusmononarrow} has a {\tt scaled} (or, equivalently, {\tt scale}) option, but no others, and offers only one weight (regular) in two styles style---upright and oblique. It is illustrated above. As for advance widths, {\tt nimbusmono} is {\tt600em}, {\tt nimbusmononarrow} is {\tt500em} and {\tt cmtt10} is {\tt525em}.
+
+\subsection*{A comparison of widths of some free Typewriter fonts} This list is not meant to be exhaustive or even extensive.
+\def\mystr{A sample of 46 characters to illustrate width.}
+\font\zin=t1-zi4nr-0 at 11 pt
+\font\cmtt=ec-lmtt12 at 11 pt
+\font\cmttc=ec-lmtlc10 at 11 pt
+\font\ntxtt=t1xtt at 11 pt
+\font\cor=zco-Regular-t1 at 11 pt
+%\font\corn=zcon-Regular-t1 at 11 pt
+\begin{center}
+ \begin{tabular}{@{} ll @{}}
+ \toprule
+ Font & The same 46 characters \\
+ \midrule
+ Inconsolata & \texttt{\mystr} \\
+ InconsolataNarrow & {\zin\mystr} \\
+ cmtt (lmtt) & {\cmtt\mystr} \\
+ lmtt condensed & {\cmttc\mystr} \\
+ ntxtt & {\ntxtt\mystr} \\
+ nimbusmono & {\cor\mystr} \\
+ nimbusmononarrow & {\usefont{T1}{NimbusMonoN}{m}{n}\mystr} \\
+ \bottomrule
+ \end{tabular}
+\end{center}
+It appears that {\tt lmtt condensed} is the narrowest free monospace font, but is very light and not so easy to read. Of the regular weight free monospaced fonts, the narrowest is {\tt InconsolataN} (sans serif), followed by {\tt nimbusmononarrow} (serifed.)
\newpage
\section*{Some Font tables}
\def\tfmname{zco-Regular-t1}