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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 Binary files differindex 1b402138ce8..951d5f70736 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/nimbus15/nimbus15-doc.pdf +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/nimbus15/nimbus15-doc.pdf 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} |