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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-symbols.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-symbols.tex index f12b9a0c254..34f7e5e4be1 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-symbols.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-symbols.tex @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -% $Id: faq-symbols.tex,v 1.11 2011/08/28 10:13:19 rf10 Exp rf10 $ +% $Id: faq-symbols.tex,v 1.14 2012/01/16 23:37:15 rf10 Exp rf10 $ \section{Symbols, etc.} @@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ discussed in \begin{wideversion} ``\Qref{symbol already defined}{Q-alreadydef}''. \end{wideversion} -Some font sets (for example, \FontName{MnSymbol}) are huge, and the +Some font sets (for example the related set: \FontName{FdSymbol}, +\FontName{MdSymbol} and \FontName{MnSymbol}) are huge, and the accompanying macros cover so many symbols that name clashes are surely a serious problem. @@ -41,7 +42,9 @@ font family and colour specified in the arguments of clear; it is probably the best tool to use for picking and choosing symbols from a variety of font families. \begin{ctanrefs} -\item[mnsymbol \nothtml{\rmfamily}fonts]\CTANref{mnsymbol} +\item[FdSymbol \nothtml{\rmfamily}fonts]\CTANref{fdsymbol} +\item[MdSymbol \nothtml{\rmfamily}fonts]\CTANref{mdsymbol} +\item[MnSymbol \nothtml{\rmfamily}fonts]\CTANref{mnsymbol} \item[pifont.sty]Distributed as part of \CTANref{psnfss} \item[yagusylo.sty]\CTANref{yagusylo} \end{ctanrefs} @@ -50,10 +53,10 @@ symbols from a variety of font families. Mathematicians commonly use special lettering for the real numbers and other standard number sets. Traditionally these were typeset in bold. -Because, in the ordinary course of events, mathematicians do not have -access to bold chalk, they invented special symbols that are now -often used for the number sets; these symbols are known as -``blackboard bold'' (or double-stroked fonts); in place of the heavier +In the ordinary course of events, mathematicians do not have +access to bold chalk, so they invented special symbols that are now +often used for the number sets. Such symbols are known as +``blackboard bold'' (or double-stroked) letters; in place of the heavier strokes of a bold font, (some) strokes of the letters are doubled. The minimum useful set is upper-case letters `I', `N', `R', `Q' and `Z'; some fonts offer a figure `1' (for a unit matrix~--- not a number @@ -61,13 +64,14 @@ set at all). A set of blackboard bold capitals is available in the \acro{AMS} \FontName{msbm} fonts (\FontName{msbm} is available at a range of -design sizes, with names such as \FontName{msbm10}). The pair of font -families (the other is called \FontName{msam}) have a large number of -mathematical symbols to supplement those provided in the Knuth's -original \TeX{} distribution, and are available in Type~1 format in -modern distributions. Support files for using the fonts, both under -\plaintex{} and \LaTeX{} (packages \Package{amssymb} and -\Package{amsfonts}), are available. The font shape is a rather +design sizes, with names such as \FontName{msbm10}). The \acro{AMS} +actually provides a pair of font +families (the other is called \FontName{msam}), which offer a large number of +mathematical symbols to supplement those provided in Knuth's fonts. +The fonts are available in Type~1 format in +modern distributions. Support for using the fonts under +\LaTeX{} is available in packages \Package{amssymb} and +\Package{amsfonts}. The font shape is a rather austere sans, which many people don't like (though it captures the essence of quickly-chalked writing rather well). @@ -395,7 +399,10 @@ Ordinary people (such as the author of this \acro{FAQ}) need only type The European currency ``Euro'' (\texteuro {}) is represented by a symbol of somewhat dubious design, but it's an important currency and -\AllTeX{} users need to typeset it. +\AllTeX{} users need to typeset it. When the currency first appeared, +typesetting it was a serious problem for \AllTeX{} users; things are +easier now (most fonts have some way of providing a Euro sign), but +this answer provides a summary of methods ``just in case''. Note that the Commission of the European Community at first deemed that the Euro symbol should always be set in a sans-serif font; @@ -470,13 +477,9 @@ providing Euro symbols in a number of shapes. The file Euro symbols are found in several other places, which we list here for completeness. -The \Package{marvosym} fonts contain a Euro symbol among many other -good things. -%% ; the font on \acro{CTAN} is not Adobe \ProgName{ATM} -%% compatible, but a compatible version is available free from -%% \href{http://www.YandY.com/download/marvosym.zip}{\YandY{}}. The font -%% on \acro{CTAN} comes with a set of macros to typeset all the symbols -%% it contains. +The \Package{marvosym} font contains a Euro symbol (in a number of +typographic styles), among many other good things; the font is +available in both Adobe Type 1 and TrueType formats. Other \MF{}-based bundles containing Euro symbols are to be found in \Package{china2e} (whose primary aim is Chinese dates and suchlike @@ -491,6 +494,7 @@ matters) and the \Package{eurosym} fonts. \item[marvosym fonts]\CTANref{marvosym-fonts} \item[textcomp.sty]Part of the \LaTeX{} distribution. \end{ctanrefs} +\LastEdit{2011-11-21} \Question[Q-tradesyms]{How to get copyright, trademark, etc.} |