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@@ -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.}