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diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-useMF.html b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-useMF.html index 543388de7c5..6a07528d172 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-useMF.html +++ b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-useMF.html @@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ fonts needs a mode associated with it. Modes are defined using the <code>mode_def</code> convention described on page 94 of <em>The Metafontbook</em> (see <a href="FAQ-books.html">TeX-related books</a>). You will need a file, which conventionally called <i>local.mf</i>, containing all the -<code>mode_def</code>s you will be using. If <i>local.mf</i> doesn't already -exist, Karl Berry's collection of modes (<i>modes.mf</i>) +<code>mode_def</code>s you will be using. If <i>local.mf</i> doesn’t already +exist, Karl Berry’s collection of modes (<i>modes.mf</i>) is a good starting point -(it can be used as a '<i>local.mf</i>' without modification in a 'big -enough' implementation of Metafont). Lists of +(it can be used as a ‘<i>local.mf</i>’ without modification in a ‘big +enough’ implementation of Metafont). Lists of settings for various output devices are also published periodically in <i>TUGboat</i> (see <a href="FAQ-TUGstar.html">TUG</a>). Now create a <code>plain</code> base @@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ similar; for example, it will be <i>PLAIN.BAS</i> on MSDOS systems) which should be moved to the directory containing the base files on your system (note that some systems have two or more -such directories, one for each 'size' of Metafont used). +such directories, one for each ‘size’ of Metafont used). <p>Now you need to make sure Metafont loads this new base when it starts up. If -Metafont loads the <code>plain</code> base by default on your system, then you're +Metafont loads the <code>plain</code> base by default on your system, then you’re ready to go. Under Unix (using the default <i>web2c</i> distribution ) @@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ it with the line \mode=<mode name>; mag=<magnification>; input <font file name> </pre> in -response to the '**' prompt or on the Metafont command line. (If -<code><mode name></code> is unknown or omitted, the mode defaults to 'proof' and +response to the ‘**’ prompt or on the Metafont command line. (If +<code><mode name></code> is unknown or omitted, the mode defaults to ‘proof’ and Metafont will produce an output file called -<i><font file name>.2602gf</i>) -The <code><magnification></code> is a floating point number or -'magstep' (magsteps are defined in <em>The Metafontbook</em> and +<i><font file name>.2602gf</i>) +The <code><magnification></code> is a floating point number or +‘magstep’ (magsteps are defined in <em>The Metafontbook</em> and <em>The TeXbook</em>). -If <code>mag=<magnification></code> is omitted, then the default +If <code>mag=<magnification></code> is omitted, then the default is 1 (magstep 0). For example, to generate cmr10 at 12pt for an epson printer you would type <pre> @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ escaped, so this would typically look something like <pre> mf '\mode=epson; mag=magstep 1; input cmr10' </pre> -<p>If you don't have <i>inimf</i> or need a special mode that isn't +<p>If you don’t have <i>inimf</i> or need a special mode that isn’t in the base, you can put its commands in a file (<em>e.g.</em>, <i>ln03.mf</i>) and invoke it on the fly with the <code>\smode</code> command. For example, to create <i>cmr10.300gf</i> for an LN03 printer, using @@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ type <pre> mf \smode="ln03"; input cmr10 </pre> -This technique isn't one you should regularly use, but it may +This technique isn’t one you should regularly use, but it may prove useful if you acquire a new printer and want to experiment with parameters, or for some other reason are regularly editing the -parameters you're using. Once you've settled on an appropriate set of +parameters you’re using. Once you’ve settled on an appropriate set of parameters, you should use them to rebuild the base file that you use. <p>Other sources of help are mentioned in <a href="FAQ-mfptutorials.html">Metafont and MetaPost Tutorials</a>. |