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@@ -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&rsquo;t already
+exist, Karl Berry&rsquo;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 &lsquo;<i>local.mf</i>&rsquo; without modification in a &lsquo;big
+enough&rsquo; 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 &lsquo;size&rsquo; 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&rsquo;re
ready to go. Under Unix (using the default <i>web2c</i>
distribution
)
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ it with the line
\mode=&lt;mode name&gt;; mag=&lt;magnification&gt;; input &lt;font file name&gt;
</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 &lsquo;**&rsquo; prompt or on the Metafont command line. (If
+<code>&lt;mode name&gt;</code> is unknown or omitted, the mode defaults to &lsquo;proof&rsquo; 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>&lt;font file name&gt;.2602gf</i>)
+The <code>&lt;magnification&gt;</code> is a floating point number or
+&lsquo;magstep&rsquo; (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=&lt;magnification&gt;</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&rsquo;t have <i>inimf</i> or need a special mode that isn&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&rsquo;re using. Once you&rsquo;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>.