ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ -*- PS4MF -*- ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ Version: 2.8 September 1995 (c) 1994, 1995 by Markus Neteler Conversion of Postscript-Type1-fonts to TeX (original cm-encoded metafont-files, no virtual fonts or nfss necessary) CONTENTS I. Description II. Quality of characters III. How to convert fonts Appendix IV. Some information about .afm V. Any problems? VI. Where to get fonts VII. New versions of ps4mfxx.zip VIII. Copyright I. Description of the ps4mf-package ------------------------------------ In order to use Postscript-Type1-fonts for TeX without any special encoding scheme (like dc, ec, nfss) you now can convert your favourite postscript-font to Metafont-readable files. This postscript-font has to be encoded in the "AdobeStandardEncoding- scheme". The output is a metafont-file in stardard-computer-modern encoding like the cm-family. You also can get dc-encoding, just choose right conversion routine (see below at chapter III.). This package is based on the ps2mf-package of the authors: Marcel Dings (original idea of the ps2mf-package) and Erik-Jan Vens (new ps2mf.exe 2.0). [...] For more look into the package! [...] VI. WHERE TO GET FONTS: ----------------------- (a) To get a nice listings, character-pictures and ftp-connections of fonts try WWW with mosaic/netscape/etc.: CTAN at WWW: http://jasper.ora.com/ There is a fontpage which allows to look at fonts and download them directly! (b) You can get postscript-fonts via anonymous ftp at - ftp.uni-stuttgart.de (mirror of hobbes.nmsu.edu) /pub/systems/os2/hobbes-mirror/multimed/fonts - ftp.uni-freiburg.de /pc/os2/atmfonts - ftp obelix.icce.rug.nl /pub/erikjan/fonts/type.one.fonts /pub/erikjan/fonts/BitStream - garbo.uwasa.fi /pc/fonts - Attention: utopia.zip - metafont problems! If you look into the .mf file after using conv_gho you find several hundred lines sprinkled randomly about the file containing only a right parenthesis. When you delete these lines, Metafont runs without a problem and you now have a Utopia font. VII. New versions of ps4mfxx.zip: ---------------------------------- Via anonymous ftp: (ftp , user: anonymous, passwd: email-address) The package 2.8 (DOS) is available at CTAN-servers like ftp.uni-stuttgart.de /pub/tex/systems/msdos/ps4mf There is also a unix-version 1.0c (C-sources) available at CTAN like ftp.uni-stuttgart.de /pub/tex/systems/unix/ps4mf You can get the actual version of the ps4mf-package at ftp.rrzn.uni-hannover.de /incoming/tex Other CTAN-servers: ftp.tex.ac.uk (England) /tex-archive (/pub/tex /pub/archive) ftp.center.osaka-u.ac.jp (Japan) /CTAN ftp.cs.rmit.edu.au (Australia) /tex-archive sunsite.unc.edu (North Carolina, USA) /pub/packages/TeX wuarchive.wustl.edu (Missouri, USA) /packages/TeX VIII. Copyright ----------------- Please read \ps4mf\doc\copying.gnu. Please get hints and comments to Markus Neteler email: neteler@geog.uni-hannover.de