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Re: unneeded etx files
- To: vvv@vvv.vsu.ru
- Subject: Re: unneeded etx files
- From: Ulrik Vieth <vieth@thphy.uni-duesseldorf.de>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 11:25:04 +0100
- CC: fontinst@cogs.susx.ac.uk
- In-reply-to: <m31znbb2vy.fsf@vvv.vsu.ru> (message from Vladimir Volovich on 11Nov 1998 01:26:41 +0300)
> Hi,
> i wonder, why files such as t1i.etx and t1ij.etx exist? their functions
> are identical to t1.etx and t1j.etx, so there is no need to create such
> files in the first place (they are needed only for OT1).
> Best regards, -- Vladimir.
Possible explanation:
They are needed due to the magic of \latinfamily. A distinction between
ot1[j].etx and ot1i[j].etx is needed due to slightly different encodings,
so fontinst always has to use different etx files for normal and italic.
Due to technical reasons, a similar distinction is then also needed for
t1[j].etx and t1i[j].etx even though the file contents is the same.
Cheers, Ulrik.