Re: Arial fonts

[Bernd Hertel <bhertel@de.lhsgroup.com>]

Hi,
> 
> You don't say what TeX system you are using.  Several allow you to use
> TrueType fonts directly.  These have their own method for writing TFM files.
> 

I'm using tetex under linux. Unfortunatly it does not allow to use TTF directly
since TTF is, as far as I know, MS specific.

> If you must have Type 1, get Arial MT from Adobe (http://www.adobe.com)
> or MonoType.  At one point Arial MT was bundled with ATM for Windows.

Yes, good hint, I will check that (especially whether I can effort the
$'s)

> 
> I wouldn't recommend converting between font formats since the hinting
> will be lost, and `auto hinting' substituted. But if you must do this,
> use TypeDesigner which does a slightly better job than some of the others.

I guess TypeDesigner is running on Win95 or NT right? But that
shouldn't be a problem because it's ok to convert fonts there,
although I prefer to run TeX itself in my favorite environment.

> 
> MicroSoft's Arial is one of a very small number of TrueType fonts
> with outstanding hinting (done by Type Solutions in New Hampshire).
> You can tell how much work this was by converting to Type 1 form and back
> again: the file size shrinks by one half!

Well, I'm rather clueless when it comes to typesetting and font
details. This is the reason why I enjoy LaTeX so much. The guys that
have implemented it are professionals, so fortunatly I don't need to
be one too. 

Thanks for your help,

Bernd

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