[fptex] how do i install mathtime in TeXLive 8?

[Wolfgang Fleischer]

From:           	"Jon Manley" <jon at text2text.org>
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> Dear All
> 
> Windows XP Pro SP2
> 
> I've been runing TeXLive 5 for some time now (3 or 4 years). I want 
to start 
> using a later version, e.g. TeXLive 8. I also use the commercial 
MathTime 
> fonts. I understand that their installation in TeXLive version 6 
onwards is 
> somewhat different to version 5 (e.g. altering various config and 
map files, 
> etc).
> 
> I have tried to install mathtime in version 8 but no success as 
yet. Does 
> anyone have access to an 'idiot proof' guide to MathTime 
installation under 
> TexLive 8---I've been trying for about a week on and off and I'm 
getting a 
> tad frustrated.
> 
> yandy.com seem to be 'under construction'---no help there then.
> 
> Thx in advance for any help
> 
> Jon Manley
> 
Hello
After all it's not difficult. Try it. May be it is not perfect.

1. Be sure to have the mathtime package installed. Try 
kpsewhich mathtime.sty
 to check it.
2. Be sure to have an active privat texmf-tree. You may use the texmf-
local-tree instead.
3. Copy font files from mathtime-cd into the texmf-local tree:
*.pfb go to texmf-local/fonts/type1/yandy
*.vf go to texmf-local/fonts/vf/yandy
*.tfm go to texmf-local/fonts/tfm/yandy
You also may copy afm and pfm files in the same way.
4. Find the file psfonts.mt8 from the mathtime-cd. Copy this file to 
texmf-local/fonts/map/yandy/updmap and   name it yandy.map
5. Edit the file updmap.cfg in texmf-var/web2c. Add the line
Map yandy.map
at the end of the block with similar lines.
6. Launch the command updmap twice.
That's all. You may check the file texmf-
var/fonts/map/dvips/updmap/psfonts.map now for lines like
MTEX MTEX <MTEX.pfb
and use mathtime now.

Best regards,
-- 
Wolfgang Fleischer
W.Fleischer at Erlenweg.De
Telefon/Fax: 03721 32517