[OS X TeX] Adobe Type Basics

[Aaron Jackson]

The afm/tfm files included with latex may not be in sync with what is 
included in the Adobe Type Basics.  The version preinstalled with my 
tex is Version 001.007, but the version that came with my Type Basics 
is Version 003.000.  I was advised bt Walter Schmidt (or at least 
somebody using his name) to recreate the files as the afm specs have 
change.  I don't know if this will be a problem, but he should know...

On Nov 16, 2004, at 7:13 PM, Herb Schulz wrote:

> On 11/16/04 5:44 PM, "Peter Dyballa" <Peter_Dyballa at Web.DE> wrote:
>
>> Hello Herb!
>>
>> Look into texmf.tetex/fonts/map/dvips/tetex! There you'll find some
>> *35.map files. They are the ones that make use of the built-in
>> PostScript fonts.
>>
>> texmf.tetex/fonts/{tfm,vf}/adobe/ should already contain all necessary
>> tfm and vf files. You schould not need to make your own set. In
>> texmf.tetex/tex/latex/psnfss you'll find the fd files.
>>
>> I think that's all ...
>>
>> --
>> Greetings
>>
>>  Pete
>>
>
> Howdy,
>
> It was truly much easier than I even thought it would be! I didn't 
> even have
> to rename the .pfb files form their Adobe names. I simply put the .pfb 
> files
> into ~/Library/fonts/type1/adobe/TypeBasics/ without changing their 
> names.
> Then I changed updmap.cfg found in texmf.local/web2c/ so that i)LW35 
> is set
> to ADOBE (Adobe fonts with "vendor" filenames) and 
> ii)dvipsDownloadBase35,
> pdftexDownloadBase14 and dvipdfmDownloadBase14 were all true. Finally
> running `sudo updmap' then set it all up and it just worked!!!
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest.com)
>
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