[OS X TeX] iPhone, anyone?

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 09.07.2008 um 15:52 schrieb François Chaplais:

> \usepackage{times,helvet,courier,mathptmx}


I did not mean this example to be used as is – the three packages  
times, helvet, and courier all do quite the same:

times:
	\renewcommand{\sfdefault}{phv}
	\renewcommand{\rmdefault}{ptm}
	\renewcommand{\ttdefault}{pcr}

helvet:
	\renewcommand{\sfdefault}{phv}

courier:
	\renewcommand{\ttdefault}{pcr}

except mathptmx, that has to do quite a bit more, because math is a  
bit complicated:
	\def\rmdefault{ptm}
	\DeclareSymbolFont{operators}   {OT1}{ztmcm}{m}{n}
	\DeclareSymbolFont{letters}     {OML}{ztmcm}{m}{it}
	\DeclareSymbolFont{symbols}     {OMS}{ztmcm}{m}{n}
	\DeclareSymbolFont{largesymbols}{OMX}{ztmcm}{m}{n}
	\DeclareSymbolFont{bold}        {OT1}{ptm}{bx}{n}
	\DeclareSymbolFont{italic}      {OT1}{ptm}{m}{it}
	\@ifundefined{mathbf}{}{\DeclareMathAlphabet{\mathbf}{OT1}{ptm}{bx}{n}}
	\@ifundefined{mathit}{}{\DeclareMathAlphabet{\mathit}{OT1}{ptm}{m}{it}}
	...

So loading just times and mathptmx fixes all. There is also an option  
to use a more modern equivalent to Computer Modern, Latin Modern  
(still in ongoing development). In order to use these clones you need  
to load the package via

	\usepackage{lmodern}

They also offers a mathematics setup included. The most recent  
version of the package offers also light and condensed fonts. Could  
be they offer some benefit on the iPhone. The fourier package offers  
Utopia as base font for text and maths, and mathpazo tries to use  
Palatino or the urw++ clone Palladio. And there is dozen or more  
more ... Stephen Hartke wrote a survey on (all or most of these) math  
fonts: /usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf-doc/doc/english/free-math-font- 
survey/survey.pdf. I think he missed at least FPL/FPLneu, a free  
Palatino/Palladio clone.


(Since I don't have an iPhone I still don't understand what your  
problem is.)

--
Greetings

   Pete

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