[omega] typesetting biblical hebrew with makor and a protext install
sam sayag
samuelsayag at gmail.com
Fri Jan 25 13:48:59 CET 2008
Hi,
It seems that dvips should make the work but it fail to build the police.
I've this in my console
S:\>dvips -o c:\mkrltest.ps c:\mkrltest.dvi
This is dvips(k) 5.96dev Copyright 2007 Radical Eye Software (
www.radicaleye.com
)
'Omega output, Version 3.14159--1.15, 2008.01.25:1314' -> c:\mkrltest.ps
Trying to make PK font ezra at 540 DPI...
Running makemf...
makemf: The ezra source file could not be found.
Running ttf2pk...
makepk: PK font ezra could not be created.
dvips: Font ezra not found, characters will be left blank.
<C:/Donnees/Program/Latex/dvips/base/tex.pro>
<C:/Donnees/Program/Latex/dvips/base/texps.pro>.
<C:/Donnees/Program/Latex/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmr10.pfb>[1]
2008/1/25, sam sayag <samuelsayag at gmail.com>:
>
>
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> From: sam sayag <samuelsayag at gmail.com>
> Date: 25 janv. 2008 12:07
> Subject: Re: [omega] typesetting biblical hebrew with makor and a protext
> install
> To: Olaf Märker <okax at gmx.de>
>
> Thanks for your advice. I realised odvips wasn't in the Miktex directory.
> I don't know why but I asked them the question (on the miktex mailling
> list).
> Now wait and see. I think Miktex is smart enough to include something
> equivalent, with tex live they are supposed to be a complete/serious
> distributions among the most used (at list in my country).
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> 2008/1/25, Olaf Märker <okax at gmx.de>:
> >
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> > Hello Samuel,
> >
> > to use your dvi output in any viewer you can covert it with odvicopy,
> > which should be included in your distribution. That will expand any
> > references to virtual omega fonts to base fonts.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Olaf
> >
> > sam sayag schrieb:
> > > Hi I thank you very much for your advices,
> > >
> > > I've seen XeTeX indeed while I was browsing the web and I'll consider
> > > that solution if there's no better. I worked on it this afternoon and
> > > solve my problem on omega and lambda (I just made a few try with
> > options
> > > with linux's man omega/lambda command) I've still that problem of the
> > > font not found in dvi output ... but I produce regular .pdf/.ps with
> > my
> > > first shalom aholam exemple. I'm very exited about it.
> > >
> > > I visited your SIL site wich i'll be interesed in but i feel i could
> > > have the same problem with your solution.
> > >
> > > Obviously, I produce regular DVI but my Yap (dvi viewer) program
> > cannot
> > > find this ezra font. I think there is something like a font map to
> > > udpdate maybe that is used by yap but i'm so knew to TeX
> > systems that
> > > I'm still wondering what is it, where in the TDS i can find it and
> > how
> > > to modify.
> > >
> > > Thanks to spend time to answer
> > >
> > > 2008/1/24, Jonathan Kew <jonathan_kew at sil.org
> > > <mailto:jonathan_kew at sil.org>>:
> > >
> > > Hello Samuel,
> > >
> > > This is not a direct answer to your Omega questions, but you could
> > > consider the alternative Unicode-enabled TeX extension, XeTeX. I
> > am
> > > attaching a basic XeTeX sample file, and the corresponding PDF
> > > output, to illustrate the capabilities. It is also possible to use
> > > Hebrew in conjuction with LaTeX packages, etc., for more advanced
> > > document structure and formatting; there is an active mailing list
> > > (see http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/XeTeX) where you will find
> > other
> > > users interested in these issues.
> > >
> > > XeTeX is included with MikTeX 2.7 and other recent TeX
> > distributions,
> > > and requires very little effort to set up; to process the attached
> > > sample, all you need is the "Ezra SIL" OpenType font installed in
> > > your Windows Fonts folder. (It would also work with other fonts
> > such
> > > as SBL Hebrew just by changing the name in the \font declaration.)
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Jonathan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 24 Jan 2008, at 9:14 am, sam sayag wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello everybody,
> > > >
> > > > I'm Samuel, I'm french (so please forgive my english faults).
> > I'm
> > > > new to the world of TeX, LaTeX and of course Omega too.
> > > > I need (in fact my sister need but i'll do the job for her) to
> > > > typeset biblical hebrew (for research paper needs) with all the
> > > > strange stuff around the letters : cantilation, vocalisation and
> > so
> > > > on.
> > > > So I brought together my courage and decide to dive in the world
> > of
> > > > TeX. I discover CTAN and in the hebrew section an interesting
> > > > package called Makor that let you typeset at least the bible if
> > you
> > > > had the courage...
> > > > I installed quite easily ProTeXt (MikTeX, TeXniccenter,
> > ghostscript/
> > > > view...) , tested it with french basic document but things got
> > > > complex when I tried to obtain my first "hello world" example in
> > > > biblical hebrew. I read the manual and it is said that Makor use
> > > > Omega/TeX. I try to read a few thing about Omega but I cannot
> > find
> > > > any document saying (for a newcomer) how to use it in the
> > context
> > > > of a ProTeX or TeXLive basic installation and how these progamms
> > > > (it seems omega and lambda) interact with TeX when I push the
> > Ctrl
> > > > +F7 button on TeXnicenter the moment I compile.
> > > >
> > > > first question : Did I miss something on the internet ? Do I
> > have
> > > > to read something before bothering people on this list ? Is
> > there a
> > > > tutorial somewhere ?
> > > >
> > > > Then the guy (Alan Hoenig) says in the Makor documentation that
> > you
> > > > have to :
> > > >
> > > > "place psfonts.mkr2 into your file psfonts.map"
> > > >
> > > > second question : how do i do this with MikTeX ? In the
> > settings I
> > > > made miktex point on the Makor tree (it is suppose to work
> > because
> > > > makor tree respect the TDS I read and trust) and then refresh
> > the
> > > > FNDB (file name data base ?). I even found the psfonts.map in my
> > > > windows settings (C:\Documents and Settings\sayag_s\Local
> > Settings
> > > > \Application Data\MiKTeX\2.7\dvips\config) but couldn't see the
> > > > mapping of the new fonts (maybe it is normal i don't know ...).
> > > >
> > > > and then run in commands :
> > > >
> > > > C:\> omega mkrotest
> > > > C:\> lambda mkrltest
> > > >
> > > > these commands did produce the DVI I was waiting for (i still do
> > > > not understand what is the difference between the omega and
> > lambda
> > > > and why i need two command to produce two docs even if i need
> > one
> > > > at the end) but then another problem rose :
> > > >
> > > > the YAP.exe wich is the DVI viewer cannot find this ezra fonts
> > but
> > > > I noticed he could find the ezra2 font at the right place. It is
> > > > strange because both the font should be at the same place (is it
> > a
> > > > makor bug).
> > > >
> > > > after three days trying this and that I'm just a bit discouraged
> > > > that's why I ask for help (the french tex list GUTemberg has no
> > > > idea about how to solve the probleme and a few forum gave me the
> > > > same answer : you need somebody that know something about
> > Omega...)
> > > >
> > > > Thank (a lot) by advance if somebody can help
> > > > (I promise I'll make a tutorial for newbies once the whole thing
> > is
> > > > finished :))
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Samuel SAYAG
> > > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > > Samuel SAYAG
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> > > 94000 Creteil
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> > > 06 26 17 13 84
> > >
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> Samuel SAYAG
> 1, rue du général Larminat
> 94000 Creteil
> 09 54 39 01 90
> 06 26 17 13 84
>
>
> --
> Samuel SAYAG
> 1, rue du général Larminat
> 94000 Creteil
> 09 54 39 01 90
> 06 26 17 13 84
>
--
Samuel SAYAG
1, rue du général Larminat
94000 Creteil
09 54 39 01 90
06 26 17 13 84
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