[pdftex] "Newbie" question: pdftex.map

[G. D. Brettschneider]

Mike Sowka wrote:

>Warning: pdflatex (file /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/pdftex.map):
>invalid entr
>y for `rtxphvbo': SlantFont/ExtendFont can be used only with embedded T1
>fonts
>
Hallo Mike,

I once happened to have this message when I was trying to slant or 
extend a TrueType font; so I had to learn that pdfTeX can do these 
tricks only with PostScript (T1) fonts...

In my pdftex.map, where all the fonts are listed the pdfTeX engine has 
access to, I have lines like these:

hlcbot8rn LucidaTypewriterBoldOblique ".850 ExtendFont TeXBase1Encoding 
ReEncodeFont" <8r.enc <lbtbo.pfb

The meaning is: "Hey pdfTeX, take the LucidaTypewriterBoldOblique glyphs 
from the PostScript binary "lbtbo.pfb", re-encode them according to the 
"8r.enc" table, shrink them by 0.85, give them the TeX name "hlcbot8rn", 
and embed them in my pdf output file."

If a font is to be slanted to the right, then there would be something 
like ".167 SlantFont".

Now, if the outline source were "lbtbo.ttf", the above error should occur.

I think it would be enough to delete "0.85 ExtendFont" or ".167 
SlantFont" from the map line, if you want to use that font; or you can 
remove the whole line, as Sebastian proposes.

Setting up fonts is explained in detail in the pdfTeX user manual to be 
found at www.pdftex.org. The dvips manual is helpful, too. If you want 
to typeset with your favorite fonts, you have to run the ttf2afm, 
afm2tfm and vptovf programs from the command line. You must look into 
every font's afm file to find out the required PostScript name.

It's tricky... maybe your Easter holidays won't be long enough.

Regards,

Gerolf