[pdftex] Using Mac fonts in TeX

[The Thanh Han]

On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 12:46:47PM +0100, Gerben Wierda wrote:
> I am preparing an i-Installer i-package that will detect Mac fonts on 
> your system and convert them for use with TeX. I have some trouble 
> getting this to work. I have a map file:
> 
> % [BEG ] -- Created by ttf2tex v0.6 on 2002-12-30 00:20:20
> mgsl16t         GillSans-Light                                          
> <T1-WGL4.enc <mgsl16.ttf
> mgsr16t         GillSans                                                
> <T1-WGL4.enc <mgsr16.ttf
> mgsb16t         GillSans-Bold                                           
> <T1-WGL4.enc <mgsb16.ttf
> mgsl16c         GillSans-Light                                          
> <TS1-AGL.enc <mgsl16.ttf
> mgsr16c         GillSans                                                
> <TS1-AGL.enc <mgsr16.ttf
> mgsb16c         GillSans-Bold                                           
> <TS1-AGL.enc <mgsb16.ttf
> mgsli16t        GillSans-LightItalic                                    
> <T1-WGL4.enc <mgsli16.ttf
> mgsri16t        GillSans-Italic                                         
> <T1-WGL4.enc <mgsri16.ttf
> mgsbi16t        GillSans-BoldItalic                                     
> <T1-WGL4.enc <mgsbi16.ttf
> mgsli16c        GillSans-LightItalic                                    
> <TS1-AGL.enc <mgsli16.ttf
> mgsri16c        GillSans-Italic                                         
> <TS1-AGL.enc <mgsri16.ttf
> mgsbi16c        GillSans-BoldItalic                                     
> <TS1-AGL.enc <mgsbi16.ttf
> % Note: When this version of ttf2tex was released, pdftex did not 
> support slanting of
> %       TrueType fonts. The relevant lines below are therefore 
> commented out. See the
> %       ttf2tex manual and the pdftex documentation for details.
> % mgslo16t      GillSans-Light                  "0.167 SlantFont"       
> <T1-WGL4.enc <mgsl16.ttf
> % mgsro16t      GillSans                        "0.167 SlantFont"       
> <T1-WGL4.enc <mgsr16.ttf
> % mgsbo16t      GillSans-Bold                   "0.167 SlantFont"       
> <T1-WGL4.enc <mgsb16.ttf
> % mgslo16c      GillSans-Light                  "0.167 SlantFont"       
> <TS1-AGL.enc <mgsl16.ttf
> % mgsro16c      GillSans                        "0.167 SlantFont"       
> <TS1-AGL.enc <mgsr16.ttf
> % mgsbo16c      GillSans-Bold                   "0.167 SlantFont"       
> <TS1-AGL.enc <mgsb16.ttf
> % [END ] -- Created by ttf2tex v0.6 on 2002-12-30 00:20:20
> 
> This map file has been added to the And I have created a file 
> gillsans.sty:
> 
> \def\fileversion{1}
> \def\filedate{2002/12/30}
> \ProvidesPackage{gillsans}[\filedate\space\fileversion
>  \space PSNFSS LaTeX2e package loading Gill Sans]
> \renewcommand{\sfdefault}{mgs}
> \endinput
> 
> But when I try \usepackage{gillsans} and \textsf{Some text} I get
> 
> LaTeX Font Warning: Font shape `OT1/mgs/m/n' undefined
> (Font)              using `OT1/cmr/m/n' instead on input line 20.
> 
> which clearly is what I do not want. I am able to produce a testfont 
> page for GillSans by choosing font mgsr16t, so it seems that my 
> gillsans.sty is in error. Can someone in the know about TeX and fonts 
> clear this up for me?

make sure you have a file called ot1mgs.fd, which should contain
declaration for OT1/mgs/m/n. ot1-encoded fonts should have `7t' in their
name. The fontinst manual covers a lot of useful information about making
fonts work with latex.

btw, that does the `16t' suffix stand for?

Regards,
Thanh