[pdftex] font question

[Martin Schroeder]

On 2003-05-23 10:08:04 -0600, James Haefner wrote:
> Are the Type1 computer modern fonts scalable in the way adobe helvetica is 
> (ie, is it possible to scale to any size)?

Yes.

> If yes, why doesn't the following work? (okay, it's not yes/no)

\usepackage{type1cm}

You might want to learn what .fd files are for.

Best regards
        Martin

PS: I'm pretty sure this is answered in a FAQ...
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