[tex-live] checks for right file types (was: testing TL'08)

[Reinhard Kotucha]

Staszek Wawrykiewicz writes:
 > .pfm files are never used by any of TeX programs. They are included
 > together with .pfb files to help people installing them when needed
 > in windows, os/2 or some more. The same is with .inf files.

Does Windows support Type1 fonts?  I recently tried to install one and
the problem was that Windows (XP) didn't associate the extension "pfb"
with a font at all.  No problem to install Jacko's OpenType fonts.  It
makes no difference whether I install them using the control panel or
I simply throw them into C:/windows/fonts, after a reboot they are
available.  Installing Type1 fonts seems to be more difficult.  Are
they supported at all?

Regards,
  Reinhard

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