MathTime PRO fonts for Y&Y?

[Douglas Lind]

Robin-

        Thanks very much for the information. Looks like I
may need to switch to PCTeX, although I've gotten very used
to Y&Y.

        -Doug

On Sun, 23 May 2004, Robin Fairbairns wrote:

> > Has anyone successfully installed MathTime Professional fonts
> > for Y&Y TeX? If so, where did you buy them, and how did you get them
> > working?
>
> i've discussed mtpro with spivak: he asserts that it will only work on a
> system that supports virtual fonts.  i've not examined the fonts in
> detail, myself, but walter schmidt has and he seems satisfied with
> spivak's assertion.
>
> >      I currently have MathTime, but would like to upgrade
> > to the PRO fonts while staying with Y&Y. In particular, I don't want
> > to switch to PCTeX just to be able to use MathTimePRO.
>
> unfortunately, y&y tex doesn't support virtual fonts (berthold horn has
> always been rather scornful of the very idea), so without _some_ sort
> of development, you can't hope to use mtpro with y&y tex.  sadly y&y
> isn't being developed nowadays.
>
> to use mtpro, therefore you've got to switch to _some_ other tex system.
> it doesn't have to be pctex (even though -- afaik -- pti has exclusive
> rights, now, to distribute the fonts).  i actually have a
> (complimentary) copy of mtpro, and i'm using it with tetex, but i think
> you have to mention that you're not using pctex when you buy the fonts.
>
> robin fairbairns.
>