Some fonts not shown in dviwindo

Mimi Burbank mimi at CSIT.FSU.EDU
Mon May 24 07:50:51 CEST 2004


On May23 12:37PM, Per Ting wrote:
> Hi;
>
> For certain fonts dviwindo does not show the right typeface, either
> substituting it with some other font (times roman, and issuing a warning)
> or simply substitutes with the wrong symbol.  The postscript file and
> the pdf file generated by dvipsone and distiller show the correct
> typeface. These fonts include msam8, mh2scr, and msbm6. The "face name and
> style" for these fonts in the fonts used window in dviwindo is given as
> "UNKNOWN". I was wondering if this is a common problem or there is
> something wrong with my settings.
>
> By the way if I double click on the .pfm file for these fonts in the fonts directory under windows, an error message is seen (I am using windows XP). Strange thing is that ps and pdf files are OK.
>


sounds like you may have  "dragged and dropped" your fonts into
the windows\fonts folder...  did you???   Do the pfm fonts
in that directory have any size????    If not, then you might
try installing them again using the control panel...


mimi




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