Some fonts not shown in dviwindo

[Per Ting]

Thanks Frank for your response. I checked the sizes. For none of these fonts the size of the .pfm file is 0. For msam6.pfm the size is 736, for msbm8.pfm is 736 and for mh2scr__.pfm the size is 517. Apparently these files are corrupt, can anyone tell me where can I download .pfm files from (if such a site exists on CTAN or elsewhere)?

Thanks

Per

"Ganz, Frank, SV USA" <fganz at SPRINGER-NY.COM> wrote:
Hi Per,

Mimi asked you about the file size. Can you check the size, is it 0K? Note that DVIWINDO needs the PFM file of a given font to display type on the screen. For PS and PDF only the PFB files are needed. That explains why you're getting perfect PS and PDF files despite file corruption of PFM files.

Thanks,
Frank

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Per Ting [mailto:perting2002 at YAHOO.COM]
>Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 9:29 AM
>To: YANDYTEX at LISTS.UCC.IE
>Subject: Re: Some fonts not shown in dviwindo
>
>
>I am pretty sure that I installed the fonts, but to make sure
>that is not the source of the problem I removed msam6 and
>installed it again using "install new font" and this did not
>solve the problem. It is important to note that when I double
>click the msam6.pfm file I get an error message that the
>msam6.pfb file was not a valid font file. Nevertheless it
>seems that dvipsone and distiller do not have any problem with
>it and generate perfect ps and pdf files.
>
>This happens to occur with a handful of fonts, msam6, msbm8,
>and mh2scr are among those.
>
>Thanks
>
>Per
>
>Mimi Burbank wrote:
>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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