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Bug#77530: use bluesky fonts by default



On Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 12:30:54AM -0800, C.M. Connelly wrote:
> 
> "MM" => Martin Maciaszek <mmaciaszek@gmx.net>
> 
>     MM> I tried it and xdvi displays everything fine. I also
>     MM> installed some other type1 fonts (ITC Garamond) and xdvi
>     MM> displays that font correctly, too. This is perhaps not
>     MM> representative and there are maybe some fonts that could
>     MM> breat xdvi but so far I didn't notice any problems. Xdvi
>     MM> displays type1 fonts happily.
> 
> It works fine iff you have PK bitmap versions of your PostScript
> Type 1 fonts available (or can make them).  That works fine for
> some fonts, but not at all for others (for example,
> multiple-master fonts and xdvi don't play well together at all).
> 
> That said, it would probably be good to use the Blue Sky/AMS/Y&Y
> PostScript fonts by default, because they're well supported by
> xdvi, and it's nice to save people from the horrors of bitmap
> fonts whenever possible.
> 
AFAIK dvips doesn't understand Multiple-Master fonts, too. You
have to create certains instances of the font, to use them with
dvips. I'm not aware of any way to use multiple-master fonts
directly with tetex. (Correct me if I'm wrong)

Cheers
Martin
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