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 -- E Pluribus Unix
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