Re: Font packages for teTeX
On Die, 23 Aug 2005, Uwe Steinmann wrote:
> I wrote a program which can quite easily create debian source packages
> from type1 or tt fonts. http://sourceforge.net/projects/tex-fontconfig/
> There is a debian package which should work on sarge and unstable.
Looks interesting, but there are some things missing:
- I don't want the program to generate any TeX fonts stuff itself, I
want it to work on a collection which already contains all the *.pfb,
*.tfm, *.vf, *.map *.whatever files.
Installing fonts is in fact not automatable if you want decent
kerning for non-english languages. See the work of Walter who has
adapted a whole lot of fonts.
- Related to the first point: It tex-fontconfig does not care for
TeX style files etc. But often they are provided together with
font packs.
> It needs polishing but maybe it is of some value for you. I has enough
> documentation to get started. Just say 'man tex-fontconfig'.
> I wouldn't mind to update it for the latest debian tetex/texlive packages.
- And of course, it doesn't use update-updmap etc.
I will think about it, but in fact it is really a different program,
more about texifying fonts, not installing them, although the
installation is also present in the code.
Best wishes
Norbert
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