Bug#425460: texlive-fonts-recommended: mtmi.tfm missing

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Hello Frank,

On Tue, May 22, 2007 at 11:48:34AM +0200, Frank K?ster wrote:
> > Package: texlive-fonts-recommended
> > Version: 2007-6
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > this package used to include mtmi.tfm, mtsy.tfm, rmtmi.tfm and mtex.tfm 
> > (in stable it does). These files are needed to get mathtime in pain TeX 
> > with the mathtime macro's at: 
> > http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/plain/contrib/mathtime/
> 
> >From mathtime.tex in that directory:
> 
> %%%                        Note that these macros are USELESS without
> %%%                        the MathTime fonts. These fonts are
> %%%                        available from the TeXplorators Corp
> %%%                        and are NOT freely-copyable (although
> %%%                        inexpensive). 
> 
> This also includes the font metrics.

Well, I use the 'belleek' fonts in texlive-fonts-extra as drop-in
replacement for the proprietary mathtime fonts. The font uses the
mathtime metrics and seems to have no metrics of it's own.
See: /usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/dvips/tetex/mt-belleek.map
and /usr/share/doc/texlive-fonts-extra/fonts/belleek/README
(cd /usr/share; find -name belleek, only type1 and truetype, no metrics)

> > Is see nothing in the changelog about the removal...
> 
> Upstream doesn't keep a changelog.  Searching mathtime in the list
> archives yields:
> 
> http://tug.org/mailman/htdig/tex-live/2006-November/011557.html

Well, nobody objected (I can't be the only one that uses the belleek
fonts, right?). Is there a recommended way within texlive to get
times-like math in Plain TeX? (either with the belleek font, or some
other free mathtime-like font)

Greetings,

Rik.

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