My problem goes beyond fonts. What I think I need is a simple explanation
of the TeX-like package system. For instance:
I see tetex,pdftex,contex, latex,web2c,...and so on, but I don't understand
their interrelation/dependency.
Why the livetex tree is like it is? What is needed for a context user?
What are the steps to upgrade context with a cont-tmf.zip and a texlive2004?
Would it be possible to create an shell script that automize all this?
Where are fonts registered/stored/mapped/encoded?
Most books on TeX,latex, etc, only explain how to use them, but not
the 'system administration' part, which must of us have to learn as well.
BTW, I used Idris instructions (without step4 because my texfont works)
and I have installed three different fonts so far. Actually, I
converted TTF fonts
to pfb/afm, then used the Idris steps, and I am happy. Now I hace to learn how
to build typescript files, and learn where to put them, and the mapping/encoding
business.
regards
Ciro
On Apr 3, 2005 10:57 AM, Adam Lindsay
Rob Ermers said this at Sun, 3 Apr 2005 16:03:24 +0200:
I completely agree. Context works fine but, like you, I have not succeeded in installing any new font thusfar.
Okay, I get the message: there are quite a few frustrated would-be font users out there. I see it as being something that someone can understand (and explain) fairly well in the abstract, but the details throw up distribution-specific problems.
So, because it's the only area I can hope to fix, are there any Mac users out there (gwTeX) that are (still) frustrated with fonts in the way that Rob and Ciro are?
For those Mac users, is it a matter of using pre-installed fonts (Palatino, Helvetica, etc.), or installing your own fonts that is so frustrating? -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adam T. Lindsay, Computing Dept. atl@comp.lancs.ac.uk Lancaster University, InfoLab21 +44(0)1524/510.514 Lancaster, LA1 4WA, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/510.492 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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