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2 total messages Started by Mark Mon, 14 Sep 1992 09:46

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Author: Mark
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 09:46

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I cannot work out why MakeTeXPK is not invoked by latex
when there is a missing font, even when it has been
fully modified for local useage and all the environment
variables are defined. So now I wish to you the script
manually by specifying on the command line.

Can somebody give me a few clues?

Say, for example, if I wish to generate the font cmr10.746pk

This is what I've tried:

MakeTeXPK cmr10 746 300 1.0 CanonCX

The output is then written to cmr10.300gf and of course
then it cannot find the 746 font. I've tried the
other combinations but no luck. I think the above
command is right although I do not really understand
what bpdi (base resolution) and mode (printengine)
mean?

Can anyone help a desperate person??!*&%?
Mark.

Re: MakeTeXPK

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Author: Michael Werner
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 23:39

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In article <3146@ariel.its.unimelb.EDU.AU>, mark@mullara.met.unimelb.edu.au (Mark) writes:
|> I cannot work out why MakeTeXPK is not invoked by latex
|> when there is a missing font, even when it has been
|> fully modified for local useage and all the environment
|> variables are defined. 


	MakeTeXPK is never invoked by latex (TeX), it is invoked by
	dvips.

|>So now I wish to you the script
|> manually by specifying on the command line.
|> 
|> Can somebody give me a few clues?
|> 
|> Say, for example, if I wish to generate the font cmr10.746pk
|> 
|> This is what I've tried:
|> 
|> MakeTeXPK cmr10 746 300 1.0 CanonCX
|> 
|> The output is then written to cmr10.300gf and of course
|> then it cannot find the 746 font. 


	If "it" refers to latex then you must generate a .tfm
	using MetaFont. However, if you are using dvips then just
	get the font library from labrea.stanford.edu. The current
	version is 5.490 so if you don't have tat the recompile dvips
	as well. The pk files are used by dvips and xdvi.
	Check all yours paths so TeX looks in the correct place.

|>I've tried the
|> other combinations but no luck. I think the above
|> command is right although I do not really understand
|> what bpdi (base resolution) and mode (printengine)
|> mean?

	The base resolution is used to choose the mode. However, the mode
	is site-dependent and depends on the printing device. You used
	CanonCX so I assume then that you do indeed you a laser printer
	with a CanonCX engine. Otherwise change localmode for MetaFont.	
	
|> 
|> Can anyone help a desperate person??!*&%?
|> Mark.

-- 
Yours,

Mike

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