Re: Math Fonts

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From: Piercarlo Grandi
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 02:30

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On Sat, 2 Jan 1993 20:43:15 GMT, pcg@aber.ac.uk (Piercarlo Grandi) said:

pcg> (Col. G. L. Sicherman) said:

gls> Is a ps-outline a PostScript type-1 typeface?  I don't see any
gls> PostScript fonts on ftp.tex.ac.uk, and I've never heard of any
gls> public-domain PostScript versions of Computer Modern faces.

pcg> Some people (Graham Toal, if I remember well) did get very high
pcg> resolution (3000 DPI) CM bitmaps and then outlined them into Type
pcg> *3* format, without any hinting.

Ah, I was looking right now on mac.archive.umich.edu, and for your
wonder and happiness I saw the following in the index file:

 /mac/system.extensions/font/type1/computermodernmac.sit.hqx
  282     6/14/92    BinHex4.0,StuffIt1.5.1

    Size:  12,24
    The Computer Modern fonts used in TeX ported to the Mac and
    translated to Type 1 format.  These fonts are optimized (key
    mapping revised) for use with normal Mac applications. Includes:
     ComputerModernBX, ComputerModernMI,  ComputerModernR,
    ComputerModernSS, ComputerModernTI,  ComputerModernTT.

 /mac/system.extensions/font/type1/computermoderntex.sit.hqx
  380     6/14/92    BinHex4.0,StuffIt1.5.1

    Size:  12,24
    The Computer Modern fonts used in TeX ported to the Mac and
    translated to Type 1 format.  These fonts are optimized (key
    mapping retained) for use with OzTeX.
    Includes:  Cmbx, Cmex, Cmmi, Cmmib, Cmr, Cmsy, Cmti, Cmtt.
--
Piercarlo Grandi, Dept of CS, PC/UW@Aberystwyth <pcg@aber.ac.uk>
  E l'italiano cantava, cantava. E le sue disperate invocazioni giunsero
  alle orecchie del suo divino protettore, il dio della barzelletta

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