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Article #1156Building font file (.snf) - how ?
From: Dave Lumby
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1992 11:48
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1992 11:48
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For a certain documents I prefer to use the Sans Serif font in place of the default Times Roman. I have a style file which contains the following type of command to re-define the standard fonts - % sf.tex - auxiliary style file to use sans serif fonts in place of the cmr % fonts. Several fonts have been comented out to save memory. Enable them if % needed. % ten point \font\tenrm = cmss10 % roman -> sans serif \font\tenit = cmssi10 % text italic -> italic sans serif \font\tensl = cmssi10 % slanted -> italic sans serif \font\tenbf = cmssbx10 % extended bold -> bold sans serif % eleven point \font\elvrm = cmss10 \@halfmag % roman -> sans serif \font\elvit = cmssi10 \@halfmag % text italic -> italic sans serif \font\elvsl = cmssi10 \@halfmag % slanted -> italic sans serif \font\elvbf = cmssbx10 \@halfmag % exelvded bold -> bold sans serif etc That's fine for LaTeX but when I use xtex I get error messages such as - Missing cmssbx10.173 ( -mag 333 -scaled 1728 cmssbx10 ) Missing cmssbx10.144 ( -mag 333 -scaled 1440 cmssbx10 ) Missing cmssbx10.120 ( -mag 333 -scaled 1200 cmssbx10 ) Missing cmssbx10.109 ( -mag 333 -scaled 1095 cmssbx10 ) Missing cmssi10.109 ( -mag 333 -scaled 1095 cmssi10 ) Missing cmssi10.100 ( -mag 333 -scaled 1000 cmssi10 ) and dvitops gives the following errors - dvitops: warning: no exact font for cmssi10 at 328 dpi dvitops: warning: no exact font for cmssbx10 at 328 dpi dvitops: warning: no exact font for cmssbx10 at 360 dpi dvitops: warning: no exact font for cmssbx10 at 518 dpi Question how do I get hold of / build the font files that are missing? Any pointers or hints would be most welcome. Dave Dave Lumby, Software Maintene[e]ance Group, Software Technology Division, BT Research Labs, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, IP5 7RE, UK Phone: +44 473 642613 E-mail: dlumby@axion.bt.co.uk "I don't mind valid criticism, as long as it doesn't come from other people"
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!uknet!axion!vulture!dlumby From: dlumby@axion.bt.co.uk (Dave Lumby) Newsgroups: comp.text.tex Subject: Building font file (.snf) - how ? Message-ID: <1992Aug10.124847@axion.bt.co.uk> Date: 10 Aug 92 11:48:47 GMT Sender: news@axion.bt.co.uk Reply-To: dlumby@axion.bt.co.uk (Dave Lumby) Organization: British Telecom Research Labs Lines: 50