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In article <1992Sep1.115007.5434@uniwa.uwa.edu.au>, medrh@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Richard Hockey) writes:
> I am trying to convert a dvi file I received into postscript. I have
> downloaded dvips for MSDOS but when I try to convert the file it says
> the fonts are not available with names like cmbx12 etc. I downloaded
> another piece of software called sbmf which is supposed to be able to
> create these fonts. Did this and created files with .pk and .tfm
> extensions and put them in the directories I thought they should be in.
> Ran dvips again this time it found the .tfm files but not the .pk files
> and created some sort of parameter file to create same from I don't know
> what and said "run mfjob dvips" . what is mfjob? and what do the
> parameters in the file mean they do not seem to be the same as those for

Speaking of dvips...I have compiled dvips 5.490 for OS/2 and MSDOS from 
the nice port posted on ftp-os2.nmsu.edu by Gyan P. Sinha (use his 
executables if you have OS/2 2.0). I could use a beta-tester, then I will
upload to ftp-os2.  If you wish to test the DOS/OS2 port of dvips 5.490, please
send a note to me.

Back to the original post: You should have a directory somewhere called "ps".
In this directory, the file config.ps tells dvips where to find things. Make
sure that dvips finds this file, and make sure that the file contains the
right directories for your setup. 

mfjob is part of Eberhard Mattes' excellent emTeX package (although sbTeX
and sbmf are also good choices). mfjob is a front-end to mf, and works nicely
with dvips.  For DOS machines, dvips usually creates a file to feed to mfjob,
and suggest that you "run mfjob", as you have described. On OS/2 machines, 
where more memory is available, dvips usually calls mfjob itself. Look
for a file called 'MakeTeXP.bat' in your tex directory. 

Get mfjob from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu in pub/os2/all/emtex/betatest/, if you intend
to use mfjob. If I recall correctly, you can use mfjob with sbmf.

email for more help--I've been brief. mf is not for the timid.
In summary: First make sure that dvips is configured correctly before you
look into this mf stuff.

--darrel hankerson hank@ducvax.auburn.edu