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Article #2292Questions about pfb2pk & ps2pk
From: Sunando Sen
Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1992 06:40
Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1992 06:40
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I found a program called pfb2pk in tex.ac.uk, which apparently converts Adobe Type Manager fonts into METAFONT. I could compile it (using emx/GCC for OS/2 2.0) without any problem, but when I tried it on the Times New Roman font that comes with OS/2 2.0, I could not succeed. I went through the steps pfb2pfa -> pfa2chr -> chr2ps -> ps2mf. In the last step, ps2mf aborted with a message about "stack underflow" or something like that. Actually, I could convert the italics, bold and bold italics of the Times New Roman family. ps2mf didn't work only for the roman font. Is this a problem with the font, or the ps2mf program, or just me? Has anyone else had the same problem with the same font? I also found out about another program called ps2pk. But there is only a DOS version which will not run under OS/2. Is there an OS/2 version? I would like to know about the pros and cons of the two programs. Thanking in anticipation. Sincerely, Sunando Sen sens@fasecon.econ.nyu.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!sun-barr!ames!pacbell.com!network.ucsd.edu!mvb.saic.com!info-tex From: "Sunando Sen" <SENS@fasecon.econ.nyu.edu> Newsgroups: comp.text.tex Subject: Questions about pfb2pk & ps2pk Message-ID: <MAILQUEUE-101.920906014046.416@fasecon.econ.nyu.edu> Date: 6 Sep 92 01:40:46 EST Organization: Info-Tex<==>Comp.Text.Tex Gateway X-Gateway-Source-Info: Mailing List Lines: 18