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This directory contains all the BaKoMa Computer Modern fonts in
Macintosh TrueType format. These fonts are the same fonts in
tex-archive/fonts/cm/ps-type1/bakoma/mrf, except for three minor
differences. The first is that the files in the mrf directory are in
MacBinary format, while the fonts in this directory are stuffed,
binhexed files, a more common format for archived Mac files. The
second is that each font in the mrf directory is an individual
suitcase with the name *FontName#.mrf, where * is a space or empty
character and # is a number (which does not correspond to the font
size). In this directory, however, all similarly named fonts were
grouped in a suitcase named after that font. For example, all sizes
of the Computer Modern Roman fonts are in cmr.mrf.sit.hqx. The third
is that the screen font name for each font has been prefixed with a
"~". This pushes all the fonts to the bottom of the font menu, so
that all your regular fonts remain more accessible at the top. It is
also possible to remove some or all the BaKoMa fonts from the font
menu by replacing the "~" with a "%". See the section on hidden fonts
below for more details. After de-binhexing and unstuffing, all the
Computer Modern Roman fonts will be in the cmr.mrf suitcase. (Trivial
note: I believe mrf stands for Macintosh Resource Format.) The fonts
in the mrf directory were created by Basil K. Malyshev using Font
Monger.
To use these fonts on a Macintosh, just drop them into your System
Folder under System 7.x, at which point the system will put them where
they belong. They should appear in an applications's Font menu like
any other font and should print on either PostScript or non-PostScript
printers.
ATM screen fonts are not currently available for the Computer Modern
fonts. If you own Fontographer, Font Monger, or the font utilities
from Y&Y, you can create these bitmaps from the AFM and PostScript
files. If you do create these screen fonts, please upload them to
CTAN so that others can have access to them.
No ATM or Mac TrueType screen fonts exist for the AMS fonts, so
currently the AMS fonts can only be used for printing. If you have
any of the programs listed above, you can create them yourself. If
you do, please upload them to CTAN.
To use these fonts with OzTeX, see the 00readme.oztex file in
tex-archive/fonts/cm/ps-type1/bakoma/mac/oztex.
Hidden Fonts
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You can remove the BaKoMa fonts from the font menu and still use them
with OzTeX. However, if you do this no other application, (except
possibly Textures), will be able to access these fonts. There are two
steps to do this. It is probably best to work on a copy of the
TrueType fonts when your using ResEdit.
1. Change the "~" to a "%" in the screen font name in the
"Add BaKoMa fonts" file. Do this for any of the fonts
you want to hide. For example, the current line for cmr12
in the "Add BaKoMa fonts" looks like
= cmr12 cmr12 <cmr12 ~cmr12 BaKoMaCM.enc
The new line should look like.
= cmr12 cmr12 <cmr12 %cmr12 BaKoMaCM.enc
2. Change the "~" to a "%" in the font name in the TrueType
screen font using ResEdit.
1. Start ResEdit and open the suitcase containing the font
you want. Let's say it's cmr12.
2. Double click on the FOND resource.
3. Select but do not open the resource named ~cmr12.
4. Get Info (ie. type command I).
5. Change the "~" in the name field to a "%".
6. Save and close the field.
I determine this trick by examining the Hidden fonts that Blue Sky
Research supplies with Textures (The best implementation of TeX on any
platform!!!) They credit Constantin Kahn at the University of Hannover
for suggesting this technique. By the way, Blue Sky Research research
also supplies Computer Modern fonts in Postscript type-1 format with
ATM screen fonts. There are two advantages to the Blue Sky fonts.
The first is I have heard the print quality is slightly better than
the BaKoMa fonts. The second is you do not need both the truetype
screen fonts and downloadable postscript files, so they take up less
disk space.
The BaKoMa fonts in PostScript and TrueType format were originally
created by Basil K. Malyshev <malyshev@dxcern.cern.ch>. His original
license still applies, which is reprinted below. Please read
BaKoMa-CM.fonts and BaKoMa-AMS.fonts in
tex-archive/fonts/cm/ps-type1/bakoma for more information.
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Licensing agreement
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The author of this fonts grants to any individual or non-commercial
organization the right to use and to make an unlimited number of
copies of full package or selected fonts when this is done WITHOUT
CHARGE and has attached this file with license agreement.
This fonts cannot be sold or distributed with any commercial product
or used in any commercial organization without additional agreement
with author. If you want to charge a small fee via distribution these
fonts or any derivations from this fonts, you should contact the
author.
This restriction is also true for only outlines from this fonts
i.e. outlines exported into other font formats, for example TrueType
or Type3.
This restriction is not intended to apply to connect time charges, or
flat rate connection/download fees for electronic bulletin board
services.
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John Salmento regular address:
Research Assistant Lehigh University
Room B-261, Imbt Building Energy Research Center
email: js0p@lehigh.edu 117 ATLSS Drive
phone: (610) 758-6285 Bethlehem PA, 18015