On 14:31 Wed 04 Jan 2006, Danai SAE-HAN wrote: > Here are a few highlights: > - CJK version 4.6.0, with CVS changes up to 2005年10月31日 > lots of things have changed, e.g. now you can use bkai or gbsn in a > UTF-8 encoded file, and you don't need to wait for those PK fonts > to get compiled: CJK now uses primarily .pfb fonts
These fonts names drove me mad. What is .pfb fonts anyway? Where to get them and how to install them? The only font type I know of is .ttf (is it called truetype?) and I am wondering where I can get more information about these weird font names. > - recreate the Arphic TFM fonts, and provide Type1 fonts (that's the > way CJK now uses: it has dropped ttf2tfm in favour of fontforge) > along with the necessary .map files Again. What is Type1 fonts and what is its functions? > - compatible with teTeX3 and TeXlive Debian packages, with necessary > changes to the filepaths because of TDS1.1 I have a penchant for Texlive iso images since I assume that Texlive cd images are more complete and supposed to work better than Debian packages. (I know I am very much on the wrong side). The problem I have is: Debian packages put all the configuration files in /etc but for Texlive cd the directory structure seems quite different. So when I installed some new gbkfont converted Chinese fonts, I don't know how to make them compliant with with Debian's Latex suite. > If you use some of the HBF fonts, don't upgrade (yet). I still need > to repackage them, i.e. applying the new TDS1.1 filepaths and > providing the font definition (.fd) files. But who uses these fonts > anyway, apart from CNS users? o.O? What does this HBF fonts mean and again what is its functions? Last question: I know there are some free Chinese fonts available but are they immediately workable when I install CJK/latex package (I mean all those fonts are available in .pfb/type1/HBF format so that I can use them right away?) ? Are those free fonts up to the serious task like writing a file with lots characters that needs GBK encoding? Or do I need the gbkfont tool to covert some MS windows fonts? I am really a beginner of Tex/Latex and your kind help is appreciated. -- regards phyrster -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
