# [OS X TeX] Lucida Font Problems with teTeX and TeXShop...

Wed Aug 7 16:21:31 EDT 2002


Hi,

A little over a month ago, I posted a request for help. At the time,
I thought that the situation was related somehow to Textures or ATM
or OS 9 or all three.

I have converted my 41 Lucida Type 1 PS font files to pfb format and
have installed them to work with teTeX (changed filenames, etc.).

On the following test document, ligatures are displayed (unlike under
OS 9 and Textures and ATM), small caps display properly, and most
everything looks great in the TeXShop preview (and when printed out).

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[expert]{lucidabr}
\usepackage{bm}
\begin{document}

$\nabla F = m\, a$ \newline                    % line 1
$\bm{\nabla F} = m\, \bm{a}$ \newline          % line 2
$\mathbf{\nabla F = m\, a}$ \newline           % line 3
$\boldsymbol{\nabla F = m\, a}$ \newline       % line 4
\boldmath$\nabla F = m\, a$\unboldmath         % line 5

\end{document}

The interesting thing is that I am getting the same display and print
problems as I do when using OS 9, Textures, and ATM Light.

The problem has something to do with the font hlcdy (lbmsd). Symbols
that exist in the non-bold version of the font (hlcry/lbms) are
missing from the bold version.

- Everything displays and prints properly, except for the bold
\nabla on lines 2, 4, and 5. Also, the bold equals on lines 4
and 5 don't print out. That is, blanks are in place of the correct
symbols.

- On-screen in the preview window, outline boxes are displayed in place
of the characters mentioned.

- It was suggested that, in the case of my OS9/Textures/ATM setup, I might
have multiple bitmaps and metrics, etc. This is not the case.

- Looking at the TeX log for both systems reveals no "missing font metrics"
errors or any other kind of font-related errors or warnings (including
unusual replacements of fonts).

- Not that it matters, but both my OS 9 setup and the OS X setup are on
different computers. The only thing I "moved" over to the OS X system
were the converted pfb fonts.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Best regards,

Dave McCollum

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