[OS X TeX] Proposal on Fonts (was Re: Fonts &c.)

[Gerben Wierda]

Create anything that works (script wise), an I'll create an i-Installer 
package for it.

G

On Friday, March 29, 2002, at 04:10 , Adrian Heathcote wrote:

> Bruce
>
> My suggestion would be for someone to try to hack and adapt Hoenig's 
> VFiinstall which is on CTAN. This seems to do everything that one would 
> want from a font installer---it was written for, and tested on UNIX, 
> but has not been tested on Mac. Moreover it can incorporate expert 
> fonts so that one would have a full and genuine alternative to Times 
> and Lucida.
>
> If anyone wants the manual for it I can send it to them.
>
> Adrian Heathcote
>
>
> On Friday, March 29, 2002, at 12:02 PM, Bruce D'Arcus wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, March 28, 2002, at 10:31  AM, mark wrote:
>>
>>> Been quietly following this thread. Interesting.
>>>
>>> Could we maybe get on to Apple about some of these font issues.
>>> I'd like to use some of the pre-installed OS X fonts in my TeX
>>> work (e.g. Optima and Gill Sans). Maybe Apple's licensing of the
>>> fonts means that they could also supply the fonts in the forms we
>>> need for TeX work. Anybody know ?
>>>
>>> mark.
>>
>> I've been talking with William and Gerben off-list about an idea I had.
>>
>> Why not use Gerben's new installer to kill two font-related birds with 
>> one stone?
>>
>> 1)  make the advanced OS X fonts (Hoefler, Zapfino, etc.) available 
>> for use in TeX
>>
>> and
>>
>> 2)  allow for easy installation of other fonts (like the Adobe Type 1 
>> fonts, for which there are packages floating around, but for which 
>> even this is an intimidating installation process for many...like me!)
>>
>> It seems this is feasible, though Gerben indicated he'd need someone 
>> thoroughly familiar with fonts to write the scripts necessary.  Anyone 
>> interested?
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>>
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