[OS X TeX] Re: Mathtime

[Alun J. Carr]

Mark William Bannar-Martin <mbannar-martin at pearson-college.uwc.ca> wrote:

> I am using LaTeX and TeXShop. I used the line \usepackage{times} and the
> text was set in times as anticipated. I used the line
> \usepackage{times,mathtime} with text and mathematics --- again the text
> was set in times but the mathematical symbols were missing. I have since
> learned that the mathtime font set must be purchased from Y&Y tex.  I
> have two questions:
>
> 1) Is it an easy matter to install these mathtime fonts for use with
> PdfTeX and TeXShop?
> 2) Is it an easy matter to use these mathtime fonts to label Adobe
> Illustrator diagrams?
>
> Any advice on the limitations or advantages of times and mathtime would
> be most welcome. I am looking for a font-mathfont combination with a
> heavier weight than CM. Suggestions on other font combinations would be
> appreciated.

A free alternative, which isn't _perfect_, but which works pretty well, is:

\usepackage{times,mathptm}

This is present by default in the teTeX distribution for TeXShop.

Alun


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