[OS X TeX] feynmann
Ross Moore
ross at ics.mq.edu.au
Fri May 3 11:19:17 EDT 2002
> I would like to use one of the feynmann diagram packages - feynmf for
> example.
>
> This package is not part of the teTex distribution (apparently). If I
> were to get the package, where is the best place to put it?
On a Unix system, the correct place is something like:
/usr/local/share/texmf/tex/latex/feynmf/feynmf.sty
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This initial part may be different on your system.
However, the Feynman-MF package uses bitmapped fonts:
landau.ics.mq.edu.au> grep font `kpsewhich feynmf.sty`
LaTeX/Metafont Feynman Diagram Package (\filemaintainer)]
Pre v1.03 compatibility can clash with font loading}
\global\expandafter\font%
\ifx\f at ynmf\nullfont
The .tfm and .mf files go into corresponding directories, as follows:
/usr/local/share/texmf/fonts/source/public/feynmf/feynmf.mf
/usr/local/share/texmf/fonts/tfm/public/feynmf/feynmf.tfm
Your system should be setup to generate .pk fonts as needed,
placing them in a place where they can be found easily.
However...
Typically bitmapped fonts are not reproduced well in Acrobat (Reader).
This has been a sore point for quite some time; Adobe has been informed
of the importance of proper support for PostScript Type 3 fonts
--- the bitmaps produced by Metafont are transformed to Type 3 by dvips .
If there was a Type 1 (or TTF) version of the Feynman fonts, then that
would be preferable. Unfortunately, there is not one that I know of.
> Has anyone used this under OSX (and TexShop) and can they send me some
> useful hints to make it work?
Sorry this is perhaps more negative than positive.
Best of luck
Ross Moore
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