[OS X TeX] TeX i-Package updated, Easy Mac font support for PDFTeX

[Paul Vickers]

is this package still in the Experimental folder, or is it in your 
regular TUG folder?

Paul

Gerben Wierda wrote:
> The TeX i-Package has been updated. It now contains support for several 
> Mac fonts using the gtamacfonts package. Both LaTeX and ConTeXt are 
> supported. Note: only PDFTeX (not TeX+dvips) is supported. PS trickery 
> like font expansion and pstricks is not supported. This is all because 
> of the formats of the fonts (truetype).
> 
> Apple ships the fonts packed in socalled "font suit cases". PDFTeX can 
> only use the fonts unpacked. To unpack them a tool called fondu can be 
> used. There is an i-Package for fondu. If fondu is installed *before* 
> TeX is installed, the TeX i-Package will automatically unpack the Mac 
> fonts in the right TeX directory. Note that distributing the Apple fonts 
> (packed or unpacked) is a breach of copyright, hence I do not distribute 
> the fonts and nor should you.
> 
> After installing fondu and TeX, you can us it like this:
> 
> To use these fonts with LaTeX, put e.g. the following in your file:
> 
>     \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
>     \usepackage{gtamachoefler}
> 
> Such a style file will make Hoefler Text the serif (roman) text font and 
> Gill Sans the sans serif font. The following basic styles are available:
>     gtamacbaskerville.sty
>     gtamacdidot.sty
>     gtamacgeorgia.sty
>     gtamachoefler.sty
> 
> There are more. See the manual for details. For the same effect using 
> ConTeXt, enter e.g.:
> 
>     \usetypescriptfile[type-gtamacfonts]
>     \usetypescript[Hoefler][ec]
>     \setupbodyfont[Hoefler,12pt]
> 
> Support for ConTeXt is better than support for LaTeX for the simple 
> reason that ConTeXt is more powerful.
> 
> Example documents and a manual can be found in the 
> texmf.gwtex/doc/fonts/gtamacfonts subdirectory. To get the manual you 
> can type "texdoc gtamacfonts" in a Terminal window. Also check out 
> "texdoc GTAHoeflerSymbols" in a Terminal window.
> 
> G
> 
> PS. I expect to do one more update with this with some changes to the 
> manual and such, but nothing fundamental.
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