[OS X TeX] Font help

[Herbert Schulz]

On Dec 14, 2009, at 8:21 AM, R Martinez wrote:

> All,
> 
> I want to use the Calligraphic font for some characters in my document. For example, I want to typeset the letter G in the Calligraphic font.
> 
> But I can't tell if the Calligraphic font is part of the MacTeX package. (I have installed TexLive2009.) Peter Flynn's typeface sampler in http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/fontsampler/sampler.pdf appears to imply that Calligraphic is included in the TeXLive distribution.
> 
> The MacTeX distribution documentation states that the package includes many fonts, but all I can find are the Latin Modern and TeXGyre fonts. Where are the others?
> 
> I will appreciate any help on this matter. If Calligraphic is not included in the MacTeX distribution, I will especially appreciate advice on how to obtain it and install it.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Raul Martinez

Howdy,

Try

\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{calligra}

and then \textcalligra{Some Calligraphic Text} for short batches of calligraphic text and the command \calligra changes over to the calligraphic font (pace it inside a group to limit the effect).

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)