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From: pem@cadnetix.COM (Paul Meyer)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: TeX vs. PS (.tfm files)
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Date: 27 Jun 89 22:16:56 GMT
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	I am trying to bring up TeX on our system in cooperation with
a Laserwriter-compatible printer.  Along with the UNIX TeX
distribution, I received a tree of files relating to producing PS from
TeX .dvi files using PS fonts (a filter called "psdvi").  The tree
included loads of .tfm (TeX font metric) files with names like
"Helvetica.tfm".  Unfortunately, TeX is looking for scaled files with
names like "Helvetica9.tfm" for 9-point.  As most of TeX is a black
box to me (TeX in yields dvi out, and hopefully the right filter
yields postscript from that), could some kind soul tell me what I need
to due to create the scaled .tfm files?

	The distribution stuff I got includes a version of dvi2ps, but
I would much prefer to use psdvi and PS fonts, for cleaner, faster,
and shorter print jobs.  The tape also included Metafont, a bunch of
mf utilities, etc.

AdvThanksance
Paul Meyer                      pem@cadnetix.COM
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