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From: mcdonald@fornax.UUCP (Ken Mcdonald)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Converting LaTeX fonts to PostScript
Message-ID: <759@fornax.UUCP>
Date: 30 May 90 08:43:40 GMT
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Organization: School of Computing Science, SFU, Burnaby, B.C. Canada
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I'd like to make use of many of the symbols available to TeX/LaTeX users,
but do NOT want to use any of the Mac variations of LaTeX.  So, what I
need to do is convert the LaTeX fonts into PostScript, make up a matching
bitmap font, and use those with my favorite word processor.  There are a
number of questions this brings up, and I'd appreciate it if anyone out 
there in netland could help me out:

	1)  How do I do this?  Since OzTex (the freeware version of
	LaTex for the Mac) prints on PostScript printers, I assume
	it actually issues PS code for its characters at some point.
	I'd like to intercept this code and put it into a PS font
	file, but haven't a clue as to how to go about this.

	2)  What are the copyrights on TeX fonts?  Since TeX and
	variants are available freely, and include the font files,
	I've been assuming the fonts are either public domain or
	at least freely distributable.  Obviously, after I get this
	project done, I'd like to make the font files available, and
	so I want to make sure no one will hit me with a lawsuit.

	3)  Do I need to register the fonts with Apple?  Will they
	even let me register the fonts?

Thanks for any advice.  Please e-mail any replies.  If I manage to figure
out how to do this, look for the results on comp.sys.mac.binaries somewhere
between two and six weeks from now, plus time needed for the moderators
to check out the results.

Ken McDonald
mcdonald@cs.sfu.ca