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From: vober@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
Subject: Beginners questions --- please help!!
Message-ID: <1380.27140f41@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>
Date: 11 Oct 90 11:20:49 GMT
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Could someone answer these rookie questions for me?  I'm new to TeX and
do not understand many of the concepts.  I've ftp'd parts of the emTeX
package and am not sure if I need all the files or not.

1)  What is a .pk file, and how is it different from .tfm files?

2)  What is a .fli file and how does it differ from .pk and .tfm files?

3)  I will want to print on an IBM graphics printer (dot matrix) for draft
purposes, and for final copies I will want to print out to a postscript
printer.  I understand that the dvidrv files im emTeX should do the job,
but do they require .pk and .fli files to do the trick?

4)  Sometimes I get an error message from TeX stating "Metric font file
not found", or something like that.  Is it looking for .pk or .fli files?

5)  What's the difference betwen TeX, Latex, and Metafont.  Which would
be easier for a beginner to use?


Many thanks for your patience.  Your help is truly needed.



Jim Vober