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From: isaac@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au (Isaac Balbin)
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
Subject: Metafont 2.0 assistance requested
Message-ID: <4494@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au>
Date: 13 Dec 90 10:07:08 GMT
Organization: Comp Sci, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
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I haven't ever needed to play with metafont, but I installed 2.0 the other day
built from the  unix3.0  dir at labrea.
I created mf and cmmf using the  U_wash.mf files to create the mf.base and
cmmf.base. Everything  seemed to go smoothly although I notice that my host
an Encore multimax, was not one of those listed as passing the trap test.
I don't think this is the problem, however.

I installed Rokicki's MaKeTeXPK script, and (afterI relatexed a document
using the new mainz font selection scheme, dvips 5.4 required a new pk font.
Specifically, cmr12 at magstep 1. It failed, so that when I tried  it  by  hand
ie mf '\mode:=localfont;mag:=magstep(1.0);' input cmr12
where localfont was CanonCX as per our apple laserwriter, I end up 
(after the thing drawing all the letters for me (under X))
a file cmr12.3122gf which somehow isn't what I wanted.
I suspect a silly error. Anyone have a clue what to look for?

Thanks in advance.
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