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From: nevai@function.mps.ohio-state.edu (Paul Nevai)
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Subject: Re: Textures 1.3 and CM/PS Fonts 0.9: Several Steps in the Wrong
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siegman said:
>The accompanying Computer Modern Postscript fonts package, labelled
>version 0.9, is, however, a disaster.  It should have been held off
>the market until it could be finished and done right.

I luv Textures in every respect and I have an equally high opinion of Barry
Smith (the guy who does everything there at Blue Sky Research). Nevertheless,
I have to admit that there is a lot to improve on this CMP package.
Siegman is correct in his review. With SuitCase though, one can put the
40 files in any directrory, there is no need to mess up the System folder.
Bad news: CMP doesn't have all the standard Computer Modern fonts, so approxi-
mations are required, and that needs to be done in inputs such as amsppt.sty
$\equiv$ another headache.

BUT, I know Barry reads the NET, so I am 100% sure that he will clean up CMP
in version 1.0!!! 

Good News: Textures 1.3 can do amstex 2.0 & pictex & amsppt.sty without being
overloaded!!! Great!!!

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