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From: mnu@INEL.GOV (Rick Morneau)
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
Subject: How do I create TFM files?
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Date: 12 Feb 91 17:03:52 GMT
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Howdy!

Very often I get a message like this when I run tex or latex:

	This is TeX, C Version 2.98 (no format preloaded)
	(gentle_intro.tex
	! Font \brm=cmr10 scaled 1200 not loadable: Metric (TFM) file  
not found.
	<to be read again>
                   \relax
	l.61       \else \font\brm=cmr10 scaled \magstep1
                                                  \fi
	?

If I answer with the help command, I get this:

	I wasn't able to read the size data for this font,
	so I will ignore the font specification.
	[Wizards can fix TFM files using TFtoPL/PLtoTF.]
	You might try inserting a different font spec;
	e.g., type `I\font<same font id>=<substitute font name>'.

	?

Since I'm not a wizard at tex or latex, I simply have it enter
batch mode and live with the results.

Could someone please tell me how to prevent this from
happening in the future? Is there a simple way to
create these TFM files without having to become an
expert?

Thank you!

Rick

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  Rick Morneau            Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
  mnu@nairobi.inel.gov    Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415