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From: hessmann@unipas.fmi.uni-passau.de (Georg Hessmann)
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Subject: Re: help with PasTeX on ab20?  beginner (id est, in TeX)
Keywords: TeX PasTeX pastex tex help flib pkfonts fonts
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In article <41426@netnews.upenn.edu> widyono@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Daniel Widyono) writes:
>
>Haaaalp!  :|
>
>I've downloaded PasTeX from ab20, and can't do much.  I've downloaded
>enough pk-fonts, etc etc. and I can tex-ify docs. but only certain ones.
>I.E.  I can't get docs from my school's Unix system tex'ed, nor can I
>use the flibs I generated with flib.  Also, I've had trouble using
>gf2pk - it says it can't find the gf file (I got a batch off of one
>of the Stanford sites.)  ugh!  I have an A2000 w/2M fast 1M chip, 40MB HD,
>if it helps (prob. not).  ShowDVI won't find the files (yes, I read the
>manual... all manuals I've read, all files I've examined, ALL).

I will try to help you, but it's very difficult. Your explanation
of your problems are a little short.

gftopk: Can't help. That's not from me. But our UNIX manual says:
----
NAME
     gftopk - convert generic font files to packed font files

SYNOPSIS
     gftopk [-v] gf_file_name [pk_file_name]

DESCRIPTION
     ...
     The gf filename  on  the  command  line  must  be  complete.
     Because  the  resolution  is part of the extension, it would
     not make sense to add on a default extension as is done with
     TeX  or  dvi-reading  software. The pk file name defaults to
     the same stripped name as the gf file, and it is  placed  in
     the  current  working  directory  with  the  `pk'  extension
     replacing `gf'. For example, the input file  io.300gf  would
     become io.300pk.

     Unless the gf filename begins  with  a  /  (absolute  path),
     gftopk  will  search the environment variable GFFONTS for an
     input directory path,  and  will  default  to  the  TEXFONTS
     directory  path  if  GFFONTS  does not exist.  It runs abso-
     lutely silently, unless the -v flag is set.
  ...
----
That's the UNIX decription, but the AMIGA version shouldn't be
quite different. It seems you should try to use an absolute path
(with a ':') for the gf-file.

ShowDVI: 'Won't find the files'. What files? The DVI-file or the fonts?
  Call ShowDVI with the '-s' option and send me the logfile 'ShowDVI.log'.
  Than I will try to help you.

>fontlib (dir) has lots of PK%04d format files I made with flib.
>pk (dir) has only 83/%s.83pk left, which is the only size SDVI can find
>  anymore.  I've tried fooling around with ShowDVI.fnt in config (dir)
>  to no avail.

Have you set up the 'TeX:' assign correctly? Use you the '-a' option
of the driver? Have you set the ENV: vars FLIBDIR or PKDIR?


>Right now, it's taking up at least 15% of my HD space, and I'm prepared
>to scrap it (I REALLY DO want to learn and use TeX, esp. for AMSTeX's
>capabilities which I also have). 

I really want to help you. But you must send me more informations!

In your case, I need the setting of the PasTeX ENV: vars, the
*.fnt files (if you have changed they) your logfiles of the drivers
gerenated with the '-s' option (very usefull) and may be a 
'dir TeX: all' and the '.tex' file which causes the problems.
A 'flib tv' of your fontlibs (or one of them) might also be good.


>One other thing... where can I find line*.*pk and logo*.*pk ?
>
>ADtanksVANCE ;),

	Georg.

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