============================================================ Bitstream Latin 725 font pack for LaTeX ============================================================ 2004-07-22 Walter Schmidt w.a.schmidt(at)gmx.net This bundle includes all required files for using the Bitstream Latin 725 (Meridien) Type1 fonts with LaTeX on the Un*x or PC platform. It does _not_ include the actual Type1 fonts, which are to be purchased from Bitstream. The below installation instructions assume a TDS-compliant TeX system, such as teTeX, MikTeX or VTeX/Free. Yet they may not exactly fit your particular TeX system; please, consult also its documentation as to installing additional fonts and macros. The directory name "texmf" refers to the root directory of a TDS directory tree. In case your TeX systems has more than one directory tree, its documentation should tell you where to install new files. What's new? ----------- 2004-07-22 changed location of font mapping files wrt/ TDS 1 specs 2002-04-22 The metrics support the latest version of the fonts, which include the Euro symbol. Installing the Type1 font files ------------------------------- The Type1 font files are to be renamed for use with TeX. The names of the original files may vary, so the following table tells the related PostScript font names, too: Bitstream: TeX: FontName: 0493A___.PFB -> bmdb8a.pfb Latin725BT-Bold 0494A___.PFB -> bmdbi8a.pfb Latin725BT-BoldItalic 0491A___.PFB -> bmdm8a.pfb Latin725BT-Medium 0492A___.PFB -> bmdmi8a.pfb Latin725BT-MediumItalic 0489A___.PFB -> bmdr8a.pfb Latin725BT-Roman 0490A___.PFB -> bmdri8a.pfb Latin725BT-Italic The .pfb files are to be copied to the directory texmf/fonts/type1/bitstrea/meridien of your TeX system. The related .afm files should also be renamed accordingly and installed into the directory texmf/fonts/afm/bitstrea/meridien You may need to create these directories first. Installing the TeX support files from the archive bmd.zip --------------------------------------------------------- Unpack the ZIP archive bmd.zip in the directory "texmf" of your TeX system; thus, all files will be copied to the appropriate directories. Updating the filename database ------------------------------ Many TeX systems require manually updating of a "filename database" after adding of new files. Please, consult the documentation of your TeX system! Configuring your TeX system --------------------------- | | You need not repeat this step, when updating from a | previous release of this collection! | The present distribution comprises several font map files for the Bitstream latin725 fonts. You need to configure your TeX system so that these files are actually used. The required steps depend on the particular TeX system. Particular sets of instructions are provided below for the following systems: * teTeX * VTeX/Free With other TeX systems such as MikTeX, consult the related documentation how to install an additional font map file. The name of the map file to be used for Latin725 is "bmd.map". Two copies of this file reside in the directories texmf/dvips/config and texmf/fonts/map/dvips. Configuring teTeX ----------------- Additional font map files (here bmd.map) are installed using the shell script "updmap". With teTeX-2.0 and later (or teTeX-beta as of June 2002 and later) execute the following commands: texhash updmap --enable Map bmd.map With earlier versions of teTeX, consult its documentation about how to add new map files to the system. Configuring VTeX/Free --------------------- Make VTeX read the additional font map ("aliasing") file bmd.ali. This is usually accomplished by putting an appropriate record ito each of the configuration files texmf/vtex/config/pdf.fm and texmf/vtex/config/ps.fm The name "bmd.ali" is to be added to the TYPE1 section of the above-mentioned files: TYPE1 { ... bmd.ali } In case you are still using VTeX/Free 7.x (as opposed to v8.x), copy the .ali file from texmf/fonts/map/vtex to the directory texmf/vtex/config. Removing obsolete files ----------------------- In case you install this collection over any previous release, delete the file texmf/vtex/config/bmd.ali now (unless you are uisng VTeX/Free version 7). In case you install this package over the version from 2000-10-21, the directory texmf/tex/latex/bitstrea/meridien/ and the file texmf/doc/latex/bitstrea/meridien.pdf . are still to be deleted manually. Rationale: The macro files reside in the directory texmf/tex/latex/bmd now, and the documentation has been moved to the directory texmf/doc/fonts/bitstrea. Upon unpacking of the new ZIP file, the above files are not overwritten automatically. Using the Latin 725 fonts with LaTeX ------------------------------------ See the file meridien.txt, which should reside in the directory texmf/doc/fonts/bitstrea. Legal notice ------------ The Latin 725 font pack is made up from the files bmd.txt and bmd.zip. Copyright (c) 2002--2004 Walter Schmidt It may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any later version. The latest version of this license is in and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX version 2003/12/01 or later. This bundle has the LPPL maintenance status "maintained". == finis