Michael Everson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes on
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 06:12:31 -0800 (GMT-0800):
>> How do I convert Metafonts to outline fonts?
This is a distinctly nontrivial problem, and there have been several
projects, some commercial, and some freely distributable, to do so. I
can provide detailed references to anyone who is interested.
Metafont has a more powerful drawing model than that of Type 1 fonts,
notably supporting pens of arbitrary shape, and erasure. The hinting
models for low resolution also differ sharply.
The standard TeX Computer Modern fonts are available in the CTAN
archives in both Metafont and Adobe Type 1 format. The latter can be
found in any CTAN mirror, e.g.,
ftp://ctan.math.utah.edu/tex-archive/fonts/cm/ps-type1
in two different flavors, BaKoMa, and Bluesky. There are copyrights
and licenses with both of these; see bakoma/BaKoMa-CM.Fonts and
bluesky/READ.ME respectively.
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