Author: frank Date: 2005-08-24 16:02:54 +0000 (Wed, 24 Aug 2005) New Revision: 168
Modified: tetex-bin/trunk/new-manpages/updmap.cfg.5 Log: refined manpage for updmap.cfg a bit Modified: tetex-bin/trunk/new-manpages/updmap.cfg.5 =================================================================== --- tetex-bin/trunk/new-manpages/updmap.cfg.5 2005-08-24 15:44:01 UTC (rev 167) +++ tetex-bin/trunk/new-manpages/updmap.cfg.5 2005-08-24 16:02:54 UTC (rev 168) @@ -22,9 +22,23 @@ \fBupdmap.cfg\fR \- configuration of font mapping/inclusion for dvips and friends. .SH "DESCRIPTION" -The file \fBupdmap.cfg\fR describes if and how fonts should be included (or -not included) into PS-/PDF-files. This works for Outline (Postscript Type1) -and Bitmap Fonts (Postscript Type3) mostly coming from MetaFont. +The file \fBupdmap.cfg\fR is the central font configuration file of a +teTeX system and is read by \fBupdmap\fP(1). It describes if and how +fonts should be included (or not included) into PS-/PDF-files. This +works for Outline (Postscript Type1) and Bitmap Fonts (Postscript +Type3) mostly coming from MetaFont. +.PP +\fBupdmap\fP is a utility that creates font configuration files for +\fBdvips\fP(1), \fBpdftex\fP(1), \fBxdvi\fP(1), \fBps2pk\fP(1), +\fBgsftopk\fP(1), \fBdvipdfm\fP(1) and (soon) \fBdvipdfmx\fP(1)\&. In +an ideal world, updmap would be unnecessary -- each of these programs +would read the same configuration file to learn what fonts are +available and how they should be treated\&. As things stand, however, +each of these tools has subtly different requirements and thereby +needs its own font configuration file\&. \fBupdmap\fP creates font +configuration files for all of these programs from a single source, +\fBupdmap.cfg\fR, allowing you to easily keep all the different +configuration files in sync\&. .P \fBdvipsPreferOutline\fR .br @@ -87,6 +101,10 @@ .br Usage: \fBMap\fR filename.map .P +The syntax of map files is the same as \fBdvips\fP(1) uses, see +section 6.4, "'psfonts.map': PostScript font catalog" in the manual of +\fBdvips\fP(1), available as info and pdf file. +.P \fBMixedMap\fR .br Similar to \fBMap\fR. It should be used when there is Type1 and a bitmap @@ -115,5 +133,5 @@ .SH "SEE ALSO" updmap(1), info page of dvips(1) .SH "THANKS TO" -Frank K\(:uster, +Frank Kuester, an unknown Thomas. \ No newline at end of file _______________________________________________ Pkg-tetex-commits mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-tetex-commits
