I just installed MikTeX v. 2.9 I have used MFTI 0.60 with older versions of MikTeX with no problem..
MikTeX 2.9 did away with localtexmf and texmf directories. I tried to figure what to use for MikTeX base directory and MikTex local directory. I guessed C:/Program Files/MiKTeX 2.9 for the base directory since that is where MiKTex is. I guessed C:/Documents and Settings/George/Application Data/MiKTeX/2.9 since that seems to be my local MikTex directory. I got the "green check marks" beside both entries on the MFTI entry screen Before the final step, MFTI printed the summary as follows: ------------------------------------------- Conclusion of your selections Normal font: C:/Temp/FineHand.ttf Bold font: C:/Temp/FineHand.ttf Italic font: C:/Temp/FineHand.ttf Bold and Italic font: C:/Temp/FineHand.ttf MiKTeX base installation dir: C:/Program Files/MiKTeX 2.9 MiKTeX local installation dir: C:/Documents and Settings/George/Application Data/MiKTeX/2.9 Name of the new Font: finehand Output directory: C:/Documents and Settings/Georgebut ------------------------------------------- Then when I tried to finish got an error: -------------------------------------------------- X Encoding File "C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\ttf2tfm\base\T1-WGL4.enc" not found X *** Font Installation failed! *** -------------------------------------------------- Here is the advice from the MiKTeX 2.9 manual but I am not sure how to interpret it or apply it to this situation: The Local TEXMF Tree you might remember from older versions of MiKT E X is unfortunately no longer supported. You can place your own packages, classes, and configuration files one of three directories grouped together in C:\Documents and Settings. You can find the exact path via the Windows menu Start → All Pro-grams → MiKTeX 2.9 → Maintenance → Settings. In the window that appears, click on the tab labelled Roots. You can also add an existing Local TEXMF Tree (normally located in → C:\localtexmf) to MiKT E X 2.9’s search path with the same Roots tab. I think I need help identifying the base installation dir and the local installation dir. I would appreciate your suggestions! Please also be aware that I use only plain TeX not LaTeX, if that would make a difference. Thank you George Stewart
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