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- From: cigp07@vaxa.strath.ac.uk
- Subject: Re: TeX fonts
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.161533.1@vaxa.strath.ac.uk>
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- References: <16NOV199222033436@rigel.tamu.edu> <1992Nov17.103403.1@vaxa.strath.ac.uk> <17NOV199220232332@rigel.tamu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:15:33 GMT
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- In article <17NOV199220232332@rigel.tamu.edu>, spb0457@rigel.tamu.edu (SubGenius) writes:
- > cigp07@vaxa.strath.ac.uk writes...
- >>
- >>3) This can be found in files called 'hermetic.tar.Z' and 'hermetic.tfm'.
- >> You'll need both. Install those, and you should be OK. The .'. symbol is
- >> mapped to 'T' in the hermetic font.
- >>2) These are also in the above font, but for some weird reason only about 5 of
- >> the glyphs have come thru' and are usuable. The astrological font I tend to
- >> use is called 'astrosym' and can be found on tex.ac.uk. It supports three
- >> types of astrological font including calligraphic, bold and thin. Also has
- >> the glyphs of the planets.
- >>1) The hebrew alphabet is also included included in 'hermetic', but doesn't
- >> appear to support the finals. Therefore, look on archie for a font called
- >> 'hclassic' which is the standard Classical Hebrew font ( the one you tend
- >> to see in occult works ) and supports the finals.
- >
- > +-------------------------------------------------SubG------------------------+
- > Yeah...I found the files alright, but the font craps out when I try to
- > TEXROX anything--apparently there's something wrong with the .GF file
- > (unexpected something-or-other bit). Which is strictly the shits as far
- > as I'm concerned.
-
- Never heard of it, so I can't help you. Some versions of TeX/dvips handle the
- inconsistencies in the font correctly. Some don't. Tough if yours doesn't.
- Altho' you could try installing a different driver.
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