Math typesetting in TEX : The good , the bad , the ugly
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Taking the conference motto as a theme, this papers examines the good, the bad, and the ugly bits of TEX’s math typesetting engine and the related topic of math fonts. Unlike previous discussions of math fonts, which have often focussed on glyph sets and font encodings, this paper concentrates on the technical requirements for math fonts, trying to clarify what makes implementing math fonts so difficult and what could or should be done about it. keywords: math typesetting, math fonts, symbol fonts, font metrics, font encodings
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