Using Adobe Type 1 Multiple Master Fonts with TEX
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چکیده
Adobe’sMultipleMaster font format has some of the properties thatMETAFONT pioneered toexpressmanyfontsofthesamefamilyfrom thesame(set of) sources. Theadvent ofmultiple master fonts could offer a significantlybetter choiceof fonts tousersofTEX;however, thereare problems integratingthemwith TEX, and thepaper presents afirst solution to thoseproblems. Thepaper isderived(byRobinFairbairns) fromanarticlewrittenbyMichelGoossensand SebastianRahtzfor theUKTUGmagazineBaskervillevolume5,number 3. Asademonstration of the effectiveness of the techniques described, it is being typeset using Adobe Minion and Myriadmultiplemaster fonts.
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