RE: Times New Roman

[ishamid <ishamid@lamar.colostate.edu>]

>===== Original Message From Adam Lindsay <atl@comp.lancs.ac.uk> =====
>I hope you can translate from unix-like pseudo-commands into DOS:
>
>make a new, clean temp directory.
>copy times*.ttf into that directory.
>from that directory, run:
>
>  texfont --ma --in --ve=microsoft --co=timesnewroman --show
>
>What happens?

Ok, much progress:-)

1. Your command worked as is, no need to translate:-))

2. TeXFont did its magic, with no *apparent* errors (but see below) : 
a. ttf|afm|tfm|vf's are copied to/generated within 
[truetype|afm|tfm|vf]\microsoft\timesnewroman;
b. texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.map generated in \map\pdftex\context
c. texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.tex created in temp dir.

3. Problem: upon compiling texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.tex. I get

===================================================
 TeXExec 5.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004

            executable : pdfetex
                format : cont-en
             inputfile : texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman
                output : pdftex
             interface : en
               options : once
          current mode : none

This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.11b-2.1 (Web2c 7.5.2)
 %&-line parsing enabled.
 (c:/TeXLive/texmf/web2c/cp8bit.tcx)
:
:
Warning: pdfetex.exe (file texnansi-raw-Timesi): Font texnansi-raw-Timesi at 
60
0 not found

Warning: pdfetex.exe (file texnansi-raw-Timesbi): Font texnansi-raw-Timesbi at
600 not found

Warning: pdfetex.exe (file texnansi-raw-Timesbd): Font texnansi-raw-Timesbd at
600 not found
<c:/TeXLive/texmf/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmr6.pfb>
Warning: pdfetex.exe (file texnansi-raw-Times): Font texnansi-raw-Times at 600
not found
<c:/TeXLive/texmf/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmtt10.pfb>
Output written on texnansi-microsoft-timesnewroman.pdf (28 pages, 379871 
bytes)
===================================================

a. Note the warnings;
b. Adobe complains about an error in opening the page (I'm sending you the pdf 
directly)

4. Question: how can I make TeXFont default to C:\ConTeXt\texmf-local instead 
of C:\TeXLive\texmf-local?

I think I'm close to the finish line. Thnx 4 all your help!

Idris

Professor Idris Samawi Hamid
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523