texfont fails for font Cataneo BoldSwash

texfont fails for font Cataneo BoldSwash

[Andreas Schneider]

Hello,

when I install the font Cataneo (from a Corel CD) with texfont, 4 of the 5 
font files (Light, Regular, RegularSwash, Bold) proceed correctly, but on the 
4th (BoldSwash) texfont produces an error message an creates empty files. I'm 
using texlive 2007 from the Debian Lenny GNU/Linux distribution.

texmfstart 
texfont --fontroot=debian/font-cataneo/usr/share/texmf --vendor=bitstrea --collection=cataneo --encoding=texnansi --makepath --install

TeXFont 2.2.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 2000-2004

       encoding vector : texnansi
           vendor name : bitstrea
           source path : .
       font collection : cataneo
       texmf font root : debian/font-cataneo/usr/share/texmf
         map file name : texnansi-bitstrea-cataneo.map
           source path : .
      processing files : all on afm path
    locating afm files : using pattern ./*.afm
    locating afm files : using pattern *
         copying files : afm
               copying : CataneoBT-Bold.afm
               copying : CataneoBT-BoldSwash.afm
               copying : CataneoBT-Light.afm
               copying : CataneoBT-Regular.afm
               copying : CataneoBT-RegularSwash.afm
         copying files : pfb
               copying : CataneoBT-Bold.pfb
               copying : CataneoBT-BoldSwash.pfb
               copying : CataneoBT-Light.pfb
               copying : CataneoBT-Regular.pfb
               copying : CataneoBT-RegularSwash.pfb
        no map file at : 
debian/font-cataneo/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/context/texnansi-bitstrea-cataneo.map
        no map file at : 
debian/font-cataneo/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/context/texnansi-bitstrea-cataneo.map
        no map file at : 
debian/font-cataneo/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvipdfm/context/texnansi-bitstrea-cataneo.map

       font identifier : CataneoBT-Bold -> text -> tfm + vf
generating raw tfm/vpl : texnansi-raw-CataneoBT-Bold (from CataneoBT-Bold)
     generating new vf : texnansi-CataneoBT-Bold (from 
texnansi-CataneoBT-Bold)
B expected: ! syntax error
C 83 ; WX 495 ; N S ; B-78 -137 458 637 ;

                           ^

       font identifier : -> text -> tfm + vf
generating raw tfm/vpl : texnansi-raw-CataneoBT-BoldSwash (from 
CataneoBT-BoldSwash)
B expected: ! syntax error
C 83 ; WX 495 ; N S ; B-78 -137 458 637 ;

                           ^
     generating new vf : texnansi-CataneoBT-BoldSwash (from 
texnansi-CataneoBT-BoldSwash)

       font identifier : CataneoBT-Light -> text -> tfm + vf
generating raw tfm/vpl : texnansi-raw-CataneoBT-Light (from CataneoBT-Light)
     generating new vf : texnansi-CataneoBT-Light (from 
texnansi-CataneoBT-Light)

       font identifier : CataneoBT-Regular -> text -> tfm + vf
generating raw tfm/vpl : texnansi-raw-CataneoBT-Regular (from 
CataneoBT-Regular)
     generating new vf : texnansi-CataneoBT-Regular (from 
texnansi-CataneoBT-Regular)

       font identifier : CataneoBT-RegularSwash -> text -> tfm + vf
generating raw tfm/vpl : texnansi-raw-CataneoBT-RegularSwash (from 
CataneoBT-RegularSwash)
     generating new vf : texnansi-CataneoBT-RegularSwash (from 
texnansi-CataneoBT-RegularSwash)
     updating map file : texnansi-bitstrea-cataneo.map (for pdftex)
     updating map file : texnansi-bitstrea-cataneo.map (for dvipdfm)
     updating map file : texnansi-bitstrea-cataneo.map (for dvips)

            generating : ls-r databases

mktexlsr: 
Updating /home/andreas/LaTeX/cataneo/debian/font-cataneo/usr/share/texmf/ls-R... 
mktexlsr: Done.

What causes the error? How can I correct it?

Thanks for your help

Andreas
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Re: texfont fails for font Cataneo BoldSwash

[Taco Hoekwater]

Andreas Schneider wrote:
> Hello,

> B expected: ! syntax error
> C 83 ; WX 495 ; N S ; B-78 -137 458 637 ;

> 
> What causes the error? How can I correct it?

The AFM file of the font is invalid. There should be a space
between the B and the -78.

Best wishes,
Taco
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Re: texfont fails for font Cataneo BoldSwash

[Andreas Schneider]

Hello,

Taco Hoekwater wrote:
> Andreas Schneider wrote:
> > B expected: ! syntax error
> > C 83 ; WX 495 ; N S ; B-78 -137 458 637 ;
> >
> > What causes the error? How can I correct it?
>
> The AFM file of the font is invalid. There should be a space
> between the B and the -78.

thanks a lot, I corrected the AFM file (i.e. added a space between the B and 
the -78), and now texfont produces tfm etc. files. Unfortunatley there is 
still an error message:
kern char not found
KPX AT -46

       ^

Is this another error in the AFM file?

Best wishes

Andreas
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Re: texfont fails for font Cataneo BoldSwash

[Taco Hoekwater]

Andreas Schneider wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Taco Hoekwater wrote:
>> Andreas Schneider wrote:
>>> B expected: ! syntax error
>>> C 83 ; WX 495 ; N S ; B-78 -137 458 637 ;
>>>
>>> What causes the error? How can I correct it?
>> The AFM file of the font is invalid. There should be a space
>> between the B and the -78.
> 
> thanks a lot, I corrected the AFM file (i.e. added a space between the B and 
> the -78), and now texfont produces tfm etc. files. Unfortunatley there is 
> still an error message:
> kern char not found
> KPX AT -46
> 
>        ^
> 
> Is this another error in the AFM file?

Yes. The Format is

   KPX <leftchar> <rightchar> <kerning>

with spaces inbetween. I suspect it needs a space between A and T.

Best wishes,
Taco

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Re: texfont fails for font Cataneo BoldSwash

[Andreas Schneider]

Hello,

Am Montag, 30. Juni 2008 17:25:32 schrieb Taco Hoekwater:
> Andreas Schneider wrote:
> > Is this another error in the AFM file?
>
> Yes. The Format is
>
>    KPX <leftchar> <rightchar> <kerning>
>
> with spaces inbetween. I suspect it needs a space between A and T.

thanks again. Inserting a space between A and T fits to all the other entries 
and eliminates the error message. I haven't seen a professional font made so 
grubby yet.

Best wishes

Andreas
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Re: texfont fails for font Cataneo BoldSwash

[Hans Hagen]

Andreas Schneider wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Am Montag, 30. Juni 2008 17:25:32 schrieb Taco Hoekwater:
>> Andreas Schneider wrote:
>>> Is this another error in the AFM file?
>> Yes. The Format is
>>
>>    KPX <leftchar> <rightchar> <kerning>
>>
>> with spaces inbetween. I suspect it needs a space between A and T.
> 
> thanks again. Inserting a space between A and T fits to all the other entries 
> and eliminates the error message. I haven't seen a professional font made so 
> grubby yet.

welcome to the world of fonts ... given some errors one sometimes 
wonders if a font is used at all (some time ago we had to use a 1200 
euro font which had a completely wrong afm vector and even the wrong 
shapes fitting to characters)

Hans

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