Received: by nummer-3.proteosys id <01C19443.A586A2BC@nummer-3.proteosys>; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:44:40 +0100 Return-Path: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.A586A2BC" x-vm-v5-data: ([nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil][nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil]) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: LaTeX3 Suggestion Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1992 12:11:11 +0100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: From: Sender: "LaTeX-L Mailing list" To: "Multiple recipients of" Reply-To: "LaTeX-L Mailing list" Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 658 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.A586A2BC Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We have recently acquired a new printer (from MirrorType Technologies) that can do simultaneous two-sided printing; producing the necessary extra fonts was no trouble, just some simple changes to the standard Metafont files, but we did need to get a much larger disk to put them on! We also recently installed the new version of LaTeX 2.09 with NFSS. To make these new fonts available to LaTeX we discovered that the NFSS now needs to be extended to include, besides \fontfamily, \fontshape, and \fontsize an extra parameter: \fontorientation. This is, of course, orthogonal to everything else (an important design criterium, according to our local ostler, Taylor The Whip). It would seem sensible if the plans for LaTeX3 could take this, and future developments in printing technology, into account and build a fully-flexible-LaTeX font system. Having actually produced these fonts, we also started investigating other uses for them. One in particular is developing nicely: Peter Abbott is expected to designing the contract in the near future to sell \magstep42 versions of these fonts to the Aston Triangle Fire Department for use on the front of their fire engines--all profits >from this enterprise will, of course, go to the LaTeX3 fund. Due to the special nature of these fonts, it is not yet possible to provide them on all the major archives: when we tried to use archive mirroring software on them it caused total confusion. However, the sources can be PTF'ed from ku.ca.XeT with username ``suomynona'' using SPIJ protocols as specified in the Red Queen Book. MirrorType Technologies is now working on a printer that can print highlighted, outline, and blinking fonts. Ruisseau Moyen ruisseau.moyen@cy.ac.llaregub.pwlitechnich ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.A586A2BC Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable LaTeX3 Suggestion

We have recently acquired a new printer (from = MirrorType Technologies)
that can do simultaneous two-sided printing; = producing the necessary
extra fonts was no trouble, just some simple changes = to the standard
Metafont files, but we did need to get a much larger = disk to put them
on!

We also recently installed the new version of LaTeX = 2.09 with NFSS. To
make these new fonts available to LaTeX we discovered = that the NFSS
now needs to be extended to include, besides = \fontfamily, \fontshape,
and \fontsize an extra parameter: \fontorientation. = This is, of
course, orthogonal to everything else (an important = design criterium,
according to our local ostler, Taylor The = Whip).

It would seem sensible if the plans for LaTeX3 could = take this, and
future developments in printing technology, into = account and build a
fully-flexible-LaTeX font system.

Having actually produced these fonts, we also started = investigating
other uses for them. One in particular is developing = nicely: Peter
Abbott is expected to designing the contract in the = near future to
sell \magstep42 versions of these fonts to the Aston = Triangle Fire
Department for use on the front of their fire = engines--all profits
>from this enterprise will, of course, go to the = LaTeX3 fund.

Due to the special nature of these fonts, it is not = yet possible to
provide them on all the major archives: when we tried = to use archive
mirroring software on them it caused total confusion. = However, the
sources can be PTF'ed from ku.ca.XeT with username = ``suomynona'' using
SPIJ protocols as specified in the Red Queen = Book.

MirrorType Technologies is now working on a printer = that can print
highlighted, outline, and blinking fonts.




Ruisseau Moyen
ruisseau.moyen@cy.ac.llaregub.pwlitechnich

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