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How to install or replace fonts in old TeX files?
I got interested in a research paper from 1991, which I cannot get an electronic online version of. The author was kind enough to send me his tex sources, but is himself unable to produce a pdf file ...
11
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How to use OpenType fonts with plain-LuaTeX?
Is it possible to have OpenType fonts with LuaTeX using the plain format?
I have tried:
\font\test="texgyrepagellaregular"\test test\bye
but I get ! Font \test=texgyrepagellaregular not loadable: ...
3
votes
0answers
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Debugging OpenType Feature / Substitution Problems with XeTeX
I have been sent an updated set of fonts from a professionally developed OTF typeface which I am trying to use with plain XeTeX.
When using them with XeTeX, I could not get the OpenType features to ...
8
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How do I get the \cancel (strikeout) in Plain TeX?
I've searched both online and in the TexBook, but can not find a command or package.
Note, I am pretty new to TeX / LaTeX, but am currently trying to figure out how to do things in Plain TeX.
Edit: ...
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1answer
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Plain TeX font cyrillic
I am using XeTeX and love it very much.
When I use helatex, I have no problems at all.
But I want to try do it «True Way»: plainTex.
XeTeX takes all annoyance with unicode from me, but sample like ...
4
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Asana Math calligraphic capital R with XeTeX
I am having problems getting a calligraphic ‘R’ with Asana Math.
This is my minimal:
\font\asanacal="Asana Math:script=math;mapping=script;+salt"
\font\asanascr="Asana ...
8
votes
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What are the avaliable font sizes in texlive?
I'm using texlive 2010, and I'm trying to design the layout for a document in plain tex (because I need the document and also I want to learn tex). The input is the following
\font\fifteenrm=cmr15
...
11
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From LaTeX with pdflatex to plain TeX
I've always wanted to try plain TeX instead of LaTeX. I can use plain but I'm not able to use correctly the fonts and I'm not able to use the french hyphenation. I would to know how to do this with ...
6
votes
3answers
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Retrieve the current font, scale it, and change the font to that version
I'm using Plain TeX (and eplain, if that matters). I would like to be able to generically scale the current font, no matter how the current font has been set. For example, I want to write a macro
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5
votes
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Loading fonts in LuaTeX (plain TeX)
I am trying to understand how fonts work with (plain) LuaTeX.
I use the standard ConTeXt suite, and I made a luatex-plain format using the file luatex-plain.tex from the distribution:
luatex --ini ...
3
votes
1answer
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Loading a math font with stylistic set in plain XeTeX
How does one activate a stylistic set in plain XeTeX?
I have tried:
\font\test="XITS Math:+ss01" % for calligraphic
\textfont2=\test
$ \fam2 A $
\bye
but with no luck.
7
votes
4answers
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Subscript sizing of text in math formulas
I am using Plain TeX, not LaTeX.
Right now, I have
\def\text#1{\hbox{#1}}
This works for things like
$$A + \text{foo bar}$$.
However, not for things like:
$$\Sum_{ \text{foo} = a}$$.
How do ...
4
votes
1answer
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How do I change font in pgfplots with plain XeTeX?
I have tried:
\font\figfn="Myriad Pro:mapping=tex-text" at 8pt
\input tikz
\tikzset{font=\figfn}
\input pgfplots
\pgfplotsset{
width=\hsize,
compat=1.3,
every axis label={font=\figfn},
tick ...
4
votes
2answers
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IPA characters in plain TeX
Is there a way to type IPA characters in TeX? There is the tipa package for LaTeX, but what about plain TeX? I don't have any experience with installing fonts in TeX and can't find any good resource ...
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Create my own mapping for XeTeX fonts
I'm trying to create mapping files, to make use of Cambria Math italic calligraphic and double stroke letters in Plain XeTeX. However, I'm unable to do so. This is what I tried to create for the ...
