Directory fonts/ps-type1/indic
README
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Indic Type 1 fonts for TeX README
Versions 2.02,2.03,2.05(a) November 2006
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The fonts are distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) -
see the file LICENSE.
Indic Type 1 font package collects the Type 1 versions of public METAFONT
source fonts available from CTAN. I started collaboration with the authors
of the devnag project (http://devnag.sarovar.org) and I offer the Type 1
fonts to include them to (La)TeX packages for typesetting languages of India.
The Type 1 fonts may substitute the bitmap fonts in the final PS/PDF
documents using dvips/pdftex. You can download the zip file:
indict1.zip (~8MB) - IndicType1 package (with 122 Type 1 fonts)
or subpackages for the single scripts separately (see my web site).
Notes on a possible installation
Because the Indic Type 1 fonts package is "a font container" and the use
with the existing (La)TeX packages as their extension is expected
the best way will be probably to unpack the package indirectly to a local
directory, to copy the PFB and MAP (or TFM) files you want to use,
for example, to your texmf-local tree, to update the texmf database
and to update the current MAP files by the updmap command or to append
the new chosen MAP files to config.ps, pdftex.cfg or a local myfonts.map
manually. And finally, to test the selected Type 1 fonts as a substitution
of the bitmap PK fonts in your PS/PDF documents.
Anyway, for the future, an integration the outline fonts with the (La)TeX
packages for typesetting languages of India is assumed.
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An accurate analytic fit of outline contour curves taken from the METAPOST
output helps to avoid artifacts produced by an autotracing bitmap approach.
It allows to keep preciseness of calculations and to produce the outline
fonts faithful, optimal (to minimize their space amount) and hinted.
Therefore the results are not only more precise than fonts presented earlier
but also occupy a smaller place even if they include hinting additionally.
The distribution contains the PFB and TFM files both with accurate glyph
widths. The AFM files have been excluded, because the afm2tfm program
has a feature to round the glyph widths and is not able to reproduce
the correct TFM. The user UniqueID are present to distinguish fonts
during download process in PostScript printers and other RIP devices.
Acknowledgments to METAFONT font designers
Many thanks to authors and coauthors of the Indic and other public fonts:
Frans J. Velthuis (Devanagari), Charles Wikner (Sanskrit),
Amarjit Singh (Gurmukhi), Hardip Singh Pannu (Punjabi), Palash Baran Pal (Bangla),
Jeroen Hellingman (Malayalam),G.S. Jagadeesh and Venkatesh Gopinath (Kannada),
Lakshmankumar Mukkavilli (Telugu), Thomas Ridgeway (Tamil),
Yannis Haralambous (Sinhala), Sam Sirlin and Oliver Corff (Tibetan), et al.
The following overview lists the available fonts:
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% FontID FontName <FileName # UniqueID Version
% Devanagari Standard
dvng10 Velthuis-dvng10 <dvng10.pfb % 4889001 2.05
dvng8 Velthuis-dvng8 <dvng8.pfb % 4889008 2.05
dvng9 Velthuis-dvng9 <dvng9.pfb % 4889009 2.05
dvngb10 Velthuis-dvngb10 <dvngb10.pfb % 4889011 2.05
dvngb8 Velthuis-dvngb8 <dvngb8.pfb % 4889018 2.05
dvngb9 Velthuis-dvngb9 <dvngb9.pfb % 4889019 2.05
dvngbi10 Velthuis-dvngbi10 <dvngbi10.pfb % 4889031 2.05
dvngbi8 Velthuis-dvngbi8 <dvngbi8.pfb % 4889038 2.05
dvngbi9 Velthuis-dvngbi9 <dvngbi9.pfb % 4889039 2.05
dvngi10 Velthuis-dvngi10 <dvngi10.pfb % 4889021 2.05
dvngi8 Velthuis-dvngi8 <dvngi8.pfb % 4889028 2.05
dvngi9 Velthuis-dvngi9 <dvngi9.pfb % 4889029 2.05
dvpn10 Velthuis-dvpn10 <dvpn10.pfb % 4889041 2.05
dvpn8 Velthuis-dvpn8 <dvpn8.pfb % 4889048 2.05
dvpn9 Velthuis-dvpn9 <dvpn9.pfb % 4889049 2.05
% Devanagari Bombay
dvnb10 VelthuisBombay-dvnb10 <dvnb10.pfb % 4889101 2.05
dvnb8 VelthuisBombay-dvnb8 <dvnb8.pfb % 4889108 2.05
dvnb9 VelthuisBombay-dvnb9 <dvnb9.pfb % 4889109 2.05
dvnbb10 VelthuisBombay-dvnbb10 <dvnbb10.pfb % 4889111 2.05
dvnbb8 VelthuisBombay-dvnbb8 <dvnbb8.pfb % 4889118 2.05
dvnbb9 VelthuisBombay-dvnbb9 <dvnbb9.pfb % 4889119 2.05
dvnbbi10 VelthuisBombay-dvnbbi10 <dvnbbi10.pfb % 4889131 2.05
dvnbbi8 VelthuisBombay-dvnbbi8 <dvnbbi8.pfb % 4889138 2.05
dvnbbi9 VelthuisBombay-dvnbbi9 <dvnbbi9.pfb % 4889139 2.05
dvnbi10 VelthuisBombay-dvnbi10 <dvnbi10.pfb % 4889121 2.05
dvnbi8 VelthuisBombay-dvnbi8 <dvnbi8.pfb % 4889128 2.05
dvnbi9 VelthuisBombay-dvnbi9 <dvnbi9.pfb % 4889129 2.05
dvpb10 VelthuisBombay-dvpb10 <dvpb10.pfb % 4889141 2.05
dvpb8 VelthuisBombay-dvpb8 <dvpb8.pfb % 4889148 2.05
dvpb9 VelthuisBombay-dvpb9 <dvpb9.pfb % 4889149 2.05a
% Devanagari Calcutta
dvnc10 VelthuisCalcutta-dvnc10 <dvnc10.pfb % 4889201 2.05
dvnc8 VelthuisCalcutta-dvnc8 <dvnc8.pfb % 4889208 2.05
dvnc9 VelthuisCalcutta-dvnc9 <dvnc9.pfb % 4889209 2.05
dvncb10 VelthuisCalcutta-dvncb10 <dvncb10.pfb % 4889211 2.05
dvncb8 VelthuisCalcutta-dvncb8 <dvncb8.pfb % 4889218 2.05
dvncb9 VelthuisCalcutta-dvncb9 <dvncb9.pfb % 4889219 2.05
dvncbi10 VelthuisCalcutta-dvncbi10 <dvncbi10.pfb % 4889231 2.05
dvncbi8 VelthuisCalcutta-dvncbi8 <dvncbi8.pfb % 4889238 2.05
dvncbi9 VelthuisCalcutta-dvncbi9 <dvncbi9.pfb % 4889239 2.05
dvnci10 VelthuisCalcutta-dvnci10 <dvnci10.pfb % 4889221 2.05
dvnci8 VelthuisCalcutta-dvnci8 <dvnci8.pfb % 4889228 2.05
dvnci9 VelthuisCalcutta-dvnci9 <dvnci9.pfb % 4889229 2.05
dvpc10 VelthuisCalcutta-dvpc10 <dvpc10.pfb % 4889241 2.05
dvpc8 VelthuisCalcutta-dvpc8 <dvpc8.pfb % 4889248 2.05
dvpc9 VelthuisCalcutta-dvpc9 <dvpc9.pfb % 4889249 2.05
% Devanagari Nepali
dvnn10 VelthuisNepali-dvnn10 <dvnn10.pfb % 4889301 2.05
dvnn8 VelthuisNepali-dvnn8 <dvnn8.pfb % 4889308 2.05
dvnn9 VelthuisNepali-dvnn9 <dvnn9.pfb % 4889309 2.05
dvnnb10 VelthuisNepali-dvnnb10 <dvnnb10.pfb % 4889311 2.05
dvnnb8 VelthuisNepali-dvnnb8 <dvnnb8.pfb % 4889318 2.05
dvnnb9 VelthuisNepali-dvnnb9 <dvnnb9.pfb % 4889319 2.05
dvnnbi10 VelthuisNepali-dvnnbi10 <dvnnbi10.pfb % 4889331 2.05
dvnnbi8 VelthuisNepali-dvnnbi8 <dvnnbi8.pfb % 4889338 2.05
dvnnbi9 VelthuisNepali-dvnnbi9 <dvnnbi9.pfb % 4889339 2.05
dvnni10 VelthuisNepali-dvnni10 <dvnni10.pfb % 4889321 2.05
dvnni8 VelthuisNepali-dvnni8 <dvnni8.pfb % 4889328 2.05
dvnni9 VelthuisNepali-dvnni9 <dvnni9.pfb % 4889329 2.05
dvpnn10 VelthuisNepali-dvpnn10 <dvpnn10.pfb % 4889341 2.05
dvpnn8 VelthuisNepali-dvpnn8 <dvpnn8.pfb % 4889348 2.05
dvpnn9 VelthuisNepali-dvpnn9 <dvpnn9.pfb % 4889349 2.05
% Sanskrit
skt10 skt10 <skt10.pfb % 4890001 2.03
skt8 skt8 <skt8.pfb % 4890008 2.03
skt9 skt9 <skt9.pfb % 4890009 2.03
sktb10 sktb10 <sktb10.pfb % 4890002 2.03
sktbs10 sktbs10 <sktbs10.pfb % 4890005 2.03
sktf10 sktf10 <sktf10.pfb % 4890003 2.03
sktfs10 sktfs10 <sktfs10.pfb % 4890006 2.03
skts10 skts10 <skts10.pfb % 4890004 2.03
% Gurmukhi and Punjabi
grmk10 grmk10 <grmk10.pfb % 4889701 2.03
grmk12 grmk12 <grmk12.pfb % 4889702 2.03
grmk8 grmk8 <grmk8.pfb % 4889708 2.03
grmk9 grmk9 <grmk9.pfb % 4889709 2.03
pun10 pun10 <pun10.pfb % 4889791 2.02
% Bangla
bang10 bang10 <bang10.pfb % 4890121 2.03
bangsl10 bangsl10 <bangsl10.pfb % 4890123 2.03
bangwd10 bangwd10 <bangwd10.pfb % 4890128 2.03
% Tamil
wntml10 wntml10 <wntml10.pfb % 4890501 2.03
% Sinhala (only the 10pt font size)
sinbxa10 sinbxa10 <sinbxa10.pfb % 4890405 2.03
sinbxb10 sinbxb10 <sinbxb10.pfb % 4890406 2.03
sinbxc10 sinbxc10 <sinbxc10.pfb % 4890407 2.03
sinha10 sinha10 <sinha10.pfb % 4890401 2.03
sinhb10 sinhb10 <sinhb10.pfb % 4890402 2.03
sinhc10 sinhc10 <sinhc10.pfb % 4890403 2.03
% Malayalam
mm10 mm10 <mm10.pfb % 4890801 2.03
mm12 mm12 <mm12.pfb % 4890821 2.03
mm17 mm17 <mm17.pfb % 4890871 2.03
mm6 mm6 <mm6.pfb % 4890860 2.03
mm8 mm8 <mm8.pfb % 4890880 2.03
mmb10 mmb10 <mmb10.pfb % 4890802 2.03
mmb12 mmb12 <mmb12.pfb % 4890822 2.03
mmb17 mmb17 <mmb17.pfb % 4890872 2.03
mmc10 mmc10 <mmc10.pfb % 4890804 2.03
mmc12 mmc12 <mmc12.pfb % 4890824 2.03
mmc17 mmc17 <mmc17.pfb % 4890874 2.03
mmcb10 mmcb10 <mmcb10.pfb % 4890806 2.03
mmcb12 mmcb12 <mmcb12.pfb % 4890826 2.03
mmcb17 mmcb17 <mmcb17.pfb % 4890876 2.03
mmcsl10 mmcsl10 <mmcsl10.pfb % 4890807 2.03
mmcsl12 mmcsl12 <mmcsl12.pfb % 4890827 2.03
mmsl10 mmsl10 <mmsl10.pfb % 4890803 2.03
mmsl12 mmsl12 <mmsl12.pfb % 4890823 2.03
% Kannada
kan10 kan10 <kan10.pfb % 4890701 2.02
kan10b kan10b <kan10b.pfb % 4890702 2.02
kan10s kan10s <kan10s.pfb % 4890703 2.02
kan11 kan11 <kan11.pfb % 4890711 2.02
kan11b kan11b <kan11b.pfb % 4890712 2.02
kan11s kan11s <kan11s.pfb % 4890713 2.02
kan12 kan12 <kan12.pfb % 4890721 2.02
kan12b kan12b <kan12b.pfb % 4890722 2.02
kan12s kan12s <kan12s.pfb % 4890723 2.02
% Telugu
tel10 tel10 <tel10.pfb % 4890601 2.02
tel100 tel100 <tel100.pfb % 4890690 2.02
tel10b tel10b <tel10b.pfb % 4890602 2.02
tel10s tel10s <tel10s.pfb % 4890603 2.02
tel11 tel11 <tel11.pfb % 4890611 2.02
tel11b tel11b <tel11b.pfb % 4890612 2.02
tel11s tel11s <tel11s.pfb % 4890613 2.02
tel12 tel12 <tel12.pfb % 4890621 2.02
tel12b tel12b <tel12b.pfb % 4890622 2.02
tel12s tel12s <tel12s.pfb % 4890623 2.02
tel18 tel18 <tel18.pfb % 4890681 2.02
% Tibetan
ctib ctib <ctib.pfb % 4890901 2.03
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You can also visit my website http://www-hep.fzu.cz/~piska/indic.html
to download variant packages, font table and various proofsheet files
(usually huge) or another additional information.
Please send me bug reports, your comments and suggestions.
I am also interested in information about relevant (La)TeX source
documents for testing the fonts.
Collaboration with the (La)TeX package authors and users is welcome.
December 2005, November 2006
Karel Piska [P\'{\i}\v{s}ka], Prague (CZ)
piska@fzu.cz
indic-type1 – Indic Type 1 fonts converted from public METAFONT sources
Adobe Type 1 version of public METAFONT fonts (from CTAN) for 10 Indic scripts: Devanagari, Sanskrit, Gurmukhi/Punjabi, Bangla, Tamil, Sinhala, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tibetan.
The fonts derive from an accurate analytic conversion to outlines using METAPOST output, with subsequent optimization and autohinting with FontForge.
The package contains the PFB and map files for 122 fonts, the copies of the TFM files have been also included to allow testing the fonts without the original packages.
For font tables, proofsheet files and other information see the package home page.
| Package | indic-type1 |
| Version | 2.05a |
| Licenses | GNU General Public License, version 2 |
| Maintainer | Karel Píška |
| Contained in | MiKTeX as indic-type1 |
| Topics | Font Type1 Sanskrit Font Indic Font |
