Directory macros/latex/contrib/cmsd

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Copyright 1997 Walter Schmidt

This program can redistributed and/or modified under the
terms of the LaTeX Project Public License distributed from
CTAN archives in directory macros/latex/base/lppl.txt;
either version 1 of the License, or (at your option) any
later version.



An alternative interface to the EC Sans Serif boldface fonts
------------------------------------------------------------

The EC (T1, Cork) encoded versions of the `CM Sans Serif
boldface extended' fonts differ considerably from the
traditionally (OT1) encoded ones:

At large sizes, > 10pt, they have thinner strokes and are
much wider.  At 25pt they are hardly to be recognized as
being `boldface'.

The LaTeX package `cmsd' can solve this problem:  Using this
package will---as much as possible---make these T1 fonts
look like the traditional ones did.

You do *not* need any new fonts; the package just changes
the way LaTeX makes use of the current ones.

Using this package requires 3 files to be installed, i.e. 
you must copy them to a directory where LaTeX searches for 
its input files:

        cmsd.sty
        t1cmsd.fd
        ts1cmsd.fd

If your LaTeX is older than from dec. 1996 AND your 
operating system is Un*x, then you have to rename two of the
files:
        t1cmsd.fd  -> OT1cmsd.fd
        ts1cmsd.fd -> TS1cmsd.fd

Then the package is to be loaded in the usual way:

        \usepackage{cmsd}

Alternatively you may access the fonts directly via the
NFSS.  The \fontfamly is `cmsd' (CM Sans Serif Display).

*** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING 

The package is to be used in conjunction with T1 and TS1
fonts only, i.e.  you must issue e.g.

        \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

before.  The \fontfamily cmsd is defined for the T1 and TS1 
encodings only.

In case you experience any problems or want to propose any 
changes, please send a message to:

Walter Schmidt <wschmi@ibm.net>

Please, obtain my (email) address from the most recent 
version of this file!

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