Using Adobe Optima font with LaTeX
Juan Antonio Perez Ortiz
which is to be edited soon. The source of my document is
in LaTeX and I have tried almost everything (in vain) in
order to have my document using that font.
I include the package "optima.sty", put in the directory
where the LaTeX document is the tfm files from
ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/fonts/psfonts/adobe/optima
and use "\sf" in my document and everything goes OK, but
when trying to preview it with xdvi (under Debian-linux) I
get lot of errors. I know it is probably due to the lack of
the Optima font in my system, am I right? So, how can I get
it? Is it free? If I obtain the Optima font in Windows
format (I suspect a friend can help me), can I
incorporate it to xdvi and dvips? How?
Is there a similar font free?
Thanks for your answer. Without it I would have to
use default sans serif and pray ;-)
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Juan Antonio Perez Ortiz
jap...@dlsi.ua.es
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Louis Vosloo
>
> I've been forced to use the Optima font (10pt) in a book
> which is to be edited soon. The source of my document is
> in LaTeX and I have tried almost everything (in vain) in
> order to have my document using that font.
>
> I include the package "optima.sty", put in the directory
> where the LaTeX document is the tfm files from
>
> ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/fonts/psfonts/adobe/optima
>
> and use "\sf" in my document and everything goes OK, but
> when trying to preview it with xdvi (under Debian-linux) I
> get lot of errors. I know it is probably due to the lack of
> the Optima font in my system, am I right? So, how can I get
> it? Is it free? If I obtain the Optima font in Windows
http://www.adobe.com/type/browser/P/P_006.html
http://www.adobe.com/type/browser/P/P_392.html
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Donald Arseneau
>I've been forced to use the Optima font (10pt) in a book
>which is to be edited soon.
A lovely font, but for the entire text? It makes good section
titles over computer modern text. It is not free, unless it has
recently been released.
Donald Arseneau as...@triumf.ca
Bob Tennent
>I've been forced to use the Optima font (10pt) in a book
>in LaTeX and I have tried almost everything (in vain) in
>order to have my document using that font.
>
> I include the package "optima.sty", put in the directory
>where the LaTeX document is the tfm files from
>
>ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/fonts/psfonts/adobe/optima
>
>and use "\sf" in my document and everything goes OK, but
>when trying to preview it with xdvi (under Debian-linux) I
>get lot of errors. I know it is probably due to the lack of
>the Optima font in my system, am I right?
Right. You have the tfm and the sty, but you're missing the pfb,
which is what is needed to preview or print.
So, how can I get
>it? Is it free?
No. It can be bought from Adobe (www.adobe.com/type/main.html).
If I obtain the Optima font in Windows
>format (I suspect a friend can help me), can I
>incorporate it to xdvi and dvips? How?
>
"Windows format" is likely ttf (TrueType). That can be used in X
if you have xfstt or xfsft, but for xdvi or dvips you'll need
a ttf-to-pk renderer. I believe this exists but don't know the details.
> Is there a similar font free?
>
Will the "final" camera-ready copy be printed by you or by your
publisher? If the latter, then you just need to substitute any
similar font for previewing (while still using the Optima tfm!).
It might look ugly but you'll get the right line/pagebreaks.
If you need to provide final copy or Postscript, you
should ask the editor/publisher to supply you with the font in
Type 1 form.
Bob T.