TeX's Own Fonts

• By default a limited number of TeX's own fonts are loaded and accessible.
• You can load more of TeX's fonts and use them.

• TeX's own fonts are bitmap fonts:
  • allows for modifications of typeface with size (see below);
  • metafont builds fonts at required size from tfm as required (cached).

Example: Loading and Scaling

\font\stdtenrm=cmr10 scaled\magstep0 \font\bigtenrm=cmr10 scaled\magstep1 \font\BIGtenrm=cmr10 scaled\magstep2 {\stdtenrm This is {\tt cmr10} scaled at normal size.} \smallskip {\bigtenrm This is {\tt cmr10} scaled once by 1.2.} \smallskip {\BIGtenrm This is {\tt cmr10} scaled twice by 1.2.} \bye

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Example: Design Size

\font\stdtenrm=cmr10 \font\fivetenrm=cmr5 scaled 2000 \font\stdtentt=cmtt10 \font\fivetentt=cmtt5 scaled 2000 \font\bigbold=cmbx14 \centerline{{\bigbold Font Design Size}} \bigskip {\stdtenrm This is {\stdtentt cmr10} scaled at normal size.} \smallskip {\fivetenrm This is {\fivetentt cmr5} scaled to twice its normal size.}

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Postscript Fonts

• In addition to TeX's own fonts you can use Postscript Fonts.
• Postscript fonts are vector fonts with an arbitrary design size of 1pt.
• Good for use with PDFTeX. . .

Example: Loading and Use

\font\courier = pcrr8a \font\titlefont = pagd8a \font\pstenrm = ptmb8a \font\stdtenrm = cmr10 {\titlefont Using Postscript Fonts} \bigskip {\stdtenrm This is {\tt cmr10}, \TeX's ``standard'' Computer Modern font.} \smallskip {\pstenrm This is {\courier Times}, one of Postscript's standard fonts.} \bye

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