Chapter 9. Fonts under TEX and Ω

TEX and its successor Ω are the most sophisticated digital typography systems in the world. Thus it is understandable that font management on these systems is a little bit complex. In this chapter, we shall approach fonts from three points of view:

  1. Their use in TEX and Ω: how we go about using fonts (already installed on the system) in TEX documents.

  2. Their basic installation, i.e., with no special adaptation: how can the user who has just bought a beautiful font or downloaded one from the network install it on a TEX system for immediate use?

  3. Their adaptation to the user's needs: we quickly notice that the fonts that we buy or find on the network are merely raw material for us to adapt, mold, shape to fit our needs. For the well-versed typophile only!

These three points of view correspond to this chapter's three sections, each of which is more difficult and more technical than the one before it.

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