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From: gae@osupyr.UUCP (Gerald Edgar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: mathematical laser fonts
Message-ID: <356@osupyr.UUCP>
Date: 15 Dec 87 18:34:59 GMT
References: <1576@brahma.cs.hw.ac.uk>
Reply-To: gae@osupyr.UUCP (Gerald Edgar)
Organization: The Ohio State University, Dept. of Math.
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Keywords: font, logic, PostScript, laser printer, symbols

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In article <1576@brahma.cs.hw.ac.uk> jack@cs.hw.ac.uk (Jack Campin) writes:

>What mathematical laser fonts are available?

>What I need is:

>	- logic and theoretical computer science symbols (like the old Ophir
>	  bitmap font, but with the squared-off set theory symbols used in
>	  domain theory);
	  
>	- symbols for the better known algebraic structures (N, Z, Q, A, R, C)
>	  (is there a font that looks like these do as usually printed?);
	
>	- subscripts and superscripts with little enough leading not to
>	  sabotage inter-line spacing in programs like WriteNow;
	  
>	- maybe some of the more useful German capital letters.

It sounds like you need TeX with the AMSFonts.  All of the things you
mention (and hundreds more) are included.
Of course, the reason is that it is used by the American Mathematical
Society to publish its journals.
-- 
  Gerald A. Edgar                               TS1871@OHSTVMA.bitnet
  Department of Mathematics                     gae@osupyr.UUCP
  The Ohio State University  ...{akgua,gatech,ihnp4,ulysses}!cbosgd!osupyr!gae
  Columbus, OH 43210                            70715,1324  CompuServe
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Subject: Re: mathematical laser fonts
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In article <1576@brahma.cs.hw.ac.uk> jack@cs.hw.ac.uk (Jack Campin) writes:

>What mathematical laser fonts are available?

>What I need is:

>	- logic and theoretical computer science symbols (like the old Ophir
>	  bitmap font, but with the squared-off set theory symbols used in
>	  domain theory);
	  
>	- symbols for the better known algebraic structures (N, Z, Q, A, R, C)
>	  (is there a font that looks like these do as usually printed?);
	
>	- subscripts and superscripts with little enough leading not to
>	  sabotage inter-line spacing in programs like WriteNow;
	  
>	- maybe some of the more useful German capital letters.

It sounds like you need TeX with the AMSFonts.  All of the things you
mention (and hundreds more) are included.
Of course, the reason is that it is used by the American Mathematical
Society to publish its journals.
-- 
  Gerald A. Edgar                               TS1871@OHSTVMA.bitnet
  Department of Mathematics                     gae@osupyr.UUCP
  The Ohio State University  ...{akgua,gatech,ihnp4,ulysses}!cbosgd!osupyr!gae
  Columbus, OH 43210                            70715,1324  CompuServe