UMIST: ISD: Intro to [La]TeX

32. Fonts

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

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.}

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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