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List:       freetype
Subject:    Re: foreign fonts
From:       Werner Lemberg <sx0005 () sx2 ! hrz ! uni-dortmund ! de>
Date:       1998-05-18 17:09:39
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On Sun, 17 May 1998, Roman Wolodymir Mitz wrote:

> I was trying to use Jtex, but my Japanese skills are not sufficient for
> reading the documentation.  Any info you have on using publicly
> available truetype (or other non bitmap) fonts with CJK characters for
> use primarily in printing would be appriciated.  I have the font which
> comes with OS/2 Java (mentioned here previously) and the cyberbit font. 
> Know of any others?

Go to ftp://ftp.ifcss.org or to its mirrors. Look into
pub/software/fonts/... and get the uw* fonts [you have to unpack them on a
Windows platform]. I find the shapes quite satisfactory for printing --
they are especially useful for multilingual applications because all
encodings have the same shape. If you intend to use them with CJK go to
CTAN/fonts/CJK and download the uwpatch package to get non-Unicode cmaps
which are far more convenient to use. Give FreeType's ttf2pk a try too!
The next CJK release will have more info how to use it...


    Werner

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