> > 1. updmap-sys should handle dvipdfmx map files > > (can't it do that? I need confirmation on this) > > It has no special treatment for dvipdfmx, and therefore it cannot handle > the entries with @ properly. We would need a different output file for > dvipdfmx and a special treatment of these entries, which may not end up > in pdftex's or dvips' font map files.
In theory, we don't need to add fontmap entries for dvipdfmx because dvipdfmx also read dvipdfm's map file. The problem is CJK truetype fonts. Most of them does not contain oblique or slanted (sometimes also bold) glyphs, and therefore dvipdfmx and ttf2pk use special symbols on their map file to know how to generate oblique/slanted letters from normal font. The map files can't be generated automatically because the best-looking slanted angles are different for each font. Therefore the upstream font package's author usually provides the individual map files for pdftex, ttf2pk and dvipdfmx with the font. If updmap-sys is used to for such fonts, it MUST NOT modify the map file of dvipdfm because dvipdfmx also read it. As far as i know dvips and ps2pk does not support truetype font. If it is true, updmap-sys must not modify their map files, either. Furthermore, some fonts like Adobe's OTFs included in acroread are supported by only dvipdfmx. In this case, updmap-sys must not touch fontmap files for all the other programs. I think using updmap-sys for dvipdfmx is not a good idea. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
