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Categorization: Fonts > Support files

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Identifier Caption
anttvf Virtual fonts for PostScript Antykwa Toruńska font.
anyfontsize Select any font size in LaTeX.
auto1 LaTeX support for Underware Auto 1 fonts.
b1encoding LaTeX encoding tools for Bookhands fonts.
bbm-macros LaTeX support for "blackboard-style" cm fonts.
beton Use Concrete fonts.
bickham Virtual fonts for Adobe Bickham Script Pro.
bitstrea Support for use of Bitstream fonts.
ccfonts Support for Concrete text and math fonts in LaTeX.
cclicenses Typeset Creative Commons licence logos.
cfr-lm Enhanced support for the Latin Modern fonts.
cmcyralt-fonts Russian fonts in "alternative" encoding.
cmcyralt-ltx LaTeX support for the cmcyralt fonts.
cmextra-latex Install macros for "standard" fonts not used by LaTeX itself.
cmfrak Reencoded versions of Haralambous fraktur fonts.
cm-mf-opt-kern Improve the kerning of CM fonts.
cmolddig Virtual fount setup for using old style digits.
cmoutlines Outline versions of the Computer Modern fonts.
cmsd Interfaces to the CM Sans Serif Bold fonts.
cmslup Upright punctuation with CM slanted.
cm-tfm Metric files for the Computer Modern fonts.
cmtiup Upright punctuation with CM italic.
comfortaa Sans serif font, with LaTeX support.
concmath Concrete Math fonts.
context-simplefonts Simplified font usage for ConTeXt.
context-typescripts Small modules to load various fonts for use in ConTeXt.
context-urwgaramond Context support for URW Garamond font.
context-urwgothic Context support for URW Gothic.
corelpak Metrics, etc., for fonts distributed with Corel products.
cspsfonts Czech/Slovakian PostScript font support.
cyrillic Support for Cyrillic fonts in LaTeX.
dogma Metrics and LaTeX support for Dogma Font From Emigre Graphics.
duerer-latex LaTeX support for the Duerer fonts.
dutchcal A reworking of ESSTIX13, adding a bold version.
ean Macros for making EAN barcodes.
ec-plain Use EC fonts in Plain TeX.
eiad-ltx LaTeX support for the eiad font.
emerald Support for the free emerald city fontwerks fonts
enpassant Enpassant chess font support.
euler Use AMS Euler fonts for math.
euroitc LaTeX interface for the ITC euro font symbols
europs Access to Adobe's Euro currency symbol fonts.
eurosans Interface to Adobe's sans-serif Euro font.
exscale Implements scaling of the 'cmex' fonts.
extsizes Extend the standard classes' size options.
fix-cm Permit Computer Modern fonts at arbitrary sizes.
fonetika Support for the danish "Dania" phonetic system.
fontaxes Additional font axes for LaTeX.
fontch Changing fonts, sizes and encodings in Plain TeX.
font-change Macros to change text and mathematics fonts in plain TeX.
fontchart A font sampler.
fontenc Standard package for selecting font encodings.
fontinst Help with installing fonts for TeX and LaTeX.
fontname Scheme for naming fonts in TeX.
font-selection Font selection for plain TeX.
fontspec Advanced font selection in XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX.
fonttable Print font tables from a LaTeX document.
fontwrap Bind fonts to specific unicode blocks.
fouriernc Use New Century Schoolbook text with Fourier maths fonts.
fundus Providing LaTeX access to various font families.
fundus-calligra Support for the calligra font in LaTeX documents.
fundus-la Support for the la and lla fonts in LaTeX documents.
fundus-outline LaTeX support for CM outline fonts.
fundus-twcal LaTeX support for the twcal handwriting font.
futurans Metrics and LaTeX support for Futura Fonts From Adobe As Used By No Starch Press.
genfam Run Metafont to produce the bitmap fonts.
glonti Virtual fonts for T2A-encoded fonts.
greektex-fd LaTeX font definition files for GreekTeX.
hershey Experiments with the Hershey fonts.
hfoldsty Old style numerals with EC fonts.
hvmath Support for using the Micropress HV-Math fonts (Helvetica Maths).
ibm Metrics for IBM fonts.
ipa LaTeX macros for using WSUIPA fonts.
japanese-otf-uptex Support for Japanese OTF files in upLaTeX.
jfontmaps Font maps for Japanese fonts.
lato Lato font fanily and LaTeX support.
leawood LaTeX support for use of ITC Leawood font family.
levy-latex Macros for using Silvio Levy's Greek fonts.
lgreek LaTeX macros for using Silvio Levy's Greek fonts.
libertine-legacy Linux Libertine fonts for (La)TeX and pdf(La)TeX users.
libertineotf Linux Libertine fonts for use with lua(La)TeX and xe(La)TeX.
ljmetrics Metrics for Laserjet built-in fonts.
luaotfload OpenType layout system for Plain TeX and LaTeX.
lucida Metrics, etc., for Lucida Bright and Lucida Math.
lucold Use old-style digits with Lucida fonts.
manfnt LaTeX support for the TeX book symbols.
mathalfa General package for loading maths alphabets in LaTeX.
mathastext Use the text font in simple mathematics.
mathematica Support for fonts distributed with Mathematica.
mathgifg Support for Microsoft Georgia and ITC Franklin Gothic.
mathstone Use Adobe Stone Serif and Stone Sans for typesetting maths.
mathtime-ltx LaTeX macros for using MathTime and MathTime Plus.
mathtime-metrics MathTime AFM files.
mathtime-pln Plain TeX macros for using MathTime and MathTime Plus.
mdwfonts A model for font manipulation.
mfnfss Packages to typeset oldgerman and pandora fonts in LaTeX.
minionpro LaTeX support for Adobe MinionPro fonts.
mkpkfontdir Manipulate TDS directories for PK fonts.
moresize Allows font sizes up to 35.83pt.
mt11p Use MathTime complete under LaTeX.
mtgreek Use italic and upright greek letters with mathtime.
nbaskerv Metrics and LaTeX support for ITC New Baskerville Font From Adobe.
newtx Alternative uses of the TX fonts, with improved metrics.
nfssext-cfr Extensions to the LaTeX NFSS.
ocr-latex LaTeX support for ocr fonts.
ot2cyr Macros, metrics, etc., to use the OT2 Cyrillic encoding.
pandora-latex LaTeX support for the Pandora fonts.
pcarl LaTeX Support for Adobe Caslon Open Face.
pclnfss Font support for current PCL printers.
philokalia A font to typeset the Philokalia Books.
plain-cm Variable sized fonts in Plain TeX.
plnfss Font selection for Plain TeX.
poetica Support for Adobe Poetica fonts in Type 1 format.
psgreek LaTeX support for Greek Type 1 fonts.
psnfss Font support for common PostScript fonts.
psnfss-source Sources of the metrics used in PSNFSS.
psnfssx Extra styles and encodings for PostScript fonts.
psnfssx-adobe Packages to use a selection of Adobe Type 1 fonts.
psnfssx-em Support for the em family of fonts.
psnfssx-luc PSNFSS support for Lucida Bright and Lucida Math.
punk-latex LaTeX support for punk fonts.
pxgreeks Shape selection for PX fonts Greek letters.
rawfonts Low level font compatibility mode for LaTeX.
sauterfonts Use Sauter's fonts in LaTeX.
scalefnt Rescale fonts to arbitrary sizes.
slantsc Access different-shaped small-caps fonts.
smallcap Promote small caps to a font family, so NFSS can deal with different shapes.
softmaker-alteschwabacher LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Alte Schwabacher font.
softmaker-artistic LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Artistic font.
softmaker-baskervillenova LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Baskerville Nova fonts.
softmaker-bonita LaTeX Support files for SoftMaker Bonita.
softmaker-broadway LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Broadway fonts.
softmaker-canossa LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Canossa fonts.
softmaker-congress LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Congress fonts.
softmaker-delanocaps LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Delano Caps font.
softmaker-digital LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Digital fonts.
softmaker-egyptiennestd LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker EgyptienneStd fonts.
softmaker-flagstaff LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Flagstaff font.
softmakerfreefont Support files for SoftMaker free fonts.
softmaker-grenoble LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Grenoble fonts.
softmaker-helium LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Helium fonts.
softmaker-heliumtwo LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Helium fonts.
softmaker-henderson LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Henderson font.
softmaker-iceberg LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Iceberg font.
softmaker-inverserif LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Inverserif font.
softmaker-jugendstil LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Jugendstil font.
softmaker-marseille LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Marseille fonts.
softmaker-moab LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Moab font.
softmaker-nevada LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Nevada fonts.
softmaker-newcastle LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Newcastle fonts.
softmaker-oldblackletter LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Old Blackletter font.
softmaker-quadrat LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Quadrat fonts.
softmaker-stonehand LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Stone Handwriting font.
softmaker-sunset LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Sunset fonts.
softmaker-tampa LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Congress fonts.
softmaker-vagrounded LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker VAGRounded font.
softmaker-velo LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Velo font.
softmaker-veracruz LaTeX Support files for the SoftMaker Veracruz fonts.
substitutefont Easy font substitution.
textcomp LaTeX support for the Text Companion fonts.
thsmc Metrics and LaTeX support for Sans Mono Condensed Font.
tmmath Support for using the Micropress TM-Math fonts.
tpcmfont Computer modern fonts in "true point sizes".
truetypemetrics Metrics for some TrueType font families.
type1ec Permit EC, TC and LH fonts at arbitrary sizes.
urw URW free font support.
urwvf Support for use of free URW fonts.
vfware Tools for virtual font metrics.
vmsps Metrics for using Type 1 fonts available in VMS.
w-a-schmidt A collection of metrics for commercial fonts.
webomints Webomints font support.
winfonts Use fonts distributed with Windows XP.
wnri-latex LaTeX support for wnri fonts.
yfonts Support for old German fonts.
zhmcjk Simplify configuration of CJK installations.
zhmetrics TFM subfont files for using Chinese fonts in 8-bit TeX.

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Category Description
Document types Everything from books and articles to memos and letters. Also here are documents for specific publishers.
Document types > Books Books.
Document types > Books > Publisher styles Styles for books from specific publishers.
Document types > Books > Others Other packages.
Document types > Articles Articles; research papers.
Document types > Articles > Journal styles Styles for specific journals.
Document types > Articles > Others Others.
Document types > Proceedings Proceedings; a collection of articles.
Document types > Proceedings > Proceedings styles Styles for specific proceedings.
Document types > Proceedings > Others Others.
Document types > Reference manuals Reference manuals.
Document types > Presentations Presentations.
Document types > Overhead slides Overhead slides.
Document types > Theses PhD theses.
Document types > Theses > Thesis styles Styles for specific institutions.
Document types > Theses > Others Others; general theses styles.
Document types > Curriculum Vita Resumes and CV''s.
Document types > Letters Letters and form letters.
Document types > Exams, exercise sets, and answers For examinations and answer keys.
Document types > Other Other.
Document types > Other > Calendars Calendars.
Document types > Other > Syllabus Course syllabus.
Document types > Other > Envelopes Envelopes.
Document types > Other > Labels Labels.
Document types > Other > ID Tags ID Tags.
Document types > Other > Business cards Business Cards.
Document types > Other > Minutes Minutes of meetings.
Document types > Other > Memos Memos.
Document types > Other > Newspapers and newsletters Newspapers, newsletters, and magazines.
Document types > Other > Scripts Stage plays, screenplays, etc.
Document types > Other > Chess Chess games.
Document types > Other > Other games Games besides chess.
Document types > Other > Music Music.
Document types > Other > Posters Posters.
Document types > Other > CD and DVD covers CD and DVD covers.
Document types > Other > Recipes Recipe cards.
Document types > Other > Misc Misc. document types.
Document parts The parts of a document such as the Table of Contents, the Appendix, or the Bibliography.
Document parts > Abstract Adjust the format of your abstract.
Document parts > Table of contents Manipulate the format of your table of contents, or have multiple tables of contents.
Document parts > Preface Manipulate the format of your preface.
Document parts > Chapters and Sections Manipulate the format of your chapters and sections.
Document parts > Appendix Manipulate the format of the appendix, or have multiple appendices.
Document parts > Glossary Manipulate the format of your glossary.
Document parts > Bibliography Display bibliographic materials.
Document parts > Bibliography > Bibliographic styles Styles for specific publishers or journals.
Document parts > Bibliography > Others Others.
Document parts > Index Manipulate the format of your Index.
Document parts > Other Other document parts.
Page-focused Macros aimed at the single page level, or smaller, such as changing margins, page headers, multiple columns, colored text, etc.
Page-focused > Page geometry Margins, portrait vs landscape, etc.
Page-focused > Multiple columns Two or more columns.
Page-focused > Page numbers Pages numbered with roman numerals, etc.
Page-focused > Headers and footers Material on every page.
Page-focused > Footnotes Footnotes.
Page-focused > Floats Material, such as figures, that may float to the top or bottom of a page, or to a following page.
Page-focused > Tables Supplement TeX''s table mechanism.
Page-focused > Captions Captions for figures, tables, or floats.
Page-focused > Citations Citations.
Page-focused > Lists Itemized lists, etc.
Page-focused > Boxes and minipages Material on a page that is boxed.
Page-focused > Verbatim Material shown in the format in which it was typed.
Page-focused > Paragraphs Specialized paragraphs, such as special shapes.
Page-focused > Background Material behind the page''s text.
Page-focused > Color Colored text.
Page-focused > Material in margins Marginal notes, cross references, appearing in the margin.
Page-focused > Poetry Poetry.
Page-focused > Other Other.
Subject-specific typesetting One of the things that sets TeX apart is its facility with typesetting in Mathematics. It is also widely used in other areas, such as Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, and the Humanities.
Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics Equations, symbols, etc., from mathematics.
Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Commutative diagrams Commutative diagrams.
Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Equations Equations, sub-equations, etc.
Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Matrices, vectors Matrices and vectors.
Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Mathematical symbols Mathematical symbols, including accents.
Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Theorems Theorem-like environments.
Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Other Other mathematics.
Subject-specific typesetting > Computer science For example, typesetting program listings.
Subject-specific typesetting > Physics Physics.
Subject-specific typesetting > Other natural sciences Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, etc.
Subject-specific typesetting > Social sciences Economics, Psycology, etc..
Subject-specific typesetting > Linguistics Linguistics.
Subject-specific typesetting > Other subjects in the humanitites Classics, Philosophy, etc.
Subject-specific typesetting > Music Typeset music.
Subject-specific typesetting > Other Subjects not listed elsewhere.
Documentation Documentation.
Documentation > Tutorial An introduction.
Documentation > Help files A collection of documents.
Documentation > Other Information on some specific part of TeX.
Fonts Access to fonts, free and commercial.
Fonts > Text body fonts Fonts that can be used as the text of a document, perhaps including symbols. These include TeX support files for these fonts.
Fonts > Symbol fonts Fonts containing only special symbols. These include TeX support files for these fonts.
Fonts > Support files Materials allowing the use in TeX of fonts obtained from various vendors. The fonts are not here, just the materials to use them with TeX
Fonts > Font tools Font tools, including utilities.
Fonts > Other Other fonts.
Graphics Using and making graphics in a variety of formats.
Graphics > MetaFont or Metapost Packages to make fonts or graphics derived from Knuth''s MetaFont.
Graphics > Postscript or PDF graphics Make or manipulate graphics using the Postscript or Portable Document Format languages.
Graphics > Tools Programs to manipulate graphics, often to massage graphics created outside TeX.
Graphics > Inside TeX Graphics created inside a TeX document.
Graphics > Other Graphics packages that fit outside the categories above.
Non-English languages Using non-English languages, including automatically adapting the typesetting conventions in those languages.
Non-English languages > French Français.
Non-English languages > German Deutsch.
Non-English languages > Spanish Español.
Non-English languages > Italian Italiano.
Non-English languages > Greek Both ancient and modern Greek.
Non-English languages > Polish Polszczyzna.
Non-English languages > Russian Russian.
Non-English languages > Indian languages Various languages of the subcontinent.
Non-English languages > Chinese, Japanese, Korean Chinese, Japanese, and Korean in TeX.
Non-English languages > Other Other non-English languages.
Output Output for paper, for the web, or for almost any format.
Output > DVI Use Knuth''s device independent format.
Output > PDF, PostScript Use the Portable Document Format, or PostScript.
Output > HTML Output to the web page language HTML.
Output > Other Output to other targets.
Programming in TeX Programming structures and development infrastructure, in TeX.
Programming in TeX > Box manipulation Manipulating TeX''s boxes.
Programming in TeX > Cross references Tricks with references.
Programming in TeX > Date and time Work with dates and times in a variety of formats.
Programming in TeX > Programming structures Constructs for programming, such as control structures.
Programming in TeX > Package management Managing TeX packages.
Programming in TeX > Other Other packages for programming in TeX.
Tools Document creation, management, and manipulation utilities.
Tools > Editors and shells TeX-aware editors and TeX graphical environments.
Tools > Bibliography managers Programs that namage a bibliographic database.
Tools > Bibliographic manipulation Utilities to manipulate bibliographic materials.
Tools > DVI manipulation Manipulate files in Knuth''s device independent output format.
Tools > PDF tools Manipulate material in the PDF format.
Tools > Spell-checkers Check spelling in a variety of languages.
Tools > Document management Create, develop, compile, and manage TeX documents.
Tools > Word counting Count the words in a document.
Tools > Convert formats Convert to and from word-processor formats.
Tools > Other Other tools.
Distributions People have gathered the needed components, so you don''t have to.
Infrastructure Source code to build TeX systems.
Infrastructure > Current systems Source of TeX systems now in wide use.
Infrastructure > Extensions Extensions beyond TeX.
Infrastructure > Hyphenation Hyphenation patterns.
Literate programming Material in the spirit of Knuth''s WEB system.
Other Things that do not fit in other categories.

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