Directory fonts/archaic/ugarite
README
The ugarite bundle provides fonts for the Ugaritic Cuniform script in use about 1300 BC. This is one of a series of ancient scripts. Changes in version 1.2 (2005/06/18) o Font supplied as Postscript Type1 instead of MetaFont Changes in version 1.1 (2000/09/30) o Minor encoding changes Changes in version 1.0 (1999/03/14) o First public release ------------------------------------------------------------------ Author: Peter Wilson (Herries Press) herries dot press at earthlink dot net Copyright 1999--2005 Peter R. Wilson This work may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the Latex Project Public License, either version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any later version. The latest version of the license is in http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX version 2003/06/01 or later. This work has the LPPL maintenance status "author-maintained". This work consists of the files: README (this file) ugarite.dtx ugarite.ins ugarite.pdf and the derived files ugarite.sty ot1cugar.fd t1cugar.fd ugarite.map cugar10.mf ------------------------------------------------------------------ The distribution consists of the following files: README (this file) ugarite.dtx ugarite.ins ugarite.pdf (user manual) tryugarite.tex (example usage) tryugarite.pdf cugar10.afm cugar10.pfb cugar10.tfm To install the bundle: o If you want MetaFont sources uncomment the appropriate lines in ugarite.ins. o run: latex ugarite.ins, which will generate: ugarite.sty *.fd files ugarite.map and possibly cugar10.mf o Move *.sty and *.fd files to a location where LaTeX will find them e.g., .../texmf-local/tex/latex/ugarite o Move *.afm, *.pfb and *.tfm files to where LaTeX looks for font information e.g., .../texmf-var/fonts/afm/public/archaic/*.afm .../texmf-var/fonts/type1/public/archaic/*.pfb .../texmf-var/fonts/tfm/public/archaic/*.tfm o Add the *.map information to the dvips/pdftex font maps If you want the MetaFont version as well: o Move the *.mf files to, e.g., .../texmf-var/fonts/source/public/ugarite o Add a line like the following to the (texmf/fontname/)special.map file: cugar10.mf public ugarite o Refresh the database (for more information on the above see the FAQ). o run: (pdf)latex tryugarite for a test of the font If you want a full manual with all the MetaFont and LaTeX code and commentry, comment out the \OnlyDescription line in ugarite.dtx. o run: (pdf)latex ugarite.dtx o (for an index run: makeindex -s gind.ist *.idx) o run: (pdf)latex *.dtx o Print *.(pdf|dvi) for a hardcopy of the package manual 2005/06/18 Peter Wilson herries dot press at earthlink dot net
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ugarite – Fonts for Ugaritic cuneiform script
Fonts (both as METAFONT source and in Adobe Type 1 format) and macros for Ugaritic cuneiform writing. This script was in use about 1300 BCE.
This is one of a series of archaic fonts.
Package | ugarite |
Version | 1.2 |
Licenses | The LaTeX Project Public License |
Maintainer | Peter R. Wilson |
Contained in | TeX Live as archaic MiKTeX as archaic |
Topics | Archaic Font Font Font Type1 MF Font |
See also | ugaritic |