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Font files shall be stored in separate directories, segregated by file
type, font supplier, and typeface (`PK' and `GF' files need
additional structure, as detailed in the next section):
texmf/fonts/type/supplier/typeface/
- `type'
is the type of font file. The TDS
reserves the following `type' names:
- `afm',
for Adobe font metrics.
- `gf',
for generic font bitmap files.
- `pk',
for packed bitmap files.
- `source',
for font sources (METAFONT files, property lists, etc.).
- `tfm',
for TeX font metric files.
- `type1',
for Type 1 fonts (in any format).
- `vf',
for virtual fonts.
As usual, a site may omit any of these directories that are unnecessary
(`gf' is a particularly likely candidate for omission).
- `supplier'
is a name identifying font source
(examples: `adobe', `ams', `public'). The TDS
reserves the following `supplier' names:
- `ams',
for the American Mathematical Society's AMS-fonts
collection.
- `local',
for local additions. See Section section Local additions.
- `public',
for freely redistributable fonts where the supplier
neither (1) requested their own directory (e.g., `ams'), nor
(2) also made proprietary fonts (e.g., `adobe'). It does not
contain all extant freely distributable fonts, nor are all files therein
necessarily strictly public domain.
- `tmp',
for dynamically-generated fonts, as is traditional on
some systems. It may be omitted if unnecessary, as usual.
- `typeface'
is the name of a typeface family
(examples: `cm', `euler', `times'). The TDS
reserves the following `typeface' names:
- `cm' (within `public'),
for the 75 fonts defined in
Computers and Typesetting, Volume E.
- `latex' (within `public'),
for those fonts distributed
with LaTeX in the base distribution.
- `local',
for local additions. See Section section Local additions.
Some concrete examples:
texmf/fonts/source/public/pandora/pnr10.mf
texmf/fonts/tfm/public/cm/cmr10.tfm
texmf/fonts/type1/adobe/utopia/putr.pfa
For complete supplier and typeface name lists, consult
Filenames for TeX fonts (see Appendix section Related references).
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