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UPDMAP.CFG(20)			   TeX Live			UPDMAP.CFG(20)

NAME
       updmap.cfg  -  configuration  of	 font  mapping/inclusion for dvips and
       friends.

DESCRIPTION
       The file updmap.cfg is the central font configuration file of  a	 teTeX
       system  and  is read by updmap(1). It describes if and how fonts should
       be included (or not included) into PS-/PDF-files. This works  for  Out‐
       line (Postscript Type1) and Bitmap Fonts (Postscript Type3) mostly com‐
       ing from MetaFont.

       updmap is a utility that creates font configuration files for dvips(1),
       pdftex(1), xdvi(1), ps2pk(1), gsftopk(1), and dvipdfmx(1).  In an ideal
       world, updmap would be unnecessary -- each of these programs would read
       the  same  configuration file to learn what fonts are available and how
       they should be treated.	As things stand, however, each of these	 tools
       has  subtly  different requirements and thereby needs its own font con‐
       figuration file.	 updmap creates font configuration files  for  all  of
       these  programs	from  several sources, namely all updmap.cfg, allowing
       you to easily keep all the different configuration files in sync.

       Running "updmap --help" will output the main  documentation  for	 using
       updmap.

       dvipsPreferOutline
       Configures  if dvips (by default) should prefer bitmap fonts or outline
       fonts if both are available? Independent of this setting, outlines  can
       be  forced  by putting "p psfonts_t1.map" into a config file that dvips
       reads. Bitmaps can be forced by putting "p psfonts_pk.map" into a  con‐
       fig  file.  We provide such config files which can be enabled via dvips
       -Poutline (resp. dvips -Ppk).
       Valid settings for dvipsPreferOutline are true / false.

       LW35
       Which fonts of the "Basic 35 Laserwriter Fonts" do you want to use  and
       how are the filenames chosen? Valid settings:
       URW:	URW fonts with "vendor" filenames (e.g. n019064l.pfb)
       URWkb:	URW fonts with "berry" filenames (e.g. uhvbo8ac.pfb)
       ADOBE:	Adobe fonts with "vendor" filenames (e.g. hvnbo___.pfb)
       ADOBEkb: Adobe fonts with  "berry" filenames (e.g. phvbo8an.pfb)

       dvipsDownloadBase35
       Configures if dvips (by default) should download the 35 base PostScript
       fonts into the document (set true) or should these fonts be  used  from
       the ps interpreter / printer (set false).
       The  user  can  override	 the  default by specifying dvips -Pdownload35
       (resp. dvips -Pbuiltin35) to download the LW35  fonts  (resp.  use  the
       built-in fonts).
       Valid settings are true / false.

       pdftexDownloadBase14
       Should pdftex download the 14 base PDF fonts? Since some configurations
       (ps / pdf tools / printers) use bad default fonts, it is safer to down‐
       load the fonts. The pdf files get bigger, but that is the cost.
       Valid  settings	are true (download the fonts) or false (don't download
       the fonts). Adobe recommends embedding all fonts.

       pxdviUse
       Should special map files for pxdvi be created? pxdvi is an adaption  of
       xdvi  with  support  for	 reading and displaying files generated by the
       ptex family of engines.
       Valid  settings	are  true  (generate  configuration)  or  false.   See
       http://www.tug.org/texlive/updmap-kanji.html for detailed discussion.

       kanjiEmbed
       kanjiVariant
       The options kanjiEmbed and kanjiVariant specify special replacements in
       the map lines.  In a map, the string "@kanjiEmbed@" will be replaced by
       the  value  of  that  option; similarly for kanjiVariant.  In this way,
       users of Japanese TeX can select different fonts to be included in  the
       final output.

       Map
       Points  to a map file, which describes a mapping from a font (called in
       the TeX document) to the pfb file containing the Postscript code.
       Usage: Map filename.map

       The syntax of map files is the same as dvips(1) uses, see  the  section
       "psfonts.map" in the manual of dvips(1).

       MixedMap
       Similar	to  Map.  It  should  be used when there is Type1 and a bitmap
       implementation of the font (the latter mostly  coming  from  MetaFont).
       These  entries  will  not  be used in the default map of dvips if dvip‐
       sPreferOutline is set to false.
       Usage: MixedMap filename.map

       KanjiMap
       Similar to Map. This should be used for kanji fonts.
       Usage: KanjiMap filename.map

       The sign # precedes a comment.

       Map files not to be used should be commented out using the string #! at
       the  beginning  of  the	line. Such entries can be (de-)activated using
       updmap with the options --enable and --disable, respectively.

AUTHOR
       This manual page was written by	Hilmar	Preusse	 <hille42@web.de>  and
       extended	 by  Norbert  Preining	<preining@logic.at>,  for  the	Debian
       GNU/Linux system by simply copying the  comments	 from  updmap.cfg  and
       rewriting  some	of them. It may be used by other distributions without
       contacting the author. Any mistakes or omissions in the manual page are
       our fault; inquiries about or corrections to this manual page should be
       directed to tex-live@tug.org.

SEE ALSO
       updmap(1), dvips(1)

THANKS TO
       Frank Kuester, Thomas Esser.

TeX Live			 November 2012			UPDMAP.CFG(20)
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