Re: [Groff] Question about the "download" file in font/devps

[Robert D. Goulding]

On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, James J. Ramsey wrote:

> On the web page
> <http://www.princeton.edu/~goulding/groff.html> it
> says
>
> "Now copy the file `download' from the system font
> directory (..../groff/1.18/font/devps) to your local
> font directory (....site-font/devps). Finally, add
> Kerkis by issuing the command  cat kerkis-download >>
> download  and delete the kerkis-download file. That's
> it! You can move the docs and the support directory
> somewhere else."
>
> Is this really necessary? Shouldn't it be that the
> "download" file in /usr/share/groff/1.18/font/devps
> pertain to the .pfa files in
> /usr/share/groff/1.18/font/devps, while the "download"
> file in /usr/LOCAL/share/groff/1.18/font/devps pertain
> to the .pfa files in
> /usr/LOCAL/share/groff/1.18/font/devps?

Probably it *should* be, and this has been discussed before on this list.
But as man grops says:

The download file itself will also be searched for using this mechanism
[i.e., the searching on the font path to find the fonts themselves];
currently, only the *first* found file in the font path is used.

(My emphasis).

BTW, it's nice to see someone getting some use of the Greek files - which
badly need some improvements (not least to take account of the new, much
improved release of the Kerkis fonts); this encourages me to find some
more time for them!  I've also converted a more Times-y Greek font for
groff, which I'll add soon.  Let me know if you have any problems.

Robert.