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
       Outline (Postscript Type1) and Bitmap Fonts (Postscript Type3) mostly coming 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  configuration 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  config  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 download 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
       dvipsPreferOutline 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)