updmap.cfg
| Chapter 7. Files |

## Name

updmap.cfg — configuration Settings for outline fonts

## Description

The configuration file `updmap.cfg` contains declarative instructions, which will be used to build font map files.

| Caution
Do not edit this file directly. Run `initexmf --edit-config-file updmap` to edit configuration settings for outline fonts.

## Instructions

`updmap.cfg` can contain the following instructions:

`dvipsPreferOutline `value``

  Specifies whether Dvips prefers bitmap fonts or outline fonts if both are available. Valid values are `true` (default) and `false`.

  Independend of this setting, outlines can be forced by putting

      p psfonts_t1.map

  into a configuration file that Dvips reads. Bitmaps (for the fonts in question) can be forced by putting

      p psfonts_pk.map

  into a configuration file. Such configuration files are provided, which can be enabled via

      dvips -Poutline ...

  resp.

      dvips -Ppk ...

`LW35 `value``

  Specifies which fonts for the “Basic 35 LaserWriter Fonts” will be used and how their file names are chosen. Valid values:

  `URW`

    URW fonts with “vendor” file names (e.g., `n019064l.pfb`).

  `URWkb`

    URW fonts with “berry” file names (e.g., `uhvbo8ac.pfb`). `URWkb` is the default value.

  `ADOBE`

    Adobe fonts with “vendor” file names (e.g. `hvnbo___.pfb`).

  `ADOBEkb`

    Adobe fonts with “berry” file names (e.g., `phvbo8an.pfb`).

`dvipsDownloadBase35 `value``

  Specifies whether Dvips downloads the standard 35 LaserWriter fonts with the document. If these fonts are not downloaded, then they must be available in the PostScript printer (interpreter). Valid values are `true` and `false` (default).

  Whatever is specified here, the user can override it by specifying

      dvips -Pdownload35 ...

  resp.

      dvips -Pbuiltin35 ...

  to either download the LW35 fonts resp. use the build-in fonts.

`pdftexDownloadBase14 `value``

  Specifies whether pdfTeX downloads the base 14 PDF fonts. Valid values are `true` (default) and `false`.

  Since some configurations (PostScript / PDF tools / printers) use bad default fonts, it is safer to download the fonts. The PDF files will get bigger, though.

`dvipdfmDownloadBase14 `value``

  Specifies whether Dvipdfm downloads the base 14 PDF fonts. Valid values are `true` (default) and `false`.

  Since some configurations (PostScript / PDF tools / printers) use bad default fonts, it is safer to download the fonts. The PDF files will get bigger, though.

`Map `filename``

  Arranges that the contents of `filename` will be included in `psfonts.map`.

`MixedMap `filename``

  Arranges that the contents of `filename` will be included in `psfonts.map`, unless `dvipsPreferOutline` is set to `false`.

  “Mixed” means that the fonts referenced in the file are available as bitmap and as outline.

pdftex.cfg |  | Chapter 8. Environment variables