I have to use a LaTeX style file that has the following:
% fonts for headings in Helvetica. Edit if you have no such fonts
\newfont{\helvix}{phvr at 9pt} % roman9
\newfont{\helvixb}{phvb at 9pt} % bold9
\newfont{\helvixo}{phvro at 9pt} % italic9
\newfont{\helvxviiib}{phvb at 18pt} % bold18
Unfortunately, on my setup (OS X + TeXShop), even after having copied the required TFM files to my working dir, I get the following errors:
mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font for phvr.
mktexpk: perhaps phvr is missing from the map file.
I'm assuming that getting the fonts installed properly etc. is going to be an involved process, so for now I'd like to just avoid that problem and get to writing. I tried replacing the "phvr" (and related) by the names given in the comments (roman9, etc.); this doesn't work either.
What could I put instead to get it working as fast as possible, while still respecting the basic typesetting options (helvixb must be in bold, etc.)?
Best Answer
\newfont
is a quite obsolete command. Moreover you don't need only the tfm files to run pdflatex, but you have also to teach it where to find the actual fonts.You get automatically the header fonts in Helvetica by saying
and write more simply
\sffamily
followed by a size specification: for examplewhere the old style says
\helvix
orwhere the old style says
\helvixb
; for slanted use\slshape
instead of\bfseries
. Instead of\helvxviiib
sayHowever I suggest a different font
which is very similar to Helvetica (on my system some letters with Helvetica come out misplaced). Notice the slight difference in the keyword for scaling. Adjust the number to suit your needs. The commands for choosing the font are exactly the same as before.