UPDMAP.CFG(5) TeX Live UPDMAP.CFG(5)

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 output 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, and 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 PostScript interpreter or 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.