BXnewfont Package
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LaTeX: Enhanced `\newfont` command

This package provides a new command `\newfontx`. It is similar to
the old (and deprecated) command `\newfont` in function, but is more
compatible with NFSS. In particular, one can safely change font size
after invoking a font command defined by `\newfontx`. The new command
will be useful to users who know much of the old '\newfont` command
but are unfamiliar with the detail of NFSS.

### System requirement

  * TeX format: LaTeX.
  * TeX engine: Anything.
  * Dependent packages: None.

### Installation

  - `*.sty` ��� $TEXMF/tex/latex/BXnewfont

### License

This package is distributed under the MIT License.

The bxnewfont Package
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### Package Loading

    \usepackage[<option>]{bxdvidriver}

Available options:

  * `newfont`: Makes `\newfont` an alias of `newfontx`.

### Usage

  * `\newfontx\CMD[<encoding>]{<tfm-name><at-clause>}`: Defines `\CMD`
    to be a ���font command��� (pseudo-fontdef token). Here the format
    of the mandatory argument is exactly same as that of `\newfont`
    (`<at-clause>` can be empty). The optional argument specifies the
    NFSS encoding name (such as `T1`) of the TFM to be used, and
    defaults to the current font encoding. (If you don���t know what
    it means, then you probably need not care about this argument.)

    When the defined `\CMD` command is invoked, the current font will
    changes to what is specified by the argument, just as the original
    `\newfont`. But unlike `\newfont`, it does not break consistency
    of LaTeX NFSS. Specifically, NFSS is set at the following state:

      - The family is what was auto-generated for `\CMD`.
      - The series is `m` and the shape is `n`.
      - The encoding and size are what was specified by the arguments
        of `\newfontx`.

    It means that further use of ���LaTeX���s font commands��� will
    probably result in what you will expect. In particular, font size
    can be safely changed. The use of `\itshape` has no effect ---
    of course, because LaTeX does not know the TFM name of the italic
    counterpart --- and no unfavorable effect either.

  * `\newfontx*\CMD[<encoding>]{<tfm-name>}`: Same as the `\newfontx`,
    except that ���font commands��� defined by `\newfontx*` does not
    fix font size (note the absence of `<at-clause>`). Namely, invoking
    `\CMD` does not change the current font size. This variant surely
    diverges from the original `\newfont`, but will be more useful.

Revision History
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  * Version 0.2b ���2017/05/01���
      - Change the rule for automatic quoting. Namely, names which are
        judged as illegal by mktextfm should be quoted.
  * Version 0.2a ���2016/08/08���
      - Now ���TFM��� names can contain spaces with suitable quoting.
        This enables one to specify OpenType fonts on Unicode engines.
      - An experimental command `\newfontjascale` is added.
  * Version 0.2  ���2016/03/27���
      - The first public version.

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Takayuki YATO (aka. "ZR")  
http://zrbabbler.sp.land.to/