On further research, it appears that Type 3 scalable versions of
MusiXTeX fonts are available in the following directory:
ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/contrib/
The corresponding directory does not appear in very many of the CTAN
mirror sites.
They are probably free but I still haven't verified that: read on to see
why not.
According to games.html, the fonts are contained in the package
games.exe . Even after virus-checking, I'm always leery of running
automatic installation programs for fear of corruption of my existing
setup. But overwhelmed with curiosity, I downloaded games.exe and ran
it. All I got for my effort was a message that I needed to install
BaKoMa TeX first. Ugh!!! I don't need another TeX system!
Could someone out there figure out how to get just the Type 3 MusiXTeX
fonts, without the excess baggage?
--Don Simons
PS: In case anyone is wondering, AFAIK the main reason for getting these
scalable versions of the fonts would be to enable you to make PDF files
that look presentable on screen. Screen views of PDFs made with
bitmapped fonts look really crummy. Using them could also eliminate the
need for directories full of bitmaps in lots of different resolutions,
but that's not such a big deal any more now that disk space is so cheap.
--Don Simons
