2018-09-08
电脑上的 MacTeX 是精简版安装，用 Texworks 的模板新建 Beamer 的时候，默认设置居然编译通不过。
\package[T1]{fontenc} % need helvetica font be installed in system if not will get an error
我们先看看系统是否安装了这个字体：
$: tlmgr info helvetic
% if font has installed will display as follow:
package: helvetic
category: Package
shortdesc: URW "Base 35" font pack for LaTeX
longdesc: A set of fonts for use as "drop-in" replacements for Adobe's basic set, comprising: Century Schoolbook (substituting for Adobe's New Century Schoolbook); Dingbats (substituting for Adobe's Zapf Dingbats); Nimbus Mono L (substituting for Abobe's Courier); Nimbus Roman No9 L (substituting for Adobe's Times); Nimbus Sans L (substituting for Adobe's Helvetica); Standard Symbols L (substituting for Adobe's Symbol); URW Bookman; URW Chancery L Medium Italic (substituting for Adobe's Zapf Chancery); URW Gothic L Book (substituting for Adobe's Avant Garde); and URW Palladio L (substituting for Adobe's Palatino).
installed: Yes
revision: 31835
sizes: run: 2377k
relocatable: No
cat-date: 2016-06-24 19:18:15 +0200
cat-license: gpl
cat-topics: font font-type1 font-collection
cat-related: tex-gyre
collection: collection-fontsrecommended
现在来解决没有安装字体的问题，以下命令在 Terminal 里面操作：
% 1. install necessary fonts
% 2. refresh texlive database
sudo tlmgr install collection-fontsrecommended
sudo texhash
% install a font independently but not works well
sudo tlmgr install helvetica
另外为了保险起见，在配置文件 texmf.cnf 添加一个变量 VARTEXFONTS:
% usr/local/texlive/2018basic/texmf.cnf
VARTEXFONTS = /usr/local/texlive/2018basic/texmf-dist/fonts
