Fonts & Character Sets ⇒ bbding

[Marilyn]

Could somebody write down all the steps I need to take for creating the symbol FiveStarOpen from bbding? I already tried everything and it doesn't appear. By the way, I'm using Texniccenter and i use the profile latex-> ps ->pdf.

Thanks a lot!

[gmedina]

Hi,

perhaps there is some package clash? The following code produces the desired symbol on my system:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{bbding}

\begin{document}

\FiveStarOpen

\end{document}

Reduce your problematic code to a minimal version and post it here so we can find any conflict.

[Marilyn]

Hi gmedina,

I tried your code in a separate file and then I get this error:
C:\Program Files\Miktex\miktex\bin\dvips.exe: font bbding10 not found, characters will be left blank

I read on some sites about how to install bbding, but I don't get it really.
Is there something else you need to do besides placing \usepackage{bbding}?
Normally miktex installs the missing package on the fly.
Anyway, I looked at those documents installing the font and at first sight, it seems that I have those files, but I'm not quite sure.

So my question is how do I need to install the font bbding correctly on a windows pc for Texniccenter?

Thanks!

[frabjous]

Have you tried installing through the MikTeX package manager?

[sitex]

Hello,

I compiled gmedina's example using MiKTeX 2.8 (code > dvi > ps > pdf ) with no problem. You may need to update your version of MiKTex or, as previously suggested, use the MikTeX package manager.

By the way, the star is very small and difficult to see on some monitors.

Good luck!

Regards,

Tom

[Marilyn]

I have the latest Miktex 2.8 and I used the package manager to download the bbding.sty package.