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[Promethean]

I am attempting to use

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\usepackage[light]{antpolt}

with MiKTeX 2.9 and LyX. Apparently, the "light" option is only present in newer versions of the package and MiKTeX provides me with an older version resulting in the error

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The option `light' was not declared in package `antpolt', perhaps you
misspelled its name. Try typing  <return>  to proceed.

I could not find the package in the MiKTex package manager, so I just copied a recent version of the package and its supporting file into the directory where my document resides. This usually work with LaTeX. However, LyX does not seem to search that path and the error message persists. Is there any way to use the newest version of the package without making larger changes to my installation?

On a related note: If you have any other suggestions for fonts that save space and might be easier to use (e.g. a package that contains fonts processed by makethin), these would be welcome. The default version of times is not saving enough space for me.

[localghost]

This package is part of antp, which you should find in the list of the MiKTeX Package Manager (MPM). But it is obsolete and has been replaced by the poltawski package. If not done yet, install it by the MPM.


Thorsten

[Promethean]

Thank you very much. The last version of antp that the MiKTeX package manager makes available to me is from 2001. Still, both

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\usepackage[light]{antpolt}

and

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\usepackage[light]{antpolt}

do not work, the former still brings the error that the option is unknown. I was able to install poltawski using the MiKTeX package manager, but LyX seems to be unable to find it when I use

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\usepackage{poltawski}

[localghost]

[…] Still, both

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\usepackage[light]{antpolt}

and

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\usepackage[light]{antpolt}

do not work, the former still brings the error that the option is unknown. […]

Bad luck. What makes you think that this option is allowed at all? Is it documented somewhere?

[…] I was able to install poltawski using the MiKTeX package manager, but LyX seems to be unable to find it when I use

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\usepackage{poltawski}

The name of the package file is also »antpolt«.

[Promethean]

Yes, the font catalogue claims that this works:
http://www.tug.dk/FontCatalogue/antpoltlight/

The poltawski package also declares this option:
http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/ ... ntpolt.sty

I finally got what I wanted by doing

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\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{antpolt}
\renewcommand{\rmdefault}{antpl}

but I am still mystified why the option did not work or what version of what package I am using now. Thank you for your help!

[localghost]

I think this worth a note to the package maintainer(s).