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I ask if at the code of Mico's answer to my earlier question, Looking for a Times Roman math font that closely matches selected glyphs,

\documentclass[border=1pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{array,times}

%\usepackage[lite]{mtpro2}
%\usepackage[varvw]{newtxmath}
%\usepackage{mathptmx}
\usepackage{txfonts}

\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{@{} >{\ttfamily}p{2.75cm} p{1.15cm} p{0.9cm} @{}}
txfonts % select from: mtpro2[lite], newtxmath[varwv], mathptmx, txfonts
& $\gamma$ $\beta $ $v$ $\Delta$ & $\gamma\beta v\Delta$
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

is possible (or exists) to add a similar calligraphic character that replaces Mathtime Pro 2 Curly script mtc enter image description here because I have only the lite subset of the mtpro2 package and I haven't the full version of the mtpro2 package. I would need two calligraphic font, one of the classic modern computers and the other must be similar to writing children.

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    The mtc font requires the full version of mtpro2; the lite version doesn't provide it. – egreg Mar 13 '17 at 21:40
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    Which error?times is deprecated. – cfr Mar 13 '17 at 22:03
  • @egreg I have undestand after that mtc is it acronym for Mathtime Complete. Excuse me. But with \usepackage[lite] {mtpro2} I can have another similar calligraphic font that I can use also with times? Then I'll find on the internet somewhat similar font and gonna change it with Adobe Illustrator. – Sebastiano Mar 15 '17 at 17:29
  • The option lite is incompatible with the options mtpscr and mtpccal. The latter two options only have an effect if you have the full version of the mtpro2 package -- in which case you shouldn't set the lite option. – Mico Mar 23 '17 at 20:51
  • A separate concern: mtc does not stand for "MathTime Complete". It stands for "MathTime Curly script". Who told you otherwise? – Mico Mar 23 '17 at 20:53
  • With the greatest sincerity no one told me no. I just thought. But as my recent questions me negative vote them? – Sebastiano Mar 23 '17 at 20:55
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    @Sebastiano I replaced the link you removed as the reference to Mico's answer makes no sense otherwise. But I am not sure why you keep editing this question in very minor ways. Insofar as I understand the question, it seems to have been answered by David and Mico. Insofar as I don't understand it, I think it really isn't clear what you want. As has been explained, you cannot use those options together. And you cannot use mtpscr and mtpccal unless you have purchased the fonts. The reference to Illustrator is also really unclear - what does that have to do with TeX? – cfr Mar 24 '17 at 00:24
  • @cfr I think that my question is clear; if you want you can change it to give a better sense. Since the fonts Mathtime Pro 2, and in particular, Curly scripts are chargeable and TeX uses these fonts only the lite version, I asked if there was a free font in TeX calligraphic it was similar to the shape of the A mtc Mathtime Pro 2 Curly script. The reference to Adobe Illustrator is simple: if there is no similar calligraphic font, I will try if there is A similar to the one written by kids. I hope that it was not you who put a negative vote :-). – Sebastiano Mar 24 '17 at 08:16
  • Let me begin by stating that I am not the person who downvoted this posting. I must confess, though, to being perplexed as to what your objective is. It certainly doesn't help that you mention mtc and cm without providing at least some background as to where this material (and the associated screenshot) comes from. I assume this material is from the user guide of the mathalfa package, but I could well be wrong. The allusions to the lite subset of the mtpro2 package don't help either. Please clarify whether or not you have access to the full version of the mtpro2 package. – Mico Mar 24 '17 at 09:09
  • @Mico Exactly as you wrote it comes from the site: http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/CTAN/macros/latex/contrib/mathalfa/doc/mathalfa.pdf. I have the lite subset of the mtpro2 package and I haven't the full version of the mtpro2 package. I do not even know what is it for to buy and how to install these fonts on MikTeX. Should I create a relativistic electrodynamics notes with characters that I have indicated. You are allowed to change if my question is not clear. – Sebastiano Mar 24 '17 at 11:52
  • It was not me who down-voted your question. The problem with telling us to change your question to make it clearer is that we'd have to be clear what you wanted to ask, but that is obviously problematic when we are not sure what your purpose is. Do remember that the people who comment are not always the people who vote on posts, either up or down. If you assume that constructive criticism identifies down-votes to which you object, you will just dissuade people who might have helped you from commenting. – cfr Mar 24 '17 at 16:22
  • I hope my question is now clearer. – Sebastiano Mar 24 '17 at 18:29
  • So why doesn't David's answer answer your question? Calligraphic & handwritten fonts. Fonts for maths. Of course, you can use other fonts if something else is a better fit, though fontspec is needed for that to be a straightforward option. – cfr Mar 25 '17 at 04:07
  • @cfr I thank you very much for the links. David's answer is impeccable. I wanted to understand if there was simply a calligraphic font external or internal to the LaTeX. For example, if you saw this font indis1, I do the task at hand. You could load with LaTeX? – Sebastiano Mar 25 '17 at 07:42
  • Yes. It is truetype. You can use it with fontspec in the usual way with XeTeX or LuaTeX. How well it would work in maths is another question, because the spacing might be wrong etc. But certainly you could use it. (Unless there is something odd about it - that's just a document illustrating the glyphs - not the font). You could even use it with pdfTeX if you really wanted to and learnt how to do it, but that is not a simple thing. – cfr Mar 26 '17 at 00:41

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Why those particular shapes?

As egreg mentioned in comments that's a commercial font, which is fine if that's what you want, there are no technical issues you just have to buy the font.

But there are plenty of script fonts around, You can easily have visually distinguished script fonts using fonts that are freely available and installed in TeXlive.

For example:

enter image description here

\documentclass{article}


\usepackage{newtxtext}
\usepackage{newtxmath}


\DeclareMathAlphabet\urwscr{U}{urwchancal}{m}{n}%
\DeclareMathAlphabet\rsfscr{U}{rsfso}{m}{n}
\DeclareMathAlphabet\euscr{U}{eus}{m}{n}
\DeclareFontEncoding{LS2}{}{}
\DeclareFontSubstitution{LS2}{stix}{m}{n}
\DeclareMathAlphabet\stixcal{LS2}{stixcal}{m} {n}
\begin{document}

$\mathcal{ABCDEF}$

$\rsfscr{ABCDEF}$

$\euscr{ABCDEF}$

$\urwscr{ABCDEF}$

$\stixcal{ABCDEF}$

\end{document}
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