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The mathalpha packages provides several fonts for math typesetting, for example script and fraktur fonts. However, I tried using them and it does not work. I can only use the euler fraktur font for example:

\usepackage[frak = euler]{mathalpha}
% ...
\mathfrak{F}

works, but frak = mma for the mathematica font does not. The error message in TeXstudio reads

Font U/mmamfrak/m/n/10.95=mmamfrak at 10.95pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. \end{align}

and the TeXstudio log reads

Sorry, but miktex-makemf did not succeed. The log file hopefully contains the information to get MiKTeX going again: C:\Users\...\miktex-makemf.log Couldn't open `mmamfr.cfg' hbf2gf (CJK ver. 4.8.4)

and the logfile repeatedly reads

2020-08-01 10:42:13,976+0200 FATAL miktex-makemf - The mmamfrak source file could not be found.
2020-08-01 10:42:13,977+0200 FATAL miktex-makemf - The mmamfrak source file could not be found.
2020-08-01 10:42:13,977+0200 FATAL miktex-makemf - Info:
2020-08-01 10:42:13,977+0200 FATAL miktex-makemf - Source:
2020-08-01 10:42:13,977+0200 FATAL miktex-makemf - Line: 0

I don't have mathematica installed not any of the other fonts explicitly. Could this be the problem? How do I install these fonts if they are missing? (And if they are easily available)

I am using MikTeX version 2.9 and try to compile using PdfLaTeX

HerpDerpington
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    I also ran into this issue...has there been a solution found? I run in Overleaf, and using {mathalpha} on [scr=boondoxo] and [cal=euler] both work, but not the [frak=mma] or [frak=lucida]. Using [frak=euler] worked somewhat, i.e. the first few times I called \mathfrak it was ok but then the next few times it got "Too many math alphabets in version normal" error...which went away when I deleted [frak=euler] from the {mathalpha} package line. Even more mysteriously even after I deleted [frak=euler], \mathfrak was in euler font! Again, all other \cal and \scr fonts work perfectly fine. – D.R Oct 21 '21 at 03:42

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In the documentation of MATHALPHA, AKA MATHALFA PACKAGE on this link https://ctan.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/CTAN/macros/latex/contrib/mathalpha/doc/mathalpha-doc.pdf I add some important screenshots:

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An important link of TeX.SE:

How to use fonts (the ones listed in mathalfa documentation) in math mode

You can see that in this link

http://mirror.neu.edu.cn/CTAN/macros/latex/contrib/mathalfa/mathalfa.tex

there is the file.tex of the package. Using Papeeria, to compile, I have tried a piece of code and I have not frak=mma fonts. You can compare with the documentation at page 7.

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At this link https://ctan.org/pkg/mathematica you can download the Mathematica3.0 fonts and in this link How use Mathematica fonts with LaTeX - which method? there are the instructions.

ADDENDUM:

In this link you can find also the wolfram.map; exactly they are named wrifnt1_0_3 in the link.

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Sebastiano
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  • The mma fonts are not typeset as fraktur fonts... Same for mt and lucida – HerpDerpington Aug 01 '20 at 12:15
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    @HerpDerpington In fact :-)...See these links https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/349628/mathematica-fonts-with-miktex; https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/51704/how-use-mathematica-fonts-with-latex-which-method – Sebastiano Aug 01 '20 at 12:19
  • From what I have seen, the missing files should be in the mathematica package, but installing that package does not solve the problem, even after updating the font map... – HerpDerpington Aug 01 '20 at 12:34
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    If I could provide a .log file or something else that can help you, I would appreciate it so that other users can respond to you. – Sebastiano Aug 01 '20 at 12:37
  • The error is unchanged... "Couldn't open 'mmamfr.cfg' ..." from miktex-makemf – HerpDerpington Aug 01 '20 at 12:39
  • The logged error message is identical. – HerpDerpington Aug 01 '20 at 12:45
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    @HerpDerpington Uhmmm...Have you seen this link, if your procedure to install font is it correct? https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/419957/latest-miktex-suggestions-on-how-to-install-new-fonts-using-the-miktex-console – Sebastiano Aug 01 '20 at 15:21
  • I don't really see how I could apply that to my problem, since I assume the mathematica package would install the fonts automatically; I don't known if there is any directory where I could find the actual files I need for the procedure described in the link. Did I perhaps miss some step? – HerpDerpington Aug 01 '20 at 22:06
  • mathematica in my humble opinion is not in the distribution of MikTeX, hence you should download it and follow Ulrike's procedure which is the best answer. My following procedure is a bit more complex. – Sebastiano Aug 01 '20 at 22:10
  • Then I don't see how the zip files I downloaded at https://ctan.org/pkg/mathematica have anything to do with the description... There is no wolfram.map file inside the archive, only "mma.map". Installing mathematica from the MikTeX Console creates the same files in the corresponding directories as the instruction tells me to copy! – HerpDerpington Aug 02 '20 at 14:13
  • Let us continue this discussion in chat. – Sebastiano Aug 02 '20 at 14:45
  • I have made several attempts to install the fonts according to the answers provided in the other posts, but none solve the problem. I fear that the underlying problem is some different. For example I cannot find this "mmamfr.cfg" file anywhere on my disk (maybe it's a temporary file or something similar...) – HerpDerpington Aug 02 '20 at 20:06