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author | Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> | 2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900 |
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committer | Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> | 2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900 |
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diff --git a/fonts/utilities/fontools/README b/fonts/utilities/fontools/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4ceee70eff --- /dev/null +++ b/fonts/utilities/fontools/README @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ + + -=- FONTOOLS -=- + + +This package provides tools to simplify using OpenType fonts with LaTeX. + +By far the most important program in this bundle is autoinst: + + AUTOINST - a wrapper script around Eddie Kohler's LCDF TypeTools. + Autoinst aims to automate the installation of OpenType fonts in LaTeX + by calling the LCDF TypeTools (with the correct options) for all fonts + you wish to install, and generating the necessary .fd and .sty files. + +In addition, this bundle contains a few other, less important utilities: + + AFM2AFM - re-encode .afm files + + OT2KPX - extract kerning pairs from OpenType fonts + + SPLITTTC - split an OpenType Collection file (ttc or otc) into + individual fonts + + + +PREREQUISITES +============= + +Perl + + The Fontools are written in Perl; any remotely recent version should work. + Perl is usually installed on Linux and Unix systems; + for Windows, try ActivePerl (http://www.activestate.com) + or Strawberry Perl (http://strawberryperl.com). + +LCDF TypeTools + Of course, Autoinst needs the LCDF TypeTools; + they should be installed in a directory on your PATH. + +Kpathsea + Automatically installing the fonts into a suitable TEXMF tree + (as Autoinst does by default) requires a TeX-installation that uses + the kpathsea library; with TeX distributions that implement their + own directory searching (such as MiKTeX), Autoinst will complain that + it cannot find the kpsewhich program and install all generated files + into subdirectories of the current directory. + + If you use such a TeX distribution, either move these files to their + destinations by hand, or use the -target command line option + (please see the manual for more information). + + +Installation +------------ +When installing manually, the encoding files in the "share/" directory +should be moved to a "standard" location where otftotfm can find them. +What this location is depends on your TeX installation; +in TeXLive, it should be $TEXMFLOCAL/fonts/enc/dvips/fontools/ or, +if you don't have write permissions in $TEXMFLOCAL, +$TEXMFHOME/fonts/enc/dvips/fontools/. + +The scripts in the "bin/" directory should be placed in a directory +on your PATH (or else you have to call them with their full path name). + +Of course, when using a package manager (such as tlmgr) to do +the installation, all files will automatically be put in the right +location. + + +DISCLAIMER +========== + +This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. +See the GNU General Public License for more details. + + +LICENSE & COPYRIGHT +=================== + +This software is copyright (C) 2005-2019 Marc Penninga. +It is released under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence; +see the file GPLv2.txt for the license conditions. |