diff options
author | Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> | 2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900 |
---|---|---|
committer | Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> | 2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900 |
commit | e0c6872cf40896c7be36b11dcc744620f10adf1d (patch) | |
tree | 60335e10d2f4354b0674ec22d7b53f0f8abee672 /graphics/fig2mf/README |
Initial commit
Diffstat (limited to 'graphics/fig2mf/README')
-rw-r--r-- | graphics/fig2mf/README | 78 |
1 files changed, 78 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/graphics/fig2mf/README b/graphics/fig2mf/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..aa1af12d4c --- /dev/null +++ b/graphics/fig2mf/README @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +Here is fig2MF, a tool to convert fig 2.1 input to METAFONT. The +generated METAFONT code uses the mfpic macros. + +Fig2MF should compile with any C compiler known to man. Under Unix, +just say: + + make fig2MF + +Usage is straightforward: + + fig2mf file.fig >foo.mf + mf '\mode:=localfont; input foo.mf' + tex '\font\foo=foo \foo \char33 \bye' + +In order to use the font you've just created, you must +place the mfpic macros where METAFONT will find them, and +adjust your TeX environment to recognize the .tfm and +.gf files. You may also convert the .gf file to .pk format. + + +Fig2MF has a few options: + +Option Default Description +------------------------------------------------------------------------ +-mag 1000 Font magstep +-code 32 Initial METAFONT font code value +-pen 0.5 Size of the METAFONT pen (points) +-xscale 0.125 x coordinate scaling factor +-yscale 0.125 y coordinate scaling factor +-xneg 0.0 Minimum x coordinate value of the figure (inches) +-xpos 8.0 Maximum x coordinate value of the figure (inches) +-yneg 0.0 Minimum y coordinate value of the figure (inches) +-ypos 8.0 Maximum y coordinate value of the figure (inches) +-top 8.0 Top of the whole coordinate system (inches) +----------------------------------------------------------------------- + +The options are specified in the form of -opt=value. For example: + + fig2MF -xscale=0.25 -xpos=4.0 foo.fig +-------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Enclosed is: + +fig2MF.c source code +fig2MFman.tex manual +graphbase.mf mfpic macros +tf shell script to test new fonts + +Samples fig files: + +alltypes.fig +balls.fig +bean.fig +book.fig +chase.fig +face.fig +house.fig +many.fig +mitsu.fig +parc-place.fig +plane.fig +powells.fig +qd.fig +shade.fig +thick.fig +type.fig + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Thanks go to Thomas Leathrum for creating the mfpic METAFONT macros. +Geoffery Tobin contributed ideas, fruitful discussion and the +enhanced mfpic macros. + +I'd dearly love to receive any bug fixes and enhancements. +--- +Anthony Starks +ajs@merck.com + |