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authorNorbert Preining <norbert@preining.info>2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900
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+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
+