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diff --git a/dviware/quicspool/man/tfm2difont.l_backup b/dviware/quicspool/man/tfm2difont.l_backup new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b4b9a15df3 --- /dev/null +++ b/dviware/quicspool/man/tfm2difont.l_backup @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +.\" $Header: tfm2difont.l.backup,v 1.1 88/01/15 12:58:48 simpson Rel $ +.\" $Log: tfm2difont.l.backup,v $ +.\" Revision 1.1 88/01/15 12:58:48 simpson +.\" initial release +.\" +.\" Revision 0.1 87/12/11 17:57:02 simpson +.\" beta test +.\" +.if t .ds TX T\h'-.1667m'\v'.22m'E\h'-.125m'\v'-.22m'X +.if n .ds TX TeX +.TH TFM2DIFONT 1 TRW +.UC +.SH NAME +tfm2difont \- convert tfm files to ditroff compatible width tables +.SH ORIGIN +TRW +.SH SYNOPSIS +tfm2difont +.B [ -s ] +.B [ -w +.I width +.B ] +.B [ -l +.I ligature +.B ] +\&... +file... +.SH DESCRIPTION +.IR Tfm2difont (1) +converts tfm files to ditroff compatible width tables which can subsequently +be run through +.I makedev +and used with ditroff. +A file is created with the same name as the tfm file with the `.tfm' extension +removed. +The `name' and `internalname' are set to the same name as the font. +.PP +The +.B -s +flag causes the font(s) to be considered special. +The +.B -w +flag allows you to set +.I spacewidth. +Normally, a non-special font is assumed to have the ligatures +.BR ff , +.BR fi , +.BR fl , +.B ffi +and +.BR ffl . +The +.B -l +flag causes a named ligature to be removed. +Any number of +.B -l +flags may be given. +Ligatures are ignored if the font is special since special fonts don't have +ligatures. +Because the `a' character is used for kerning information in non-special +fonts, it must exist in a non-special font. +.PP +The created width table contains the size of the characters at 10 points +.RI ( unitwidth +in the DESC file). +.IR Troff (1) +scales the width of characters depending on the size currently in use. +So, if a 5 point font is being used, the width is halved. +Because of this, you cannot create a separate font with reshaped characters +for five points with +METAFONT. +\*(TX allows you to do this though. +.SH FILES +.ta \w'--FONTDIR-- ' +--FONTDIR-- device-independent troff font directory +.SH AUTHOR +Scott Simpson +.SH SEE ALSO +mf(1), tex(1), font(5) |