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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/ean/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/ean/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..cf8a9989f12 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/ean/README @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +This directory contains the macro ean13 and ean8 for making EAN +barcodes (13 or 8 digit on input and kern-rule queue on output). + +The usage of the macros is commeted in the file ean13.tex or ean8.tex. +The simple test is presented in file eantest.tex (for plain). +Macro works in plain and LateX and other standard macro packages. + +The fonts ocrb9 and ocrb7 is used. The mf-sources are presented (this +is the copy from CTAN:fonts/ocr-b) with a little correction (the +mode_setup is added to begin of file ocrbmac.mf). + +ean13.tex .... EAN 13 macro by Petr Olsak +ean8.tex .... EAN 8 macro by Jaroslav Moucka (student) +eantest.tex .. test of ean13 and ean8 in plain. +*.mf ......... mf-sources of OCR-b font by Norbert Schwarz + +Petr Olsak (Ol\v{s}\'ak) +Department of Mathematics +Czech Techical University in Prague, +Czech Republic +e-mail: olsak@math.feld.cvut.cz + diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/ean/ocrbinfo b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/ean/ocrbinfo new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..b9a5ea1fb21 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/ean/ocrbinfo @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +Some remarks to the METAFONT-Definitions for OCR-B fonts: +--------------------------------------------------------- + + 1. This information was developed by + + Norbert Schwarz + Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum + Rechenzentrum + Postfach 10 21 48 + D-4630 Bochum 1 + West Germany + + Internet: Norbert.Schwarz@rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de + + + 2. It is given to free non commercial use, but it may be + that there rights to the typeface stuff, as + the original typeface for OCR-B was developed by + Adam Frutiger. These rights may restrict the use, + I do not know. (In Germany there even exists an industrial + standard - DIN ????? - that describes the typefaces. + Based on such material the input has been developed.) + Therefore the only rights that I can grant are the + rights for the digitization in METAFONT input. + + 3. It is tested that the generated output is machine readable. + The tests are done with a 300 pixel laser engine. + + 4. As this work has been done with an early METAFONT version + and testing was the main purpose, there was no further + development in defining good points with respect to pixels etc. + Low resolution devices may give problems. + + 5. There are two main files: + + OCRBDEF MF 33454 12.11.86 11:02 + OCRBMAC MF 8152 8.09.89 19:51 + + The first one contains the path definitions for all the + characters, the second one contains the operating macros. + + 6. Driver files: + + The file OCRB10.MF is the main driver file for the + original OCR-B font, all other files contain variant + for illustrating purposes. + + OCRB10 MF 776 12.11.86 11:06 + + OCRB10S MF 774 12.11.86 11:06 sharp corners + OCRB10L MF 770 12.11.86 11:05 slanted + + OCRB10G MF 778 12.11.86 11:05 outline, slanted + OCRB10F MF 770 12.11.86 11:05 outline + + OCRB10E MF 784 12.11.86 11:04 negative, sharp corners + OCRB10X MF 777 12.11.86 11:06 negative + + some smaller sizes: + + OCRB5 MF 776 12.11.86 11:07 + OCRB6 MF 776 12.11.86 11:07 + OCRB7 MF 776 12.11.86 11:08 + OCRB8 MF 776 12.11.86 11:08 + OCRB9 MF 776 12.11.86 11:08 |