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-=- FONTOOLS -=-
-
+
This package provides tools to simplify using OpenType fonts with LaTeX.
-Currently, this bundle contains the following programs:
+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.
-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 by generating the necessary .fd and .sty files.
+In addition, this bundle contains a few other, less important utilities:
-AFM2AFM - re-encode .afm files
+ AFM2AFM - re-encode .afm files
-OT2KPX - extract kerning pairs from OpenType fonts.
+ OT2KPX - extract kerning pairs from OpenType fonts.
PREREQUISITES
--------------
+=============
Perl
The Fontools are written in Perl; any version since v5.10.1 should work.
- Perl is usually installed on Linux and Unix systems;
- for Windows, try ActivePerl (http://www.activestate.com)
+ 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;
+ 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
+ (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
+ 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).
-Other
- The encoding files in the "share" directory should be installed
- in a standard location where otftotfm can find them.
+
+Installation
+------------
+The encoding files in the "share" directory should be moved
+to a standard location where otftotfm can find them.
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.
+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
+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.
- Marc Penninga, 2019/04/01
+ Marc Penninga, 2019/04/22