name accfonts
category Package
shortdesc Font manipulation utilities (mkt1font and vpl2vpl).
longdesc The accfonts package contains two utilities to permit easy
longdesc manipulation of fonts, in particular the creation of unusual
longdesc accented characters. Mkt1font works on Type 1 PostScript fonts,
longdesc and vpl2vpl works on TeX virtual fonts. Both programs read in a
longdesc font, together with a simple definition file containing lines such
longdesc as "128 z acute"; they then write out a new version of the font
longdesc with the requested new characters in the numerical slots
longdesc specified. Great care is taken over the positioning of accents,
longdesc and over the provision of kerning information for new characters;
longdesc mkt1font also generates suitable "hints" to enhance quality at
longdesc small sizes or poor resolutions. The programs are written in Perl.
longdesc [description copied from TeX Catalogue]