VFTOVP
Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 14 December 1993
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NAME
vftovp - convert virtual font (vf) files to virtual property lists
SYNOPSIS
vftovp
[
-charcode-format=format
]
[
-verbose
]
vf_file_name
tfm_file_name
[
vpl_file_name
]
DESCRIPTION
The
vftovp
program translates a (program-oriented) virtual font file and its
accompanying TeX font metric file to a (human-oriented) property list file.
Thus, the virtual font can be edited, and its exact contents can be
displayed mnemonically. It also serves as a VF-file validating program;
if no error messages are given, the input files are correct.
The
vpl_file_name
must be complete; no adding of default extensions is done.
OPTIONS
The argument
format
to
-charcode-format
specifies how character codes are output in the PL file. By
default, only letters and digits are output using the
C
integer code (i.e., in ASCII); the others are output in octal. (Unless
the font's coding scheme starts with
TeX math sy
or
TeX math ex,
that is, when all are output in octal.) If
format
is
ascii,
all character codes that correspond to graphic characters, besides the
left and right parentheses, are output in ASCII. On the other hand, if
format
is
octal,
all character codes are output in octal.
Without the
-verbose
option,
vftovp
operates silently. With it, a banner and progress report are printed on
stdout.
ENVIRONMENT
vftovp
looks for
vf_file_name
using the
environment variable VFFONTS. If that is not set, it uses the variable
TEXFONTS. If that is not set, it uses the system default:
@DEFAULT_VF_PATH@
See
tex(1)
for the details of the searching.
SEE ALSO
pltotf(1),
tftopl(1),
vptovf(1).
AUTHORS
Donald E. Knuth wrote the program, based in part on an idea of David Fuchs,
starting with the code for
tftopl(1).
Karl Berry adapted it for compilation with
web2c.
Index
- NAME
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- OPTIONS
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- ENVIRONMENT
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- SEE ALSO
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- AUTHORS
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