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- From: Karl Berry <karl@claude.cs.umb.edu>
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- Subject: [comp.text.tex] new release of the GNU font utilities
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- Date: 4 Sep 1992 03:54:12 GMT
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- Archive-name: auto/comp.text.tex/new-release-of-the-GNU-font-utilities
-
- We have released a new version (0.5) of the GNU font utilities.
-
- The major news in this release is that we have written Texinfo
- documentation for the programs. All reported bugs and configuration
- difficulties have been fixed, as far as we know.
-
- To compile these programs, you will need GCC and GNU Make. For the
- programs which do online graphics, you will also need an X11 server and
- the X11R4 or R5 libraries.
-
- Send bugs or suggestions to bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu.
-
-
- You can get the source by ftp from
- prep.ai.mit.edu [18.71.0.38]:pub/gnu/fontutils-0.5.tar.Z.
-
- And also from these other sites around the world; please check them
- before prep.
-
- United States: wuarchive.wustl.edu gatekeeper.dec.com:pub/GNU
- uxc.cso.uiuc.edu ftp.uu.net:packages/gnu
-
- Europe: archive.eu.net src.doc.ic.ac.uk:gnu ftp.funet.fi
- nic.funet.fi:pub/gnu ugle.unit.no isy.liu.se
- ftp.diku.dk
-
- elsewhere: ftp.cs.titech.ac.jp utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp:ftpsync/prep
- archie.au:gnu
-
- You can also order tapes with GNU software from the Free Software
- Foundation (thereby supporting the GNU project); send mail to
- gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu for the latest prices and ordering information, or
- retrieve the file DISTRIB from a GNU archive.
-
-
- Here is a brief description of the programs included:
-
- * imageto extracts a bitmap font from an image in PBM or IMG format, or
- converts the image to Encapsulated PostScript.
-
- * xbfe is a hand-editor for bitmap fonts which runs under X11.
-
- * charspace adds side bearings to a bitmap font.
-
- * limn fits outlines to bitmap characters.
-
- * bzrto converts a generic outline font to Metafont or PostScript.
-
- * gsrenderfont renders a PostScript outline font at a particular point
- size and resolution, yielding a bitmap font.
-
- * fontconvert can rearrange or delete characters in a bitmap font,
- filter them, split them into pieces, combine them, etc., etc.
-
- * imgrotate rotates or flips an IMG file.
-
-
- We need volunteers to help create fonts for the GNU project. You do not
- need to be an expert type designer to help, but you do need to know
- enough about TeX and/or PostScript to be able to install and test new
- fonts. Example: if you know neither (1) the purpose of TeX utility
- program `gftopk' nor (2) what the PostScript `scalefont' command does,
- you probably need more experience before you can help.
-
- If you can volunteer, the first step is to compile the font utilities.
- After that, contact me (karl@gnu.ai.mit.edu). I will get you a scanned
- type specimen image. The manual explains how to use these utilities to
- turn that into a font you can use in TeX or PostScript.
-
- Happy fonting,
-
- karl@cs.umb.edu
- Member of the League for Programming Freedom---write to league@prep.ai.mit.edu.
-
-