composeglyphs1
Generate an encoding vector or new font for postscript
Usage
composeglyphs -e
encoding.afm
-E
encoding.ps
composeglyphs -i
input.afm
-o
output.ps
-c
composite.afm
-n
newname
-e
base_encoding.afm
-t
target_encoding.afm
-a
output.afm
Overview
composeglyphs is a script to generate either an encoding vector or a new font for postscript. It requires a pre-existing AFM and allows for the use of composite characters that AFM does not already provide.
Options
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-e encoding.afm -
The base encoding AFM to use.
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-E encoding.ps -
The encoding vector to output.
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-i input.afm -
The AFM of the original font.
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-o output.ps -
The font program to generate.
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-c composite.afm -
The AFM containing supplementary composite character information.
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-n newname -
The name of the new font.
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-t target_encoding.afm -
The target encoding.
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-a output.afm -
The name of the AFM file to generate.
Notes
composeglyphs is a part of Ogonkify, which comes with the a2ps distribution.
If you create new AFMs or modify existing ones, the author asks that you kindly send him a copy so that he may include them in the distribution.
Releases
14 releases since Debian 2.1 (Slink); the text changed 3 times.
-E since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-a since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-c since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-e since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-i since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-n since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-o since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-t since Debian 3.1 (Sarge).