Hey there, If you have FontForge <https://fontforge.github.io/>'s command-line tools installed, you can use this shell function <https://github.com/Alhadis/.files/blob/6b0e61c7f352f8b2c6022202c72b972060435977/functions.sh#L144-L169> to quickly convert fonts to AFM:
$ convert-font Vera.ttf afm Hope it helps someone! Source copied below for ease-of-reference: # Convert a font to another format. Defaults to OpenType. > # - Usage: convert-font [path] [to=otf] > convert-font(){ > [ $# -eq 0 ] && { > echo >&2 "Usage: convert-font /path/to/file [format=.otf]" > return 1; > } > local format=$(echo ${2:-.otf} | tr -d '.') > fontforge -nosplash -lang=ff -c ' > fonts = FontsInFile($1); > count = SizeOf(fonts); > if(count != 0) > i = 0; > while(i < count) > Open($1 + "(" + i + ")"); > Generate(fonts[i] + "." + $2); > Close(); > i++; > endloop > else > Open($1); > Generate($1:r + "." + $2); > endif > ' "$1" "$2" 2>/dev/null; > } On 9 August 2017 at 13:45, mikkel meinike <mime...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Steffen > > I've used Peters font script before and been very happy about it. I just > needed to understand it a bit more of what is actually involved in the > steps. I'll have a look at that link you send me. > > Mikkel > > > > Den 8. aug. 2017 22.03 skrev "Steffen Nurpmeso" <stef...@sdaoden.eu>: > > Hi. > > mikkel meinike <mime...@gmail.com> wrote: > |Can any of you walk me through what I should do to use the font > 'bitstream > |vera sans' in my groff document? The font is somehow available in my > system > |because I use it in my terminal (rxvt-unicode) > > Peter Schaffter has written something that might help you out[1]. > With it one can easily convert fonts for use with roff. > > [1] http://www.schaffter.ca/mom/mom-06.html > > --steffen > | > |Der Kragenbaer, The moon bear, > |der holt sich munter he cheerfully and one by one > |einen nach dem anderen runter wa.ks himself off > |(By Robert Gernhardt) >