Re: where is pfm2afm
El día Thursday, July 22, 2010 a las 04:00:32PM +0100, Daniel Bye escribió: Is 'pfm2afm' part of some port in /usr/ports? Thanks in advance print/ghostscript* installs something called pf2afm, which seems to be the same thing. Yes, indeeed: $ pf2afm This is PF2AFM -- AFM generator (ver. 1.00) Usage: gs [-dNODISPLAY] -- pf2afm.ps disk_font_name Thanks for the hint matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e g...@unixarea.de - w http://www.unixarea.de/ Solidarity with the zionistic pirates of Israel? Not in my name! ¿Solidaridad con los piratas sionistas de Israel? ¡No en mi nombre! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
where is pfm2afm
Hello, Is 'pfm2afm' part of some port in /usr/ports? Thanks in advance matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e g...@unixarea.de - w http://www.unixarea.de/ Solidarity with the zionistic pirates of Israel? Not in my name! ¿Solidaridad con los piratas sionistas de Israel? ¡No en mi nombre! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: where is pfm2afm
It converts Postscript Font files into Adobe Font Manager files. I've have not a use for it (yet). On Jul 22, 2010, at 9:39 AM, Matthias Apitz wrote: Hello, Is 'pfm2afm' part of some port in /usr/ports? Thanks in advance matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e g...@unixarea.de - w http://www.unixarea.de/ Solidarity with the zionistic pirates of Israel? Not in my name! ¿Solidaridad con los piratas sionistas de Israel? ¡No en mi nombre! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: where is pfm2afm
El día Thursday, July 22, 2010 a las 09:47:52AM -0500, Ryan Coleman escribió: It converts Postscript Font files into Adobe Font Manager files. I've have not a use for it (yet). Background of my question is the need of Type 1 font files which cover most of the European Unicode scripts for the usage in CUPS. In some FAQ I read: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/html_single/Font-HOWTO/ 9.2. Type 1 Fonts and Metafont 9.2.1. Dealing With Mac and Windows Formats Many foundries ship fonts with Windows and Mac users in mind. This can sometimes pose a problem. Typically, the ``Windows fonts'' are fairly easy to handle, because they are packed in a zip file. The only work to be done is converting the pfm file to and afm file (using pfm2afm) That's why the question: Is 'pfm2afm' part of some port in /usr/ports? Thanks in advance matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e g...@unixarea.de - w http://www.unixarea.de/ Solidarity with the zionistic pirates of Israel? Not in my name! ¿Solidaridad con los piratas sionistas de Israel? ¡No en mi nombre! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: where is pfm2afm
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 04:57:10PM +0200, Matthias Apitz wrote: El día Thursday, July 22, 2010 a las 09:47:52AM -0500, Ryan Coleman escribió: It converts Postscript Font files into Adobe Font Manager files. I've have not a use for it (yet). Background of my question is the need of Type 1 font files which cover most of the European Unicode scripts for the usage in CUPS. In some FAQ I read: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/html_single/Font-HOWTO/ 9.2. Type 1 Fonts and Metafont 9.2.1. Dealing With Mac and Windows Formats Many foundries ship fonts with Windows and Mac users in mind. This can sometimes pose a problem. Typically, the ``Windows fonts'' are fairly easy to handle, because they are packed in a zip file. The only work to be done is converting the pfm file to and afm file (using pfm2afm) That's why the question: Is 'pfm2afm' part of some port in /usr/ports? Thanks in advance print/ghostscript* installs something called pf2afm, which seems to be the same thing. Dan -- Daniel Bye _ ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) - against HTML, vCards and X - proprietary attachments in e-mail / \ pgprZ0wRICco6.pgp Description: PGP signature
