composeglyphs

Section: Debian (1)
Updated: May 2003
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NAME

composeglyphs - generate an encoding vector or new font for postscript  

SYNOPSIS

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  

DESCRIPTION

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

-e encoding.afm
The base encoding AFM to use.
-E encoding.ps
The encoding vector to output.
-i input.afm
The AFM of the original font.
-o output.ps
The font program to generate.
-c composite.afm
The AFM containing supplementary composite character information.
-n newname
The name of the new font.
-t target_encoding.afm
The target encoding.
-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.  

AUTHOR

Juliusz Chroboczek <jec@dcs.ed.ac.uk>  

SEE ALSO

a2ps(1), ogonkify(1)

The full documentation for Ogonkify is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and a2ps programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info Ogonkify

should give you access to the complete manual.


 

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OPTIONS
NOTES
AUTHOR
SEE ALSO

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