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TFMTODIT !!!TFMTODIT NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION OPTIONS FILES SEE ALSO ---- !!NAME tfmtodit - create font files for use with groff -Tdvi !!SYNOPSIS __tfmtodit__ [[ __-sv__ ] [[ __-g__''gf_file'' ] [[ __-k__''skewchar'' ] ''tfm_file map_file font'' It is possible to have whitespace between a command line option and its parameter. !!DESCRIPTION __tfmtodit__ creates a font file for use with __groff -Tdvi__. ''tfm_file'' is the name of the TEX font metric file for the font. ''map_file'' is a file giving the groff names for characters in the font; this file should consist of a sequence of lines of the form: ''n c1 c2'' ... where ''n'' is a decimal integer giving the position of the character in the font, and ''c1'', ''c2'',... are the groff names of the character. If a character has no groff names but exists in the tfm file, then it will be put in the groff font file as an unnamed character. ''font'' is the name of the groff font file. The groff font file is written to ''font''. The __-s__ option should be given if the font is special (a font is ''special'' if __troff__ should search it whenever a character is not found in the current font.) If the font is special, it should be listed in the __fonts__ command in the DESC file; if it is not special, there is no need to list it, since __troff__ can automatically mount it when it's first used. To do a good job of math typesetting, groff requires font metric information not present in the tfm file. The reason for this is that TEX has separate math italic fonts whereas groff uses normal italic fonts for math. The additional information required by groff is given by the two arguments to the __math_fit__ macro in the Metafont programs for the Computer Modern fonts. In a text font (a font for which __math_fitting__ is false), Metafont normally ignores these two arguments. Metafont can be made to put this information in the gf file by loading the following definition after __cmbase__ when creating __cm.base__: __def ignore_math_fit(expr left_adjustment,right_adjustment) = special __ The gf file created using this modified __cm.base__ should be specified with the __-g__ option. The __-g__ option should not be given for a font for which __math_fitting__ is true. !!OPTIONS __-v__ Print the version number. __-s__ The font is special. The effect of this option is to add the __special__ command to the font file. __-k__''n'' The skewchar of this font is at position ''n''. ''n'' should be an integer; it may be given in decimal, or with a leading __0__ in octal, or with a leading __0x__ in hexadecimal. The effect of this option is to ignore any kerns whose second component is the specified character. __-g__''gf_file'' ''gf_file'' is a gf file produced by Metafont containing special and numspecial commands giving additional font metric information. !!FILES __/usr/share/groff/1.17.2/font/devdvi/DESC__ Device description file. __/usr/share/groff/1.17.2/font/devdvi/__''F'' Font description file for font ''F''. !!SEE ALSO groff(1), grodvi(1), groff_font(5) ----
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