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From: mouse@LARRY.MCRCIM.MCGILL.EDU
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Subject: Re:  Reverting snf fonts to bdf fonts (context is xtex).
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Date: 6 Oct 90 03:45:50 GMT
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> I have many TeX fonts in the SNF form for use with xtex, running
> under X11R4.  In moving to OpenWindows the SNF fonts are no longer
> appropriate.  I need to create the appropriate FB fonts for use with
> xtex under OpenWindows.  This I can do using convertfont to convert a
> BDF font to an FB font.  But I no longer have the original BDF fonts.
> Short of recreating or re-ftp'ing the BDF fonts is there any way to
> reverse the bdftosnf process (i.e., is there a snftobdf)?

I have something close.  It connects to your server and produces a BDF
file for the desired font - which can be any font that server has, and
what sort of format the server keeps its fonts in internally is
entirely irrelevant.

I call it getbdf.  It can be had by ftp from 132.206.1.1, in
X/getbdf.c, or by mail to me if you can't ftp it for some reason.

					der Mouse

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