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From: pgd@bbt.se
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Generating AFM files for PD fonts
Message-ID: <1990Dec12.190338.17692@bbt.se>
Date: 12 Dec 90 19:03:38 GMT
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In article <1990Dec5.203819.9021@herald.usask.ca> austin@skorpio.USask.CA (Alvin Austin) writes:
>Most wp programs require that an AFM file be provided with a
>Has anyone come up with some code to produce at least a 
>partial AFM file (which could then be hand-edited), either
>by writing a stand-alone program, or maybe sending the 
>font to the printer, then using 'stringwidth' (and other)
>operators, and then capturing the 'print' output?

There is a program in the archives which generates an AFM file from
any font. I got one from there, but have forgotten exactly from where.
But can try with:
comp.sources.unix volume 7 issue 7: Postscript program to generate .AFM files

P. Garbha