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From: horstman@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu (Cay Horstmann)
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
Subject: .pk to HP softfont conversion
Message-ID: <1990Dec21.193713.1275@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu>
Date: 21 Dec 90 19:37:13 GMT
Reply-To: horstman@sjsumcs.SJSU.EDU (Cay Horstmann)
Organization: San Jose State University
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Is there a utility available to convert TeX font files (.pk) into 
HP LaserJet soft font format (.sfp), preferably running under DOS?
Both commercial and share/freeware apps would be welcome.

Right now, I do this by TeXing a file which selects the font and prints
\char"xy for all characters, then running the dvi->LaserJet translator,
then importing the resulting file as an HP font file into the ChiWriter
font designer and then exporting it again as an HP font. Surely there is 
a better way...

Cay