Newsgroups: comp.archives Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!ox.com!msen.com!emv From: bed_gdg@SHSU.BITNET ("George D. Greenwade") Subject: [tex] SFPtoPK, PKtoSFP, and MergeSFP available on FILESERV Message-ID: <1991Jun17.050718.18226@ox.com> Followup-To: comp.text.tex Sender: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti, MSEN) Reply-To: bed_gdg@SHSU.BITNET ("George D. Greenwade") Organization: (none) X-Original-Date: 15 Jun 91 23:03:07 GMT Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1991 05:07:18 GMT Approved: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti, MSEN) X-Original-Newsgroups: comp.text.tex Lines: 103 Archive-name: tex/fonts/spfontware/1991-06-15 Archive-directory: niord.shsu.edu:[.spfontware] [192.92.115.8] Original-posting-by: bed_gdg@SHSU.BITNET ("George D. Greenwade") Original-subject: SFPtoPK, PKtoSFP, and MergeSFP available on FILESERV Reposted-by: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti, MSEN) I am pleased to announce that Norm Walsh has made his SFPtoPK, PKtoSFP, and MergeSFP programs for Hewlett-Packard softfonts available to the public on FILESERV. Below is the resulting description file from a DIRECTORY SPFONTWARE message mailed to FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET (or @Niord.SHSU.edu). These files are also available for anonymous ftp from Niord.SHSU.edu [192.92.115.8] in the directory [.SPFONTWARE]. I extend my personal thanks to Norm for selecting us as the first site to host these files and hope to see them on other archive sites as they are retrieved and used. Regards, George %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% George D. Greenwade, Ph.D. Bitnet: BED_GDG@SHSU Department of Economics and Business Analysis THEnet: SHSU::BED_GDG College of Business Administration Voice: (409) 294-1266 P. O. Box 2118 FAX: (409) 294-3612 Sam Houston State University Internet: bed_gdg@Niord.SHSU.edu Huntsville, TX 77341 bed_gdg%SHSU.decnet@relay.the.net %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% SPFONTWARE ---------- The SPFONTWARE package includes three UUENCODEd ZIP files for Norm Walsh's utilities to convert Hewlett-Packard softfonts to *and* from TeX PK/TFM format (as of June 12, 1991). All of these files are for MS-DOS platforms. The file SPFONTWARE.SPFtoPK_ZIP converts HP LaserJet softfont files into TeX fonts. Features of SPFtoPK in brief: - Converts softfonts directly into PK files (allowing up to 256 chars/font) - Option to move characters from anywhere in the softfont to standard TeX positions (this is especially useful for ligatures and accents). - Option to automatically build ligatures into the TeX font - Supports a flexible kerning algorithm - Options for ``stealing'' accents off of accented characters -- even baseline accents like the cydil. - Similar option for stripping accents *off* of characters -- useful to produce the undotted i's and j's if nothing else. - Can dynamically adjust the size of an interword space - Can dynamically adjust the x-height - Can calculate the appropriate slant value for most fonts - Handles compressed (PCL4/5) softfont files - Complete documentation provided in a DVI file The file SPFONTWARE.PKtoSFP_ZIP converts TeX fonts into LaserJet softfont files. Features of PKtoSFP in brief: - Converts directly from PK files (allowing up to 256 characters/font) - Automatically handles the \L slash character at position '040 in the TeX font (so your softfont doesn't have a non-blank space) - Complete documentation provided in a DVI file The file SPFONTWARE.MergeSFP_ZIP combines multiple HP softfont files into a single softfont. Features of MergeSFP in brief: - Many options for defining the output softfont - Handles compressed (PCL4/5) softfonts - Complete documentation provided in a DVI file To retrieve the entire set of three files, please include the command SENDME SPFONTWARE in the body of a mail message to FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET. To retrieve a specific file from this distribution, such as SPFONTWARE.MergeSFP, include the command: SENDME SPFONTWARE.MergeSFP in the body of the mail message to FILESERV. Files in this package: (1 Block = 512 bytes) File Blocks Save file as: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPFONTWARE.MergeSFP_ZIP 104 MergeSFP.ZIP SPFONTWARE.PKtoSFP_ZIP 117 PKtoSFP.ZIP SPFONTWARE.SFPtoPK_ZIP 210 SFPtoPK.ZIP Approximate total blocks in full SPFONTWARE package = 431 Archive maintainers have Norm's permission (and encouragement) to make these programs available on ftp file servers and other file distribution networks (mail-server archives, BBS systems, etc). The only limitations that he wishes to impose are that you may not profit from their distribution and you may not re-organize the archives that he has constructed (don't add or remove any files from the archives)--let your conscience be your guide. -- comp.archives file verification niord.shsu.edu ANON_DEV:[FILESERV.SPFONTWARE] SPFONTWARE.MERGESFP_ZIP;1 104 13-JUN-1991 16:25 [A00470,BED_GDG] (RWE,RWED,,) SPFONTWARE.PKTOSFP_ZIP;1 117 13-JUN-1991 16:24 [A00470,BED_GDG] (RWE,RWED,,) SPFONTWARE.SFPTOPK_ZIP;1 210 13-JUN-1991 16:24 [A00470,BED_GDG] (RWE,RWED,,) Total of 431 blocks in 3 files. found spfontware ok niord.shsu.edu:[.spfontware]