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From: ken@cs.rochester.edu (Ken Yap)
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Subject: Re: Converting from .tfm/.pl to .nnnnpxl
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Date: 7 Mar 90 02:40:45 GMT
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| Is there any way to go from the .pl and .tfm description to .pxl format???

No. They don't contain the same information. TFM (TeX Font Metric) and
PL (Property List) files specify the various dimensions (metrics) of
the characters in a font, while pxl, pk and gf files contain the
bitmaps of the characters. TFM files are resolution independent. TeX
needs to read only the TFM files, while drivers need to read the
raster files and perhaps the TFM files.