PLtoTFDoc.tioga
Pavel, October 23, 1985 12:03:23 pm PDT
PLtoTF
CEDAR 6.0 — FOR INTERNAL XEROX USE ONLY
PLtoTF
Translating Property-lists to Font Metrics
Donald Knuth, Pavel Curtis
© Copyright 1985 Xerox Corporation. All rights reserved.
Abstract: PLtoTF is used for translating PL (``property list'') files into the TFM (``TeX Font Metric'') files used by TeX and Tioga for determining the widths of characters and other font information. PL files provide a textual format for TFM files, making it easier to create and edit them. There is a companion program, TFtoPL, which performs the opposite translation.
Created by: Donald Knuth, Pavel Curtis
Maintained by: Pavel Curtis <Pavel.pa>
Keywords: PL, TFM, TeX, Tioga, Font Metrics, Property Lists
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For Internal Xerox Use Only
1. Syntax
% PLtoTF fontname.pl
This command will create fontname.tfm from the description in fontname.pl.
2. PL-file format
Documentation on the format of PL files can be found in these files:
[Cedar]<CedarChest6.0>Documentation>PLFormatDoc.tex
[Cedar]<CedarChest6.0>Documentation>PLFormatDoc.press
It was extracted from the middle of the source of PLtoTF.