VPTOVF(1) VPTOVF(1)
27 December 1992
NAME
vptovf - convert virtual property lists to virtual font metrics
SYNOPSIS
vptovf [ -verbose ] vpl_file_name vfm_file_name tfm_file_name
DESCRIPTION
The vptovf program translates a (human-oriented) property list file to
a pair of (program-oriented) files in the VF (virtual font) and TFM
(TeX font metric) formats. Thus, a virtual font file can be edited and
its exact contents can be displayed mnemonically. New virtual fonts,
which map characters as seen by TeX into an arbitrary sequence of
low-level typesetting operations, can also be created in this way.
All three file names, vpl_file_name, vf_file_name, and tfm_file_name,
must be complete; no adding of default extensions or path searching is
done.
OPTIONS
Without the -verbose option, vptovf operates silently. With it, a
banner and progress report are printed on stdout.
SEE ALSO
pltotf(1), tftopl(1), vftovp(1).
AUTHORS
Donald E. Knuth wrote the program, based in part on an idea of David
Fuchs, starting with the code for pltotf(1). Karl Berry adapted it
for compilation with web2c.
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