Package: mftrace (1.2.19-1)

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Converts Metafont fonts into Type1 fonts

mftrace is a small Python program that lets you trace a TeX bitmap font (a METAFONT font) into a PFA or PFB font (A PostScript Type1 Scalable Font).

Type1 fonts offer many advantages over bitmaps, as they allow PostScript files to render correctly on printers with many resolutions. Moreover, Ghostscript can generate much better PDF, if given scalable fonts.

Tags: Implemented in: Python, User Interface: Command Line, Role: role::program, use::converting, Works with: Fonts

Other Packages Related to mftrace

• dep: libc6 (>= 2.17) [arm64]

  GNU C Library: Shared libraries
  also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb

  dep: libc6 (>= 2.7) [not arm64]

• dep: potrace

  utility to transform bitmaps into vector graphics

• dep: python

  interactive high-level object-oriented language (Python2 version)

• dep: t1utils

  Collection of simple Type 1 font manipulation programs

• dep: texlive-base-bin

  virtual package provided by texlive-binaries

• sug: fontforge

  font editor

• sug: ghostscript

  interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF

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amd64	41.3 kB	108.0 kB	[list of files]
arm64	40.6 kB	108.0 kB	[list of files]
armhf	40.6 kB	103.0 kB	[list of files]
i386	41.7 kB	107.0 kB	[list of files]