Re: replacing mftrace with mf2pt1

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

2008/1/2, Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden>:
> > How do the char metrics go into mf2pt1?  Specifically: how does the
> > negative width of the bbox enter the pfb file?
>
> In macro set_char_box (in feta-autometric.mf) there is this code:
>
>   special "% MF2PT1: glyph_dimensions "
>           & to_bp (-b) & " "
>           & to_bp (-d) & " "
>           & to_bp (w) & " "
>           & to_bp (h);
>   special "% MF2PT1: font_size " & decimal designsize;
>   special "% MF2PT1: font_slant " & decimal font_slant_;
>
> mf2pt1 parses this in the (temporary) MetaPost output while creating
> the Type1 font.

Ah, sorry. Fontforge uses a different method to indicate the left edge
rather than the right edge.

> > If you want to experiment, see
> >
> >   stepmake/stepmake/metafont-*.make
> >
> > for make file rules involved.
>
> Experiment with what?

these are the makefile rules that govern the font creation. I'll give
it another go today.


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