This is Info file web2c.info, produced by Makeinfo version 1.67 from
the input file web2c.texi.

INFO-DIR-SECTION TeX
START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
* Web2c: (web2c).                    TeX, Metafont, and companion programs.
* bibtex: (web2c)bibtex invocation.             Maintaining bibliographies.
* dmp: (web2c)dmp invocation.                   Troff->MPX (MetaPost pictures).
* dvicopy: (web2c)dvicopy invocation.           Virtual font expansion
* dvitomp: (web2c)dvitomp invocation.           DVI to MPX (MetaPost pictures).
* dvitype: (web2c)dvitype invocation.           DVI to human-readable text.
* gftodvi: (web2c)gftodvi invocation.           Generic font proofsheets.
* gftopk: (web2c)gftopk invocation.             Generic to packed fonts.
* gftype: (web2c)gftype invocation.             GF to human-readable text.
* inimf: (web2c)inimf invocation.               Initial Metafont.
* inimpost: (web2c)inimpost invocation.         Initial MetaPost.
* initex: (web2c)initex invocation.             Initial TeX.
* makempx: (web2c)makempx invocation.           MetaPost label typesetting.
* mf: (web2c)mf invocation.                     Creating typeface families.
* mft: (web2c)mft invocation.                   Prettyprinting Metafont source.
* mltex: (web2c)MLTeX.                          Multi-lingual TeX.
* mpost: (web2c)mpost invocation.               Creating technical diagrams.
* mpto: (web2c)mpto invocation.                 MetaPost label extraction.
* newer: (web2c)newer invocation.               Compare modification times.
* patgen: (web2c)patgen invocation.             Creating hyphenation patterns.
* pktogf: (web2c)pktogf invocation.             Packed to generic fonts.
* pktype: (web2c)pktype invocation.             PK to human-readable text.
* pltotf: (web2c)pltotf invocation.             Property list to TFM.
* pooltype: (web2c)pooltype invocation.         Display WEB pool files.
* tangle: (web2c)tangle invocation.             WEB to Pascal.
* tex: (web2c)tex invocation.                   Typesetting.
* tftopl: (web2c)tftopl invocation.             TFM -> property list.
* vftovp: (web2c)vftovp invocation.             Virtual font -> virtual pl.
* virmf: (web2c)virmf invocation.               Virgin Metafont.
* virmpost: (web2c)virmpost invocation.         Virgin MetaPost.
* virtex: (web2c)virtex invocation.             Virgin TeX.
* vptovf: (web2c)vptovf invocation.             Virtual pl -> virtual font.
* weave: (web2c)weave invocation.               WEB to TeX.
END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY

  This file documents the installation and use of the programs in Web2c,
an implementation of Donald Knuth's TeX system.

  Copyright (C) 1996, 97 K. Berry.

  Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
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permission notice identical to this one.

  Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this
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File: web2c.info,  Node: dvitype invocation,  Prev: dvicopy invocation,  Up: DVI utilities

DVItype: Plain text transliteration of DVI files
================================================

  DVItype translates a DeVice Independent (DVI) file (as output by TeX,
for example) to a plain text file that humans can read.  It also serves
as a DVI-validating program, i.e., if DVItype can read a file, it's
correct.  Synopsis:

     dvitype [OPTION]... DVIFILE[.dvi]

DVItype does not read any bitmap files, but it does read TFM files for
fonts referenced in DVIFILE.  The usual places are searched (*note
Supported file formats: (kpathsea)Supported file formats.).  To see all
the relevant paths, set the environment variable `KPATHSEA_DEBUG' to
`-1' before running the program.

  Output goes to standard output.

  The program accepts the following options, as well as the standard
`-help' and `-version' (*note Common options::.):
`-dpi=REAL'
     Do pixel movement calculations at REAL pixels per inch; default
     300.0.

`-magnification=INTEGER'
     Override existing magnification in INDVI with INTEGER; 1000
     specifies no magnification.  This is equivalent to setting TeX's
     `\mag' parameter.

`-max-pages=N'
     Process N pages; default is one million.

`-output-level=N'
     Verbosity level of output, from 0 to 4 (default 4):
        * 0: Global document information only.

        * 1: Most DVI commands included, and typeset characters
          summarized.

        * 2: Character and movement commands explicitly included.

        * 3: DVI stack and current position calculations included.

        * 4: Same information as level 3, but DVItype does random
          positioning in the file, reading the DVI postamble first.

`-page-start=PAGE-SPEC'
     Start at the first page matching PAGE-SPEC, which is one or more
     (signed) integers separated by periods, corresponding to TeX's
     `\count0...9' parameters at `\shipout' time; `*' matches anything.
     Examples: `1', `5.*.-9'.

`-show-opcodes'
     Show numeric opcode values (in decimal) for DVI commands, in braces
     after the command name. This can help in debugging DVI utilities.
     We use decimal because in the DVI format documentation (in
     `dvitype.web', among others) the opcodes are shown in decimal.

* Menu:

* dvitype output example::


File: web2c.info,  Node: dvitype output example,  Up: dvitype invocation

DVItype output example
----------------------

  As an example of the output from DVItype (see section above), here is
its (abridged) translation of the `story.dvi' resulting from running
the example in `The TeXbook', with `-output-level=4' and
`-show-opcodes' on.

     ...
     Options selected:
       Starting page = *
       Maximum number of pages = 1000000
       Output level = 4 (the works)
       Resolution = 300.00000000 pixels per inch
     numerator/denominator=25400000/473628672
     magnification=1000;       0.00006334 pixels per DVI unit
     ' TeX output 1992.05.17:0844'
     Postamble starts at byte 564.
     maxv=43725786, maxh=30785863, maxstackdepth=3, totalpages=1
     Font 33: cmsl10---loaded at size 655360 DVI units
     Font 23: cmbx10---loaded at size 655360 DVI units
     Font 0: cmr10---loaded at size 655360 DVI units
     
     42: beginning of page 1
     87: push {141}
     level 0:(h=0,v=0,w=0,x=0,y=0,z=0,hh=0,vv=0)
     88: down3 -917504 {159} v:=0-917504=-917504, vv:=-58
     92: pop {142}
     ...
     104: putrule {137} height 26214, width 30785863 (2x1950 pixels)
     113: down3 5185936 {159} v:=655360+5185936=5841296, vv:=370
     117: push {141}
     level 1:(h=0,v=5841296,w=0,x=0,y=0,z=0,hh=0,vv=370)
     118: right4 12265425 {146} h:=0+12265425=12265425, hh:=777
     [ ]
     123: fntdef1 23 {243}: cmbx10
     145: fntnum23 {194} current font is cmbx10
     146: setchar65 h:=12265425+569796=12835221, hh:=813
     147: w3 251220 {150} h:=12835221+251220=13086441, hh:=829
     151: setchar83 h:=13086441+418700=13505141, hh:=856
     ...
     164: setchar82 h:=17448202+565245=18013447, hh:=1142
     165: x0 -62805 {152} h:=18013447-62805=17950642, hh:=1138
     166: setchar89 h:=17950642+569796=18520438, hh:=1174
     [A SHORT STORY]
     167: pop {142}
     level 1:(h=0,v=5841296,w=0,x=0,y=0,z=0,hh=0,vv=370)
     ...
     550: pop {142}
     level 0:(h=0,v=42152922,w=0,x=0,y=0,z=0,hh=0,vv=2670)
     551: down3 1572864 {159} v:=42152922+1572864=43725786, vv:=2770
     555: push {141}
     level 0:(h=0,v=43725786,w=0,x=0,y=0,z=0,hh=0,vv=2770)
     556: right4 15229091 {146} h:=0+15229091=15229091, hh:=965
     561: setchar49 h:=15229091+327681=15556772, hh:=986
     [ 1]
     562: pop {142}
     level 0:(h=0,v=43725786,w=0,x=0,y=0,z=0,hh=0,vv=2770)
     563: eop {140}

  Explanation:

   * The DVItype options are recorded at the beginning, followed by
     global information about the document, including fonts used.

   * Each DVI command is preceded by its byte position in the file
     (`42:', `87:', ...), and (because of the `-show-opcodes') followed
     by its decimal opcode value in braces (`{141}', `{142}', ...).

   * The `level' lines record information about the DVI stack; `h' and
     `v' define the current position in DVI units, while `hh' and `vv'
     are the same in pixels.

   * Text sequences are summarized in brackets, as in `[A SHORT STORY]'
     and the `[ 1]'.


File: web2c.info,  Node: Font utilities,  Next: Legalisms,  Prev: DVI utilities,  Up: Top

Font utilities
**************

  The Web2c programs described here convert between various TeX-related
font formats; the first section below briefly describes the formats.
GFtoPK is the only one that is routinely used, as Metafont outputs GF
format, but it's most efficient for device drivers to use PK.

  The precise definitions of the PK, GF, TFM, PL, VF, and VPL formats
mentioned below are in the source files that read them; `pktype.web',
`gftype.web', `tftopl.web', etc.

* Menu:

* Font file formats::       Explanations of GF, PK, TFM, VF, ...
* gftopk invocation::       GF -> PK (compact)
* pktogf invocation::       PK -> GF (expand).
* pktype invocation::       PK -> human-readable text.
* gftype invocation::       GF -> human-readable text.
* tftopl invocation::       TFM -> PL (for editing TFM).
* pltotf invocation::       PL -> TFM (make editing results usable).
* vftovp invocation::       VF -> VPL (tftopl for virtual fonts).
* vptovf invocation::       VPL -> VF (pltotf for virtual fonts).
* Font utilities available elsewhere:: Type 1, BDF, editors, etc.


File: web2c.info,  Node: Font file formats,  Next: gftopk invocation,  Up: Font utilities

Font file formats
=================

  (For another perspective on this, *note Font concepts: (dvips)Font
concepts.).

  Font files come in several varieties, with suffixes like:
     .tfm  .*pk  .*gf  .*pxl (obsolete)  .pl  .mf  .vf  .vpl

Each represents a file format.

  A TFM (TeX font metric) file is a compact binary file that contains
information about each character in a font, about combinations of
characters within that font, and about the font as a whole.  The font
metric information contained in TFM files is device-independent units is
used by TeX to do typesetting.  Unlike the bitmap (raster) fonts
described below, TFM font files contain no information about the shapes
of characters.  They describe rectangular areas and combinations
thereof, but not what will eventually be printed in those areas.

  Since TeX does scaling calculations, one TFM file serves for all
magnifications of a given typeface.  On the other hand, the best printed
results are obtained when magnified (or reduced fonts) are not produced
geometrically (as done by PostScript, for example) but rather optically,
with each size a separate design (as done with Computer Modern and the
DC fonts, for example); then a separate TFM file is needed for each
size.

  At any rate, TeX produces a DVI (DeVice Independent) file from your
source document.  In order to print DVI files on real devices, you need
font files defining digitized character shapes and other data.  Then
previewers and printer-driver programs can translate your DVI files into
something usable by your monitor or printer.  Bitmap fonts come with
suffixes such as `.600pk' or `.600gf' or `.3000pxl', where the `600' is
the horizontal dots-per-inch resolution at which the font was produced,
and the `pk' or `gf' or `pxl' indicates the font format.  Outline fonts
in PostScript Type 1 format have suffixes such as `.pfa' or `.pfb'.

  Fonts in pk (packed) format are in the tightly packed raster format
that is pretty much the standard today.  They take up less space than
fonts in the gf (generic font) format that Metafont generates, and far
less space than fonts in pxl format.  Fonts in pxl format take up gross
amounts of disk space and permit only 128 characters.  They are
obsolete.

  Font files with the `.pl' (property list) suffix are the plain text
(human-readable) analog of the binary `.tfm' files.  The TFtoPL and
PLtoTF programs convert between the two formats (*note tftopl
invocation::. and *Note pltotf invocation::).

  Font files with the `.mf' suffix are in Metafont source format.
These are the files used by Metafont to generate rastered fonts for
specific typefaces at specific magnifications for the specific
resolution and type of mapping used by your device.

  The suffix `.vf' identifies "virtual font" files, for which `.vpl' is
the human-readable analog.  *Note vftovp invocation:: and *Note vptovf
invocation::.  For further discussion of virtual fonts, see
`CTAN:/doc/virtual-fonts.knuth', `CTAN:/help/virtualfonts.txt', and
*Note Virtual fonts: (dvips)Virtual fonts.

  (This section is based on documentation in the original Unix TeX
distribution by Pierre MacKay and Elizabeth Tachikawa.)


File: web2c.info,  Node: gftopk invocation,  Next: pktogf invocation,  Prev: Font file formats,  Up: Font utilities

GFtoPK: Generic to packed font conversion
=========================================

  GFtoPK converts a generic font (GF) file output by, for example,
Metafont (*note mf invocation::.) to a packed font (PK) file.  PK files
are considerably smaller than the corresponding gf files, so they are
generally the bitmap font format of choice.  Some DVI-processing
programs, notably Dvips, only support PK files and not GF files.
Synopsis:

     gftopk [OPTION]... GFNAME.DPI[gf] [PKFILE]

The font GFNAME is searched for in the usual places (*note Glyph
lookup: (kpathsea)Glyph lookup.).  To see all the relevant paths, set
the environment variable `KPATHSEA_DEBUG' to `-1' before running the
program.

  The suffix `gf' is supplied if not already present.  This suffix is
not an extension; no `.' precedes it: for instance, `cmr10.600gf'.

  If PKFILE is not specified, the output is written to the basename of
`GFNAME.DPIpk', e.g., `gftopk /wherever/cmr10.600gf' creates
`./cmr10.600pk'.

  The only options are `--verbose', `--help', and `--version' (*note
Common options::.).


File: web2c.info,  Node: pktogf invocation,  Next: pktype invocation,  Prev: gftopk invocation,  Up: Font utilities

PKtoGF: Packed to generic font conversion
=========================================

  PKtoGF converts a packed font (PK) file to a generic font (GF) file.
Since PK format is much more compact than GF format, the most likely
reason to do this is to run GFtype (*note gftype invocation::.) on the
result, so you can see the bitmap images.  Also, a few old utility
programs do not support PK format.  Synopsis:

     pktogf [OPTION]... PKNAME.DPI[pk] [GFFILE]

The font PKNAME is searched for in the usual places (*note Glyph
lookup: (kpathsea)Glyph lookup.).  To see all the relevant paths, set
the environment variable `KPATHSEA_DEBUG' to `-1' before running the
program.

  The suffix `pk' is supplied if not already present.  This suffix is
not an extension; no `.' precedes it: for instance, `cmr10.600pk'.

  If GFFILE is not specified, the output is written to the basename of
`PKNAME.DPIgf', e.g., `pktogf /wherever/cmr10.600pk' creates
`./cmr10.600gf'.

  The only options are `--verbose', `--help', and `--version' (*note
Common options::.).


File: web2c.info,  Node: pktype invocation,  Next: gftype invocation,  Prev: pktogf invocation,  Up: Font utilities

PKtype: Plain text transliteration of packed fonts
==================================================

  PKtype translates a packed font (PK) bitmap file (as output by GFtoPK,
for example) to a plain text file that humans can read.  It also serves
as a PK-validating program, i.e., if PKtype can read a file, it's
correct.  Synopsis:

     pktype PKNAME.DPI[pk]

  The font PKNAME is searched for in the usual places (*note Glyph
lookup: (kpathsea)Glyph lookup.).  To see all the relevant paths, set
the environment variable `KPATHSEA_DEBUG' to `-1' before running the
program.

  The suffix `pk' is supplied if not already present.  This suffix is
not an extension; no `.' precedes it: for instance, `cmr10.600pk'.

  The translation is written to standard output.

  The only options are `-help' and `-version' (*note Common options::.).

  As an example of the output, here is the (abridged) translation of the
letter `K' in `cmr10', as rendered at 600dpi with the mode `ljfour'
from `modes.mf' (available from `ftp://ftp.tug.org/tex/modes.mf').

     955:  Flag byte = 184  Character = 75  Packet length = 174
       Dynamic packing variable = 11
       TFM width = 815562  dx = 4259840
       Height = 57  Width = 57  X-offset = -3  Y-offset = 56
       [2]23(16)17(8)9(25)11(13)7(27)7(16)7(28)4(18)7(28)2(20)7(27)2(21)7(26)2(22)7
       (25)2(23)7(24)2(24)7(23)2(25)7(22)2(26)7(21)2(27)7(20)2(28)7(19)2(29)7(18)2
       ...
       (23)7(20)7(23)8(19)7(24)7(19)7(25)7(18)7(25)8(17)7(26)7(17)7(26)8(16)7(26)9
       (14)9(24)12(5)[2]23(13)21

Explanation:

`955'
     The byte position in the file where this character starts.

`Flag byte'
`Dynamic packing variable'
     Related to the packing for this character; see the source code.

`Character'
     The character code, in decimal.

`Packet length'
     The total length of this character definition, in bytes.

`TFM width'
     The device-independent (TFM) width of this character.  It is 2^24
     times the ratio of the true width to the font's design size.

`dx'
     The device-dependent width, in "scaled pixels", i.e., units of
     horizontal pixels times 2^16.

`Height'
`Width'
     The bitmap height and width, in pixels.

`X-offset'
`Y-offset'
     Horizontal and vertical offset from the upper left pixel to the
     reference (origin) pixel for this character, in pixels (right and
     down are positive).  The "reference pixel" is the pixel that
     occupies the unit square in Metafont; the Metafont reference point
     is the lower left hand corner of this pixel. Put another way, the
     x-offset is the negative of the left side bearing; the right side
     bearing is the horizontal escapement minus the bitmap width plus
     the x-offset.

`[2]23(16)...'
     Finally, run lengths of black pixels alternate with parenthesized
     run lengths of white pixels, and brackets indicate a repeated row.


File: web2c.info,  Node: gftype invocation,  Next: tftopl invocation,  Prev: pktype invocation,  Up: Font utilities

GFtype: Plain text transliteration of generic fonts
===================================================

  GFtype translates a generic font (GF) bitmap file (as output by
Metafont, for example) to a plain text file that humans can read.  It
also serves as a GF-validating program, i.e., if GFtype can read a file,
it's correct.  Synopsis:

     gftype [OPTION]... GFNAME.DPI[gf]

  The font GFNAME is searched for in the usual places (*note Glyph
lookup: (kpathsea)Glyph lookup.).  To see all the relevant paths, set
the environment variable `KPATHSEA_DEBUG' to `-1' before running the
program.

  The suffix `gf' is supplied if not already present.  This suffix is
not an extension; no `.' precedes it: for instance, `cmr10.600gf'.

  The translation is written to standard output.

  The program accepts the following options, as well as the standard
`-help' and `-version' (*note Common options::.):
`-images'
     Show the characters' bitmaps using asterisks and spaces.

`-mnemonics'
     Translate all commands in the GF file.

  As an example of the output, here is the (abrdiged) translation of the
letter `K' in `cmr10', as rendered at 600dpi with the mode `ljfour'
from `modes.mf' (available from `ftp://ftp.tug.org/tex/modes.mf'), with
both `-mnemonics' and `-images' enabled.

  GFtype outputs the information about a character in two places: a main
definition and a one-line summary at the end. We show both.  Here is the
main definition:

     2033: beginning of char 75: 3<=m<=60 0<=n<=56
     (initially n=56) paint (0)24(12)20
     2043: newrow 0 (n=55) paint 24(12)20
     2047: newrow 0 (n=54) paint 24(12)20
     2051: newrow 0 (n=53) paint 24(12)20
     2055: newrow 7 (n=52) paint 10(21)13
     2059: newrow 8 (n=51) paint 8(23)9
     ...
     2249: newrow 8 (n=5) paint 8(23)11
     2253: newrow 7 (n=4) paint 10(22)12
     2257: newrow 0 (n=3) paint 24(11)22
     2261: newrow 0 (n=2) paint 24(11)22
     2265: newrow 0 (n=1) paint 24(11)22
     2269: newrow 0 (n=0) paint 24(11)22
     2273: eoc
     .<--This pixel's lower left corner is at (3,57) in METAFONT coordinates
     ************************            ********************
     ************************            ********************
     ************************            ********************
     ************************            ********************
            **********                     *************
             ********                       *********
     ...
             ********                       ***********
            **********                      ************
     ************************           **********************
     ************************           **********************
     ************************           **********************
     ************************           **********************
     .<--This pixel's upper left corner is at (3,0) in METAFONT coordinates

Explanation:

`2033'
`2043'
`...'
     The byte position in the file where each GF command starts.

`beginning of char 75'
     The character code, in decimal.

`3<=m<=60 0<=n<=56'
     The character's bitmap lies between 3 and 60 (inclusive)
     horizontally, and between 0 and 56 (inclusive) vertically. (m is a
     column position and n is a row position.)  Thus, 3 is the left side
     bearing.  The right side bearing is the horizontal escapement
     (given below) minus the maximum m.

`(initially n=56) paint (0)24(12)20'
     The first row of pixels: 0 white pixels, 24 black pixels, 12 white
     pixels, etc.

`newrow 0 (n=55) paint 24(12)20'
     The second row of pixels, with zero leading white pixels on the
     row.

`eoc'
     The end of the main character definition.

  Here is the GF postamble information that GFtype outputs at the end:

     Character 75: dx 4259840 (65), width 815562 (64.57289), loc 2033

  Explanation:

`dx'
     The device-dependent width, in "scaled pixels", i.e., units of
     horizontal pixels times 2^16.  The `(65)' is simply the same number
     rounded.  If the vertical escapement is nonzero, it would appear
     here as a `dy' value.

`width'
     The device-independent (TFM) width of this character.  It is 2^24
     times the ratio of the true width to the font's design size.  The
     `64.57289' is the same number converted to pixels.

`loc'
     The byte position in the file where this character starts.


File: web2c.info,  Node: tftopl invocation,  Next: pltotf invocation,  Prev: gftype invocation,  Up: Font utilities

TFtoPL: TeX font metric to property list conversion
===================================================

  TFtoPL translates a TeX font metric (TFM, *note Metric files:
(dvips)Metric files.) file (as output by Metafont, for example) to
"property list format" (a list of parenthesized items describing the
font) that humans can edit or read.  This program is mostly used by
people debugging TeX implementations, writing font utilities, etc.
Synopsis:

     tftopl [OPTION]... TFMNAME[.tfm] [PLFILE[.pl]]

  The font TFMNAME (extended with `.tfm' if necessary) is searched for
in the usual places (*note Supported file formats: (kpathsea)Supported
file formats.).  To see all the relevant paths, set the environment
variable `KPATHSEA_DEBUG' to `-1' before running the program.

  If PLFILE (which is extended with `.pl' if necessary) is not
specified, the property list file is written to standard output.  The
property list file can be converted back to TFM format by the companion
program TFtoPL (see the next section).

  The program accepts the following option, as well as the standard
`-verbose', `-help' and `-version' (*note Common options::.):
`-charcode-format=TYPE'
     Output character codes in the PL file according to TYPE: either
     `octal' or `ascii'.  Default is `ascii' for letters and digits,
     octal for all other characters.  Exception: if the font's coding
     scheme starts with `TeX math sy' or `TeX math ex', all character
     codes are output in octal.

     In `ascii' format, character codes that correspond to graphic
     characters, except for left and right parentheses, are output as a
     `C' followed by the single character: `C K', for example.  In
     octal format, character codes are output as the letter `O' followed
     by octal digits, as in `O 113' for `K'.

     `octal' format is useful for symbol and other non-alphabetic fonts,
     where using ASCII characters for the character codes is merely
     confusing.

  As an example of the output, here is the (abridged) property list
translation of `cmr10.tfm':

     (FAMILY CMR)
     (FACE O 352)
     (CODINGSCHEME TEX TEXT)
     (DESIGNSIZE R 10.0)
     (COMMENT DESIGNSIZE IS IN POINTS)
     (COMMENT OTHER SIZES ARE MULTIPLES OF DESIGNSIZE)
     (CHECKSUM O 11374260171)
     (FONTDIMEN
        (SLANT R 0.0)
        (SPACE R 0.333334)
        (STRETCH R 0.166667)
        (SHRINK R 0.111112)
        (XHEIGHT R 0.430555)
        (QUAD R 1.000003)
        (EXTRASPACE R 0.111112)
        )
     (LIGTABLE
        ...
        (LABEL C f)
        (LIG C i O 14)
        (LIG C f O 13)
        (LIG C l O 15)
        (KRN O 47 R 0.077779)
        (KRN O 77 R 0.077779)
        (KRN O 41 R 0.077779)
        (KRN O 51 R 0.077779)
        (KRN O 135 R 0.077779)
        (STOP)
        ...
        )
     ...
     (CHARACTER C f
        (CHARWD R 0.305557)
        (CHARHT R 0.694445)
        (CHARIC R 0.077779)
        (COMMENT
           (LIG C i O 14)
           (LIG C f O 13)
           (LIG C l O 15)
           (KRN O 47 R 0.077779)
           (KRN O 77 R 0.077779)
           ...
           )
        )
     ...

  As you can see, the general format is a list of parenthesized
"properties", nested where necessary.

   * The first few items (`FAMILY', `FACE', and so on) are the
     so-called "headerbyte" information from Metafont, giving general
     information about the font.

   * The `FONTDIMEN' property defines the TeX `\fontdimen' values.

   * The `LIGTABLE' property defines the ligature and kerning table.
     `LIG' properties define ligatures: in the example above, an `f'
     (in the `LABEL') followed by an `i' is a ligature, i.e., a
     typesetting program like TeX replaces those two consecutive
     characters by the character at position octal '014 in the current
     font--presumably the `fi' ligature.  `KRN' properties define
     kerns: if an `f' is followed by character octal '047 (an
     apostrophe), TeX inserts a small amount of space between them:
     0.077779 times the design size the font was loaded at (about
     three-quarters of a printer's point by default in this case, or
     .001 inches).

   * The `CHARACTER' property defines the dimensions of a character: its
     width, height, depth, and italic correction, also in design-size
     units, as explained in the previous item.  For our example `f',
     the depth is zero, so that property is omitted.  TFtoPL also
     inserts any kerns and ligatures for this character as a comment.


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PLtoTF: Property list to TeX font metric conversion
===================================================

  PLtoTF translates a property list file (as output by TFtoPL, for
example) to TeX font metric (TFM, *note Metric files: (dvips)Metric
files.) format.  It's much easier for both programs and humans to
create the (plain text) property list files and let PLtoTF take care of
creating the binary TFM equivalent than to output TFM files directly.
Synopsis:

     pltotf [OPTION]... PLFILE[.pl] [TFMFILE[.tfm]]

  If TFMFILE (extended with `.tfm' if necessary) is not specified, the
TFM file is written to the basename of `PLFILE.tfm', e.g., `pltotf
/wherever/cmr10.pl' creates `./cmr10.tfm'.  (Since TFM files are
binary, writing to standard output by default is undesirable.)

  The only options are `-verbose', `-help', and `-version' (*note
Common options::.).

  For an example of property list format, see the previous section.


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VFtoVP: Virtual font to virtual property lists
==============================================

  VFtoVP translates a virtual font metric (VF, *note Virtual fonts:
(dvips)Virtual fonts.) file and its accompanying TeX font metric (TFM,
*note Metric files: (dvips)Metric files.) file (as output by VPtoVF, for
example) to "virtual property list format" (a list of parenthesized
items describing the virtual font) that humans can edit or read.  This
program is mostly used by people debugging virtual font utilities.
Synopsis:

     vftovp [OPTION]... VFNAME[.vf] [TFMNAME[.tfm] [VPLFILE[.vpl]]]

  The fonts VFNAME and TFMNAME (extended with `.vf' and `.tfm' if
necessary) are searched for in the usual places (*note Supported file
formats: (kpathsea)Supported file formats.).  To see all the relevant
paths, set the environment variable `KPATHSEA_DEBUG' to `-1' before
running the program.  If TFMNAME is not specified, VFNAME (without a
trailing `.vf') is used.

  If VPLFILE (extended with `.vpl' if necessary) is not specified, the
property list file is written to standard output.  The property list
file can be converted back to VF and TFM format by the companion
program VFtoVP (see the next section).

  The program accepts the following option, as well as the standard
`-verbose', `-help' and `-version' (*note Common options::.):
`-charcode-format=TYPE'
     Output character codes in the PL file according to TYPE: either
     `octal' or `ascii'.  Default is `ascii' for letters and digits,
     octal for all other characters.  Exception: if the font's coding
     scheme starts with `TeX math sy' or `TeX math ex', all character
     codes are output in octal.

     In `ascii' format, character codes that correspond to graphic
     characters, except for left and right parentheses, are output as a
     `C' followed by the single character: `C K', for example.  In
     octal format, character codes are output as the letter `O' followed
     by octal digits, as in `O 113' for `K'.

     `octal' format is useful for symbol and other non-alphabetic fonts,
     where using ASCII characters for the character codes is merely
     confusing.


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VPtoVF: Virtual property lists to virtual font
==============================================

  VPtoVF translates a virtual property list file (as output by VFtoVP,
for example) to virtual font (VF, *note Virtual fonts: (dvips)Virtual
fonts.) and TeX font metric (TFM, *note Metric files: (dvips)Metric
files.) files.  It's much easier for both programs and humans to create
the (plain text) property list files and let VPtoVF take care of
creating the binary VF and TFM equivalents than to output them
directly.  Synopsis:

     vptovf [OPTION]... VPLFILE[.vpl] [VFFILE[.vf] [TFMFILE[.tfm]]]

  If VFFILE (extended with `.vf' if necessary) is not specified, the VF
file is written to the basename of `VPLFILE.vf'; similarly for TFMFILE.
For example, `vptovf /wherever/ptmr.vpl' creates `./ptmr.vf' and
`./ptmr.tfm'.

  The only options are `-verbose', `-help', and `-version' (*note
Common options::.).


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Font utilities available elsewhere
==================================

  The Web2c complement of font utilities merely implements a few basic
conversions.  Many other more sophisticated font utilities exist; most
are in `CTAN:/fonts/utilities' (for CTAN info, *note unixtex.ftp:
(kpathsea)unixtex.ftp.).  Here are some of the most commonly-requested
items:

   * AFM (Adobe font metric) to TFM conversion: *note Invoking afm2tfm:
     (dvips)Invoking afm2tfm., and `CTAN:/fonts/utilities/afmtopl'.

   * BDF (the X bitmap format) conversion:
     `ftp://ftp.tug.org/tex/bdf.tar.gz'.

   * Editing of bitmap fonts: Xbfe from the GNU font utilities mentioned
     below; the X BDF-editing programs available from
     `ftp://ftp.x.org/R5contrib/xfed.tar.Z' and
     `ftp://ftp.x.org/R5contrib/xfedor.tar.Z'; and finally, if your
     fonts have only 128 characters, you can use the old `gftopxl',
     `pxtoch', and `chtopx' programs from `ftp://ftp.tug.org/tex/web'.

   * PK bitmaps from PostScript fonts: gsftopk from the `xdvik'
     distribution or from `CTAN:/fonts/utilities/gsftopk';
     alternatively, ps2pk, from `CTAN:/fonts/utilities/ps2pk'.

   * PostScript Type 1 font format conversion (i.e., between PFA and PFB
     formats): `ftp://ftp.tug.org/tex/t1utils.tar.gz'.

   * Scanned image conversion: the (aging) GNU font utilities convert
     type specimen images to Metafont, PostScript, etc.:
     `ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/fontutils-0.6.tar.gz'.

   * Virtual font creation: `CTAN:/fonts/utilities/fontinst'.


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Legalisms
*********

  In general, each file has its own copyright notice stating the copying
permissions for that file.  Following is a summary.

  The Web2c system itself and most of the original WEB source files are
public domain.

  `tex.web', the MLTeX code, `mf.web', and `bibtex.web', are
copyrighted by their authors.  They may be copied verbatim, but may be
modified only through a `.ch' file.

  MetaPost-related files, including `mp.web' itself, are copyrighted
under X-like terms; the precise notice is included below.

  Finally, almost all of the Kpathsea library is covered by the GNU
Library General Public License, but part of one file is covered by the
regular GNU General Public License (*note Introduction:
(kpathsea)Introduction.).  Therefore, the *binaries* resulting from a
standard Web2c compilation are also covered by the GPL; so if you
(re)distribute the binaries, you must also (offer to) distribute the
complete source that went into those binaries.  See the files `COPYING'
and `COPYING.LIB' for complete details on the GPL and LGPL.

  The following notice must be included by the terms of the MetaPost
copyright.

     Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and
     its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby
     granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all
     copies and that both that the copyright notice and this permission
     notice and warranty disclaimer appear in supporting documentation,
     and that the names of AT&T Bell Laboratories or any of its
     entities not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to
     distribution of the software without specific, written prior
     permission.

     AT&T disclaims all warranties with regard to this software,
     including all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness.
     In no event shall AT&T be liable for any special, indirect or
     consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from
     loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract,
     negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in
     connection with the use or performance of this software.


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References
**********

  1. Kpathsea: *Note Introduction: (kpathsea)Top.

  2. Dvips and Afm2tfm: *Note Introduction: (dvips)Top.

  3. For a bibliography of formal articles and technical reports on the
     TeX project, see the books `TeX: The Program' or `Metafont: The
     Program' cited below.

  4. TUGboat: `ftp://ftp.math.utah.edu/pub/tex/bib/tugboat.bib'.

  5. TeX and computer typesetting in general:
     `ftp://ftp.math.utah.edu/pub/tex/bib/texbook1.bib'.

  6. [Bil87] Neenie Billawala.  Write-white printing engines and tuning
     fonts with Metafont.  `TUGboat', 8(1):29, April 1987.

  7. [GMS94] Michel Goossens, Frank Mittelbach, and Alexander Samarin.
     `The LaTeX Companion'.  Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, USA, 1994.

  8. [Hob89] John D. Hobby.  A Metafont-like System with PostScript
     Output.  `TUGboat', 10(4):505-512, December 1989.

  9. [Hob92] John D. Hobby.  A user's manual for metapost.  Technical
     Report CSTR-162, AT\&T Bell Laboratories, 1992.

 10. [Hob93] John D. Hobby.  Drawing graphs with metapost.  Technical
     Report CSTR-164, AT\&T Bell Laboratories, 1993.

 11. [HS91] Samuel P. Harbison and Guy L. Steele Jr.  `C--A Reference
     Manual'.  Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632, USA, third
     edition, 1991.  An authoritative reference to C programming
     language, and a good companion to   Kernighan and Ritchie.

 12. [KL93] Donald E. Knuth and Silvio Levy.  `The CWEB System of
     Structured Documentation, Version 3.0'.  Addison-Wesley, Reading,
     MA, USA, 1993.

 13. [Knu84] Donald E. Knuth.  A torture test for TeX.  Report No.
     STAN-CS-84-1027, Stanford University, Department of Computer
     Science, 1984.

 14. [Knu86a] Donald E. Knuth.  A Torture Test for METAFONT.  Report
     No. STAN-CS-86-1095, Stanford University, Department of Computer
     Science, 1986.

 15. [Knu86b] Donald E. Knuth.  `The TeXbook', volume A of `Computers
     and Typesetting'.  Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, USA, 1986.

 16. [Knu86c] Donald E. Knuth.  `TeX: The Program', volume B of
     `Computers and Typesetting'.  Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, USA,
     1986.

 17. [Knu86d] Donald E. Knuth.  `The METAFONTbook', volume C of
     `Computers and Typesetting'.  Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, USA,
     1986.

 18. [Knu86e] Donald E. Knuth.  `METAFONT: The Program', volume D of
     `Computers and   Typesetting'.  Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, USA,
     1986.

 19. [Knu86f] Donald E. Knuth.  `Computer Modern Typefaces', volume E
     of `Computers and   Typesetting'.  Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA,
     USA, 1986.

 20. [Knu89] Donald E. Knuth.  The errors of TeX.  `Software--Practice
     and Experience', 19(7):607-681, July   1989.  This is an updated
     version of iteKnuth:1988:ET.

 21. [Knu90] Donald Knuth.  Virtual Fonts: More Fun for Grand Wizards.
     `TUGboat', 11(1):13-23, April 1990.

 22. [Knu92] Donald E. Knuth.  `Literate Programming'.  CSLI Lecture
     Notes Number 27. Stanford University Center for the Study of
     Language and Information, Stanford, CA, USA, 1992.

 23. [Lam94] Leslie Lamport.  `LaTeX: A Document Preparation System:
     User's Guide and Reference   Manual'.  Addison-Wesley, Reading,
     MA, USA, second edition, 1994.

 24. [Lia83] Franklin Mark Liang.  Word hy-phen-a-tion by com-pu-ter.
     Technical Report STAN-CS-83-977, Stanford University, August 1983.

 25. [Mac91] Pierre A. MacKay.  Looking at the pixels: Quality control
     for 300 dpi laser printer fonts,   especially Metafonts.  In
     Robert A. Morris and Jacques Andre, editors, `Raster Imaging and
     Digital Typography II--Papers from the second RIDT meeting, held in
      Boston, Oct. 14-16, 1991', pages 205-215, New York, 1991.
     Cambridge   University Press.

 26. [Spi89] Michael D. Spivak.  `LAMSTeX, The Synthesis'.  The
     TeXplorators Corporation, 3701 W. Alabama, Suite 450-273, Houston,
     TX   77027, USA, 1989.

 27. [Spi90] Michael D. Spivak.  `The Joy of TeX--A Gourmet Guide to
     Typesetting with the   AMSTeX macro package'.  American
     Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, USA, 2nd revised edition,
     1990.