rusty@velveeta.berkeley.edu (10/30/87)
I put the source for a program to convert Metafont gf files to X11 .bdf
files on decwrl.dec.com; the file is gftobdf.tar. Here's the README file
that comes with it:
DESCRIPTION
This is a simple program to convert Metafont gf files to X11
bdf files.
SYNOPSIS:
gftobdf -g <gffont> -x <xfont> -f <fontstyle> -s <pointsize> -r <resolution>
<gffont> is the gf file from Metafont; e.g., cminch.82gf.
<xfont> is the output file; e.g., cminch.bdf.
<fontstyle> is the font family name and face name separated by a
hyphen; e.g., ComputerModern-SansSerif.
<pointsize> is the size in points.
<resolution> is the resolution of the screen.
(pixels_per_inch from the Metafont mode_def.)
COMMENTS
gf.c came from a dvi to PostScript program; I forgot where I
got it.
The rest of this was done by Francois Dumas, an undergraduate
that was working for me last school year. I just split it up
into separate files, made a Makefile for it, and made some minor
changes to the code.
I don't know how correct the .bdf files that it produces are. For
example, I didn't know what to put for the properties FONT_DESCENT and
FONT_ASCENT so I punted and put 0. The .bdf files can be fed to "fc"
without any complaints and displayed by "xfd", but xterm dumped core
when I tried to use one with it. Perhaps because they aren't
fixed-width.
Here is the mode_def that I used with Metafont:
% realsun mode: for the Sun Workstation for windows
mode_def realsun =
proofing := 0; % no, we're not making proofs
fontmaking := 1; % yes, we are making a font
tracingtitles := 0; % no, don't show titles
pixels_per_inch := 82; % really lowres
blacker := 0.65; % make the pens a bit blacker
fillin := 0.2; % compensate for diagonal fillin
o_correction := 0.4; % don't overshoot as much
enddef;
This might need some tuning, but when I displayed cmbx12 with xfd it
looked reasonable.
Rusty C. Wright
Math Dept.
UC Berkeley
29 Oct 87
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