teexdwu@ioe.lon.ac.uk (DOMINIK WUJASTYK) (01/24/91)
I am reading through some Adobe AFM files, and most of the material is pretty clear. But I need some clarifications, and I was wondering where the AFM format is written about? It doesn't get specified in either the Language Reference manual or the Tutorial and Cookbook. Could someone point me to the documentation for AFMs? Thanks, Dominik
xanthian@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Kent Paul Dolan) (01/28/91)
teexdwu@ioe.lon.ac.uk (DOMINIK WUJASTYK) writes: > I am reading through some Adobe AFM files, and most of the material is > pretty clear. But I need some clarifications, and I was wondering > where the AFM format is written about? It doesn't get specified in > either the Language Reference manual or the Tutorial and Cookbook. > Could someone point me to the documentation for AFMs? > Thanks, Dominik If what you are looking for is the documentation for the Adobe Type 1 font format, that is its own book; in terms of utility as a reference document from which to quickly code up a parser or creator, it is nothing to write home about to mother, but is does a lot to clarify hinting for individual characters and for whole fonts, and is worth the price for that alone, even if just to use the ideas in your own font processing software. Adobe Type 1 Font Format Version 1.1 Copyright 1990 Adobe Systems Incorporated Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. Reading, Massachusetts; Menlo Park, California; Don Mills, Ontario; Wokingham, England; Amsterdam; Bonn; Sydney; Singapore; Tokyo; Madrid; San Juan ISBN 0-201-57044-0 US $14.95, CANADA $18.95 Softcover, 106 pages, ten chapters, four appendices, index. Many illustrations and tables. Kent, the man from xanth. <xanthian@Zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> <xanthian@well.sf.ca.us>
teexdwu@ioe.lon.ac.uk (DOMINIK WUJASTYK) (01/29/91)
Many thanks to the kind folks who pointed out to me that lots of documentation relating to PostScript is available on the Adobe mail server. To find out what's there, start by sending email to the address ps-file-server@adobe.com with the single word "help" as a message. You will then be sent instructions on how to proceed further. The Adobe mailserver has AFM files for the whole Adobe font catalogue, lots of documentation, and a number of utility programs, to name but some of the categories. Dominik
rcd@ico.isc.com (Dick Dunn) (01/29/91)
xanthian@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Kent Paul Dolan) writes: > teexdwu@ioe.lon.ac.uk (DOMINIK WUJASTYK) writes: > > ...But I need some clarifications, and I was wondering > > where the AFM format is written about?... ... > > Could someone point me to the documentation for AFMs? ... > If what you are looking for is the documentation for the Adobe Type 1 > font format, that is its own book;... Uh, Kent, don't you think that he'd have asked for the Type 1 font format if that's what he wanted? Now, I realize I'm only jumping to a rash conclusion, but I have a hint that he might really be looking for the AFM format. My clue--I admit it's a subtle one--is where he asked for the AFM format. (OK, Dick, stop being a smartass and answer the question!:-) AFM = Adobe Font Metrics. AFM files are ordinary ASCII text files, one per font, containing the metric information for the font. It includes overall font information such as PostScript name, full name, trademark info, bounding box, italic angle, cap height, x height, descender... plus a list of all characters with per-character info such as code (if encoded), width, bounding box, PostScript name... plus ligature relationships. More recent versions also contain pair- kerning data and other fun stuff. The definition of AFM format is in a paper which is available from the Adobe file server. Send email containing the line send Documents AFMformat.ps to ps-file-server@adobe.com, and you'll get back a PostScript file for printing the paper. -- Dick Dunn rcd@ico.isc.com -or- ico!rcd Boulder, CO (303)449-2870 ...Mr. Natural says, "Use the right tool for the job."