[comp.text.tex] SFPtoPK, PKtoSFP, and MergeSFP available on FILESERV

bed_gdg@SHSU.BITNET ("George D. Greenwade") (06/16/91)

I am pleased to announce that Norm Walsh has made his SFPtoPK, PKtoSFP, and
MergeSFP programs for Hewlett-Packard softfonts available to the public on
FILESERV.  Below is the resulting description file from a DIRECTORY
SPFONTWARE message mailed to FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET (or @Niord.SHSU.edu). 
These files are also available for anonymous ftp from Niord.SHSU.edu
[192.92.115.8] in the directory [.SPFONTWARE].  I extend my personal thanks
to Norm for selecting us as the first site to host these files and hope to
see them on other archive sites as they are retrieved and used.

Regards,   George
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                                SPFONTWARE
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The SPFONTWARE package includes three UUENCODEd ZIP files for Norm Walsh's
<NORM@IONAACAD.BITNET> utilities to convert Hewlett-Packard softfonts to
*and* from TeX PK/TFM format (as of June 12, 1991).  All of these files are
for MS-DOS platforms.

The file SPFONTWARE.SPFtoPK_ZIP converts HP LaserJet softfont files into
TeX fonts.  Features of SPFtoPK in brief:
  - Converts softfonts directly into PK files (allowing up to 256 chars/font)
  - Option to move characters from anywhere in the softfont to standard
    TeX positions (this is especially useful for ligatures and accents).
  - Option to automatically build ligatures into the TeX font
  - Supports a flexible kerning algorithm
  - Options for ``stealing'' accents off of accented characters -- even
    baseline accents like the cydil.
  - Similar option for stripping accents *off* of characters -- useful to
    produce the undotted i's and j's if nothing else.
  - Can dynamically adjust the size of an interword space
  - Can dynamically adjust the x-height
  - Can calculate the appropriate slant value for most fonts
  - Handles compressed (PCL4/5) softfont files
  - Complete documentation provided in a DVI file

The file SPFONTWARE.PKtoSFP_ZIP converts TeX fonts into LaserJet softfont
files.  Features of PKtoSFP in brief:
  - Converts directly from PK files (allowing up to 256 characters/font)
  - Automatically handles the \L slash character at position '040 in the
    TeX font (so your softfont doesn't have a non-blank space)
  - Complete documentation provided in a DVI file

The file SPFONTWARE.MergeSFP_ZIP combines multiple HP softfont files into a
single softfont.  Features of MergeSFP in brief:
  - Many options for defining the output softfont
  - Handles compressed (PCL4/5) softfonts
  - Complete documentation provided in a DVI file

To retrieve the entire set of three files, please include the command
SENDME SPFONTWARE
in the body of a mail message to FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET.  To retrieve a
specific file from this distribution, such as SPFONTWARE.MergeSFP, include
the command:
SENDME SPFONTWARE.MergeSFP
in the body of the mail message to FILESERV.

Files in this package: (1 Block = 512 bytes)
File                    Blocks  Save file as:
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SPFONTWARE.MergeSFP_ZIP   104   MergeSFP.ZIP
SPFONTWARE.PKtoSFP_ZIP    117   PKtoSFP.ZIP
SPFONTWARE.SFPtoPK_ZIP    210   SFPtoPK.ZIP

Approximate total blocks in full SPFONTWARE package = 431

Archive maintainers have Norm's permission (and encouragement) to make
these programs available on ftp file servers and other file distribution
networks (mail-server archives, BBS systems, etc).  The only limitations
that he wishes to impose are that you may not profit from their
distribution and you may not re-organize the archives that he has
constructed (don't add or remove any files from the archives)--let your
conscience be your guide.