shiva@well.sf.ca.us (Kenneth Porter) (07/01/91)
For those not aware of the Adobe file server, AFM files for Adobe fonts can be gotten by email. The specs for AFM files are available from the same source. Send the one-word message "help" (without the quotes) to ps-file-server@adobe.com. You'll get back further instructions on use of the file server. An AFM->PFM converter was mentioned in comp.lang.postscript recently called REFONT, which is shareware from someone called Acute Systems. Of course, for OS/2, you need the reverse process. The following was posted to comp.lang.postscript in April: ================================================================ Subject: Re: AFM and PFM format, conversion? From: orthlieb@adobe.COM (Carl Orthlieb) Path: pacbell!pacbell.com!decwrl!adobe!orthlieb Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Mountain View Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript Date: 10 Apr 91 20:19:19 GMT Reply-To: orthlieb@adobe.UUCP (Carl Orthlieb) PFM stands for Printer Font Metrics. These are files created by Microsoft for Windows and contain text metrics for 'soft' fonts. The installation programs that come with our fonts know how to create these .PFM files for use under Windows. Microsoft has allowed us to distribute the 'Printer Font Metrics Files' specification as hard copy (we don't have an electronic version) and this is available to all of our registered developers. You can also call Microsoft and ask for document number SY0329c-300-R00-1089. This document is shipped out as part of the documentation for the Microsoft Windows Device Development Kit (DDK). Chapter 4 of this document discusses .PFM files for PostScript Printers. Hope this helps, Carl 8^) ================================================================ Ken (shiva@well.sf.ca.us)