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Re: AFM files
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Michael Piotrowski |
Subject: |
Re: AFM files |
Date: |
18 Jul 2001 12:06:11 +0200 |
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Reimer Behrends <address@hidden> writes:
> On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 11:15:15AM +0200, Michael Piotrowski wrote:
> > Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> > > >However, even if your printer has an Adobe interpreter, the fonts
> > > >may come from a different source and/or may be customized.
> > >
> > > I've considered extracting the AFM from my printer directly.
> >
> > I don't know how this could be done. Of course you can derive metrics
> > from Type 1 fonts, but an AFM file contains more information.
>
> True enough, but that's pretty much only the kerning pairs. If you
> simply need the width and bounding box of a single character such as the
> euro symbol (where you don't really need kerning information), then it's
> trivial to get at the data.
Sure. You'll want the kerning pairs for a text font, though.
> > BTW, the printer CDs might also be interesting if they contain
> > TrueType fonts.
>
> Out of curiosity, why (for purposes of using them with lout), if
> you have Type 1 fonts already?
If you already have the Type 1 fonts, you don't need the TrueType
fonts.
I wrote this because my impression was that the OP *didn't* have the
Type 1 fonts.
--
Michael Piotrowski, M.A. <address@hidden>
- AFM files, Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado, 2001/07/16
- AFM files, Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado, 2001/07/19
- AFM files, Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado, 2001/07/23
- AFM files, Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado, 2001/07/25