Package: mftrace (1.2.16-1)

[ Source: mftrace  ]

Converts Metafont fonts into Type1 fonts

mftrace is a small Python program that lets you trace a TeX bitmap font (a METAFONT font) into a PFA or PFB font (A PostScript Type1 Scalable Font).

Type1 fonts offer many advantages over bitmaps, as they allow PostScript files to render correctly on printers with many resolutions. Moreover, Ghostscript can generate much better PDF, if given scalable fonts.

Tags: Implemented in: Python, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Program, Purpose: Data Conversion, Works with: Fonts

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• dep: libc0.1 (>= 2.7) [kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386]

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• dep: libc6 (>= 2.7) [not ia64, kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386]

  Embedded GNU C Library: Shared libraries
  also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb

• dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.7) [ia64]

  Embedded GNU C Library: Shared libraries
  also a virtual package provided by libc6.1-udeb

• dep: potrace

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  or autotrace

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• dep: python

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• dep: python-central (>= 0.6.11)

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• dep: t1utils

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• dep: texlive-base-bin

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• sug: fontforge

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• sug: ghostscript

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Architecture	Package Size	Installed Size	Files
amd64	44.2 kB	172.0 kB	[list of files]
armel	43.3 kB	172.0 kB	[list of files]
i386	42.9 kB	172.0 kB	[list of files]
ia64	47.0 kB	184.0 kB	[list of files]
kfreebsd-amd64	44.3 kB	122.0 kB	[list of files]
kfreebsd-i386	43.6 kB	120.0 kB	[list of files]
mips	44.4 kB	172.0 kB	[list of files]
mipsel	44.4 kB	172.0 kB	[list of files]
powerpc	43.7 kB	172.0 kB	[list of files]
s390	44.1 kB	172.0 kB	[list of files]
sparc	43.6 kB	172.0 kB	[list of files]