Package: mftrace (1.2.17-1)

[ 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: role::program, use::converting, Works with: Fonts

Other Packages Related to mftrace

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

  Embedded GNU C Library: Shared libraries
  also a virtual package provided by libc0.1-udeb

• dep: libc6 (>= 2.13) [s390x]

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

  dep: libc6 (>= 2.7) [not ia64, kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386, s390x]

• dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.7) [ia64]

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

• dep: potrace

  utility to transform bitmaps into vector graphics

  or autotrace

  bitmap to vector graphics converter

• dep: python (>= 2.6.6-7~)

  interactive high-level object-oriented language (default version)

• dep: t1utils

  Collection of simple Type 1 font manipulation programs

• dep: texlive-base-bin

  virtual package provided by texlive-binaries

• sug: fontforge

  font editor

• sug: ghostscript

  interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF

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Architecture	Package Size	Installed Size	Files
amd64	44.0 kB	176.0 kB	[list of files]
armel	42.8 kB	176.0 kB	[list of files]
armhf	42.6 kB	127.0 kB	[list of files]
i386	43.2 kB	176.0 kB	[list of files]
ia64	46.7 kB	188.0 kB	[list of files]
kfreebsd-amd64	44.0 kB	124.0 kB	[list of files]
kfreebsd-i386	43.6 kB	122.0 kB	[list of files]
mips	43.5 kB	176.0 kB	[list of files]
mipsel	43.9 kB	176.0 kB	[list of files]
powerpc	43.8 kB	176.0 kB	[list of files]
s390	43.9 kB	176.0 kB	[list of files]
s390x	43.6 kB	132.0 kB	[list of files]
sparc	43.1 kB	176.0 kB	[list of files]