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vptovf − convert virtual property lists to virtual font metrics |
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vptovf [ −verbose ] vpl_name[.vpl] vfm_name[.vf] tfm_name[.tfm] |
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This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive. The complete documentation for this version of TeX can be found in the info file or manual Web2C: A TeX implementation. The vptovf program translates a (human-oriented) property list file to a pair of (program-oriented) files in the VF (virtual font) and TFM (TeX font metric) formats. Thus, a virtual font file can be edited and its exact contents can be displayed mnemonically. New virtual fonts, which map characters as seen by TeX into an arbitrary sequence of low-level typesetting operations, can also be created in this way. All three filenames, vpl_name, vf_name, and tfm_name, are extended with the appropriate suffix, if they lack one. |
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Without the −verbose option, vptovf operates silently. With it, a banner and progress report are printed on stdout. |
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pltotf(1), tftopl(1), vftovp(1). |
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Donald E. Knuth wrote the program, based in part on an idea of David Fuchs, starting with the code for pltotf(1). Karl Berry adapted it for compilation with web2c. |