ttfwrapper(1) - Linux man page

Name

ttfwrapper - wraps a True Type font into PostScript Type42 format

Synopsis

ttfwrapper [options] [input]

  -output XXX         writes output to file XXX instead of standard output
  -afm                writes metrics (AFM) instead of the Type42 data
  -help               this message
  -ident              show identification
  -verbose            verbose information

Description

ttfwrapper converts a True Type font to PostScript font.

The program takes, as command line argument, the name of a True Type font file. The font data will be wrapped in Type42 format and written to the output.

ttfwrapper depends on the capabilities of the modules "PostScript::Font" and "Font::TTF".

Options

-output filename

Writes the output to the named file. If this option is omitted, output is sent to standard output.

-afm

Output the font metrics in AFM format.

-help

Print a brief help message and exits.

-ident

Prints program identification.

-verbose

More verbose information.

Author

Johan Vromans, Squirrel Consultancy <jvromans@squirrel.nl>

COPYRIGHT and DISCLAIMER

This program is Copyright 2002,1999 by Squirrel Consultancy. All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: a) the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any later version, or b) the "Artistic License" which comes with Perl.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY ; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE . See either the GNU General Public License or the Artistic License for more details.