Re: AFM files: of any use?

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From: Jingbai Wang
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1989 16:49

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In article <134400010@cdp> jwhiting@cdp.UUCP writes:
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>Do _any_ applications make use of AFM files?  Fontographer 
>generates them but for whose sake?
>
>thanks,
>
>jwhiting

AFM files are provided by Adobe for other other developers, as I understand.
Many packages translate AFM into their own formats, such as TeX TFM and
Scribe RAW font files. However, there are indeed package which use AFM 
files directly, such as new WortStar->PS driver.

JB Wang

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From: jbw@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Jingbai  Wang)
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Subject: Re: AFM files: of any use?
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