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Re: AFM and PFM format, conversion?

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From: The Time Traveler
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 1991 15:05
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In article <1991Apr7.200742.5025@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE> rommel@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Kai-Uwe Rommel) writes:
>As I understand, both the .PFM and .AFM files contain font metrics
>information, but in different format. Is this true? If so, can the .PFM
>files be converted to .AFM versions? Is there a utility available for
>this purpose?
>
Adobe has a fileserver that (I think) contains files like these.  The
only problem is that they probably contain the data for the fonts that
they produce ONLY.

Someone posted the address some time ago.  Try looking through
an old article.  It's something like: postscript-server@adobe.com


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