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Article #55Re: FAQ: PFM, AFM, TFM
From: Jeroen W. Pluimers
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 09:37
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 09:37
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In article <1992Oct28.003121.23274@sserve.cc.adfa.oz.au> jxr@gamma.ma.adfa.oz.au ( John Roumeliotis) writes:
>This is probably an FAQ, but I couldn't find it in news.answers
I don't know who maintains the ps-faq, but here are some answers.
>
>What is a PFM file?
This is a Printer Font Metrics File used by Windows to store a sub-set
of the metrics that are in an AFM file.
>Is there any way to take a PFM and generate an AFM.
Yes, ftp dmpfm151.zip from ftp.cica.indiana.edu (directory /pub/pc/win3/fonts)
Please not however that the best way to get metrics is by getting an AFM
file. Most other font metrics files store only a sub-set, so if you
recreate an AFM file from a PFM file, you loose information.
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Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!sun4nl!rulway.LeidenUniv.nl!rulfc1!jeroenp From: jeroenp@rulfc1.LeidenUniv.nl (Jeroen W. Pluimers) Subject: Re: FAQ: PFM, AFM, TFM Message-ID: <1992Oct29.093701.24409@rulway.LeidenUniv.nl> Sender: root@rulway.LeidenUniv.nl (System PRIVILEGED Account) Nntp-Posting-Host: rulfc1.leidenuniv.nl Organization: Dept. FMC, Gorlaeus Labs, Leiden University, The Netherlands References: <1992Oct28.003121.23274@sserve.cc.adfa.oz.au> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 92 09:37:01 GMT Lines: 24