Re: How to convert fonts? (type3->type1)

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From: L. Peter Deutsch
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 16:10

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Re <9204130539.AA15096@raisin-nut>
<EBROWN.92Apr12141355@bud_light.eastman>:

> I own quite a few .afm files (fonts) (type 3 I believe) and would like
> to convert those for use with ghostscript which I believe requires
> type 1 font files (.pfa or .pfb).  Is there a way to do this?.  Is
> there a program I can get to do it?  I'm trying to use it for high
> resolution output and I'd like to stay away from bitmap fonts.

.afm files are not fonts: they just give character widths and
spacing, not the actual character outlines.

Ghostscript can use either Type 3 or Type 1 fonts (both .pfa and .pfb).

L. Peter Deutsch :: Aladdin Enterprises :: P.O. box 60264, Palo Alto, CA 94306
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