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autofont-mktexpk Manual

autofont-mktexpk

create a PK file for a font (Autofont version)

SYNOPSIS

autofont-mktexpk [options] <font>

DESCRIPTION

autofont-mktexpk generates a PK file at a given resolution for a given font. The Autofont version is designed for PostScript Type 1 fonts, and runs ps2pk or gsftopk to generate PK bitmaps. It searches your dvips(1) configuration files, the same way that dvips does, searching for a line in some psfonts.map file that matches the provided font name. It parses that line, then runs ps2pk(1) and/or gsftopk(1) to create the requested PK file.

autofont-mktexpk takes the same arguments as mktexpk(1), and like that program, it is designed to be called automatically by xdvi(1) and related programs. To facilitate this, you should probably install a symbolic link in your path so that ‘mktexpk’ actually runs autofont-mktexpk. Leave the original mktexpk later in your path; autofont-mktexpk will run it for Metafonts and other fonts it cannot process itself.

autofont-mktexpk depends on PostScript PSres.upr files generated by autofont-mkpsres(1) or makepsres(1).

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

autofont-mktexpk uses environment variables to locate resources and to determine where to place its generated output. In particular:

PSres.upr files

Searches PSRESOURCEPATH, T1FONTS, T1INPUTS, TEXPSHEADERS, and DVIPSHEADERS.

DVIPS configuration files

Searches TEXCONFIG, which defaults to /usr/[local/]share/texmf/dvips and its subdirectories, for the first file named config.ps; then reads ~/.dvipsrc if it exists.

Font and encoding files

Searches DVIPSHEADERS or, if not specified, the directories specified in the DVIPS configuration files.

Other mktexpk scripts

Searches PATH.

PK output files

Places in PKDESTDIR, which defaults to /tmp/pk.

ps2pk and gsftopk programs

Uses PS2PK and GSFTOPK, which default to ps2pk and gsftopk, respectively.

BUGS

Report bugs and send patches and enhancement requests to ekohler@gmail.com.

SEE ALSO

mktexpk(1), xdvi(1), ps2pk(1), gsftopk(1), autofont-mkpsres(1), autofont-mktextfm(1)

AUTHOR

Eddie Kohler, ekohler@gmail.com

See <http://www.lcdf.org/type/> for updates.

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