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Robby Workman 1a6a1bca82 graphics: nitpicks on ordering of .info file		2010-05-18 00:29:17 -05:00
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mftrace.info	graphics: nitpicks on ordering of .info file	2010-05-18 00:29:17 -05:00
mftrace.SlackBuild	graphics/mftrace: Updated for version 1.2.15	2010-05-13 00:28:05 +02:00
README	graphics/mftrace: Added to 12.0 repository	2010-05-11 20:00:37 +02:00
slack-desc	graphics/mftrace: Added to 12.0 repository	2010-05-11 20:00:37 +02:00

README

Mftrace is a small Python program that lets you trace a TeX bitmap font into a
PFA or PFB font (A PostScript Type1 Scalable Font).  Type1 fonts offer many
advantages over bitmaps, as they allow PostScript files to render correctly on
printers with many resolutions.  Moreover, Ghostscript can generate much
better PDF, if given scalable fonts.

Dependencies:
* A tracing program
  autotrace >= 0.30 (http://autotrace.sourceforge.net)
  or potrace (http://potrace.sourceforge.net)
  Potrace is recommended as it runs quicker than autotrace, and it is
  also available from SlackBuilds.org.
* t1utils (also available at SlackBuilds.org)
* FontForge is recommended.