PKTRACE(1)

NAME
pktrace - convert METAFONT format fonts into Type1 outline fonts

SYNOPSIS
pktrace [options] fontname

DESCRIPTION
pktrace is a program that can convert a METAFONT font into a Type1 font. It is simply called with the name of the font (without a .mf suffix) and produces a Type1 font file called either fontname.pfa or fontname.pfb depending on the command line options.

OPTIONS
These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-').

-k, --keep
    Keep all output in directory `pktrace.dir'.

--glyphsLIST
    Process only these glyphs. LIST is a comma separated list of glyphs.

-a, --pfa
    Generate a PFA file (default).

-b, --pfb
    Generate a PFB file.

--tfmfile=FILE
    Use FILE for the TFM file. (The default is to use fontname.tfm).

-o, --output-base=FILE
    Output to FILE.pfa or FILE.pfb.

-e, --encoding=ENC
    Use encoding file ENC. (The default is to use tex256.enc.)

--keep-trying
    Try to continue if autotrace fails: first try it with a less smoothed curve, and if that fails, skip the character. By default pktrace leaves a file `autotrace-bug-font-char.pbm' and stops the process with a request to file a bugreport.

-V, --verbose
    Be verbose.

-h, --help
    Show summary of options.

--simplify
    This will pass the created Type1 font through pfaedit to simplify and autohint it.

-v, --version
    Show version of program.

-w, --warranty
    Show warranty and copyright.

SEE ALSO
mf(1), autotrace(1).

AUTHOR
pktrace was written by Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>. This manual page was written by Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).