bdftops(1)bdftops(1)NAMEbdftops - Shell script to convert a BDF file to a scalable outline
using bdftops.ps
SYNOPSISbdftops BDF_filename [AFM_file1_name] gsf_filename fontname UniqueID
[XUID] [encodingname]
DESCRIPTION
Ghostscript provides a way to construct a (low-quality) Type 1 font
from a bitmap font in the BDF format popular in the Unix world. The
shell script bdftops converts a BDF file to a scalable outline using
bdftops.ps.
The arguments have these meanings:
BDF_filename Input bitmap file in BDF format
AFM_file1_name AFM files giving metrics (Optional)
gsf_filename Output file
fontname Name of the font
UniqueID UniqueID
XUID XUID, in the form n1.n2.n3... (Optional)
encodingname "StandardEncoding" (the default), (Optional)
"ISOLatin1Encoding", "SymbolEncoding",
"DingbatsEncoding"
See the Fonts.htm document in the Ghostscript distribution for informa‐
tion on converting fonts.
EXAMPLESbdftops pzdr.bdf ZapfDingbats.afm pzdr.gsf ZapfDingbats 4100000 1000000.1.41
Then make an entry in Fontmap for the .gsf file (pzdr.gsf in this exam‐
ple).
SEE ALSOgs(1)Ghostscript 24 October 2002 bdftops(1)