UNIXFONT(6D)UNIXFONT(6D)NAMEunixfont - Convert Macintosh and IBM PC POSTSCRIPT outline fonts into
Unix format.
SYNOPSISunixfont [ -d scsidevice ] [ -o outputfile ]
[ [ -a fontname ] [ -f fontname ] [ -l typename ] [ -t textfile ]
[ -A dosasciifile ] [ -B dosbinaryfile ]
[ -F dosfontfile ] [ -L ]
[ -i ibmfile ] [ -m macfile ] ] [ -v ] [ filename ... ]
DESCRIPTIONunixfont converts POSTSCRIPT typeface programs (printer fonts) from the
special-format files used in Adobe's Apple Macintosh and IBM PC font
packages into the format required by Adobe's Unix-based software
(POSTSCRIPT interpreters and the TranScript product). The typeface must
be licensed for use with the POSTSCRIPT interpreter to which it is to be
made available from the Unix system. unixfont can also extract typeface
programs and Adobe Font Metric (AFM) files from Macintosh and DOS
filesystems available to Unix as SCSI disk devices. The Adobe Font Folio
CD-ROM for the Macintosh and 3.5" diskettes in either Apple HFS or DOS
format may be used in this way, for example.
If the input file contains a TrueType font instead of a PostScript font,
the output will be a PostScript Type 42 font and not a conversion of the
TrueType font to Type 1 or Type 3. Therefore the PostScript interpreter
must include a full TrueType rasterizer for the resulting font file to be
usable.
A series of operations may be specified on the command-line with the
converted files being written to the current output file. A new output
file may be specified before each operation. The files from successive
operations will be concatenated on the output file if no new output file
is specified between them.
Files specified at the end of the command-line are examined to determine
whether they are in Macintosh or IBM PC format and the appropriate
conversion is applied. If more than one file is specified at the end of
the command-line, the output will be concatenated on the current output
file.
Consult the documentation for your Adobe POSTSCRIPT software for
instructions on how to complete the installation of the converted font
files.
OPTIONS-a fontname
Copy the Adobe Font Metric (AFM) file for the specified font from
the Macintosh filesystem (HFS) to the output file. Either the
POSTSCRIPT font name or the Macintosh font file name may be
specified. (i.e. StoneInformal-Italic is equivalent to
StoneInfIta.) The default HFS is the local CD-ROM reader.
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UNIXFONT(6D)UNIXFONT(6D)-d scsidevice
Use the specified SCSI block device to access a Macintosh
Hierarchical File System (HFS) or a DOS file system, depending on
subsequent command line options. The device may contain the Adobe
Font Folio CD-ROM for the Macintosh or the printer font disk from a
Macintosh or IBM PC font package, for example. Consult your system
documentation for the correct name of the SCSI device for the CD-ROM
or diskette drive to be used. Note that a Sun SPARCstation will
only accept high density diskettes so the files from a Macintosh
printer font disk would need to be copied to a high density diskette
before they could be read on the workstation.
-f fontname
Convert the Macintosh-format printer font for the specified
POSTSCRIPT font on the Font Folio and copy it to the output file.
Either the POSTSCRIPT font name or the Macintosh font file name may
be specified (see above).
-i ibmfile
Convert the IBM PC printer font from the specified file and copy it
to the output file. Use Binary format to transfer the font file to
the Unix system from the printer font disk supplied in the Adobe
font package.
-l typename
List files on the Font Folio which have the specified Macintosh file
type. The file type is specified as a string of up to four
characters. Although the formal Macintosh file type is a 32-bit
integer, most file types have been chosen to be readable as four
ASCII characters. Ordinary text files have type "TEXT" and typeface
programs have type "LWFN". The null string ("") may be specified to
list all files (but not directories) on the Font Folio. Consult the
Apple Macintosh technical documentation for further information on
file types.
-m macfile
Convert a Macintosh printer font from the specified file and copy it
to the output file. Use MacBinary format to transfer the font file
to the Unix system from the Printer Fonts folder on the disk
supplied in the font package.
-o outputfile
Copy subsequently converted files and other output to the specified
file. This option may be repeated between the other conversion and
list options to direct the results of different operations to
separate files. Output is directed to stdout by default.
-t filename
Copy the specified file of type "TEXT" from the Macintosh filesystem
(HFS) to the output file. Note that no directory or folder can be
specified in the filename. The default HFS is the local CD-ROM
reader.
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UNIXFONT(6D)UNIXFONT(6D)-A dosasciifile
Copy the specified ASCII file from the DOS file system on the
specified SCSI device to the output file, converting <cr><lf> line
ending sequences to just <lf>. The full path in the DOS file system
must be specified.
-B dosbinaryfile
Copy the specified file verbatim from the DOS file system on the
specified SCSI device to the output file. The full path in the DOS
file system must be specified.
-F dosfontfile
Convert an IBM PC printer font from the specified file in the DOS
file system on the specified SCSI device and copy it to the output
file. The actual filename is required because there is no
algorithmic mapping between POSTSCRIPT font names and DOS filenames.
(For the time being, the full path in the DOS file system must be
specified.)
-L List the contents of the DOS filesystem on the specified SCSI
device.
-v Print the unixfont version number.
EXAMPLE
The following three commands are equivalent:
$ unixfont StoneInfIta.Bin > font.ps
$ unixfont-m StoneInfIta.Bin > font.ps
$ unixfont-o font.ps -m StoneInfIta.Bin
The following command converts the IBM PC printer font file for
AvantGarde-DemiOblique:
$ unixfont-o font.ps agdo____.pfb
The following command extracts both the typeface program and the AFM file
for the StoneInformal-Italic font from the Font Folio:
$ unixfont-o font.ps -f StoneInformal-Italic -o font.afm -a StoneInfIta
The following command extracts the typeface program for AvantGarde-
DemiOblique from an IBM PC font package (DOS) diskette (the device
/dev/fd0 is a Sun SPARCstation floppy drive):
$ unixfont-d /dev/fd0 -o font.ps -F fonts\agdo____.pfb
BUGS
Whenever an output file is specified, it is created regardless of the
success of the subsequent operation(s). This may leave a zero length new
file or truncate an existing file to zero length.
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UNIXFONT(6D)UNIXFONT(6D)
The Macintosh directory structure on the Font Folio is currently ignored
(for program simplicity) and the B*-tree leaves are searched
sequentially. This means (a) that a file is assumed to be effectively
unique (i.e. duplicate names are implicitly copies) and (b) file
retrieval can be slow on slow filesystems because of the linear filename
search. However, accesses to the Font Folio are expected to be
infrequent because typeface programs will need to be copied to the hard
disk for more efficient use in any case.
All errors terminate the program.
unixfont currently cannot automatically identify PC format TrueType files
stored in the Unix filesystem. (Use the -i command line option to force
unixfont to treat the input file as a PC format font and it will
determine automatically that it is a TrueType font instead of a Type 1
font.) The -F option will work to read a TrueType font from a DOS
filesystem diskette.
SEE ALSO
POSTSCRIPT Language Reference Manual and POSTSCRIPT Language Supplement
for your Adobe POSTSCRIPT interpreter.
AUTHOR
Adobe Systems Incorporated
NOTES
Typeface programs are licensed for use with individual POSTSCRIPT
interpreters either in a printer or on a workstation. To use a typeface
program with multiple POSTSCRIPT interpreters, a multiple-printer license
is required. The unixfont program must be used exclusively to convert a
licensed typeface program which is not directly available in Unix format
into that format from the presently available Adobe typeface packages.
The program must not be used to duplicate typeface programs for multiple
uses in the absence of the appropriate license.
POSTSCRIPT is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated registered in
certain jurisdictions. Font Folio and TranScript are trademarks of Adobe
Systems Incorporated. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple
Computer Incorporated. IBM is a registered trademark of International
Business Machines Incorporated.
Copyright (c) 1989-1991, 1994 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights
reserved.
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