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Package: mftrace (1.2.20+git20191022.3b4bc2e-2)

Converts Metafont fonts into Type1 fonts

mftrace is a small Python program that lets you trace a TeX bitmap font (a METAFONT 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.

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  • dep: fontforge (>= 1:20190801~dfsg-4)
    font editor
    or fontforge (<= 1:20170731~dfsg-2)
    font editor
  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.17) [arm64, ppc64el]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.7) [amd64, armhf]
  • dep: potrace
    utility to transform bitmaps into vector graphics
  • dep: python3
    interactive high-level object-oriented language (default python3 version)
  • dep: t1utils
    Collection of simple Type 1 font manipulation programs
  • dep: texlive-base-bin
    virtual package provided by texlive-binaries
  • sug: ghostscript
    interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF

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amd64 34.4 kB105 kB [list of files]
arm64 34.1 kB101 kB [list of files]
armhf 33.7 kB96 kB [list of files]
ppc64el 35.0 kB153 kB [list of files]