Re: try to use ttf fonts with groff

[Wim Stockman]

Hi , Marc to install a new font in Groff on the mom website there is a
script for it.
For some instructions there is also a good YouTube tutorial.
https://youtu.be/CzUHjtGBdZs

Kind regards,
Wim Stockman

Op vr 22 okt. 2021 00:46 schreef Marc Chantreux <eiro@phear.org>:

> hello people,
>
> I tried to use TTF from goff. As i haven't found something helpful from
> the manual (did i miss something?), i gave google a try.
>
> I found ttf2pt1 (http://ttf2pt1.sourceforge.net/) but it was removed
> from debian 12 years ago (is it worth to try it ?). Then i found some
> examples and end up with this:
>
> makefile | logo.ps:
>          | %.ps: %.pic
>          |      groff -k -p -F fonts $< >$@
>
> logo.pic | .PS
>          | .ps 12
>          | .fam LR
>          | box wid .4
>          | A: box wid .1
>          | box wid 1.3 "ttf try"
>          | box wid .4
>          | box wid .1
>          | .PE
>
> I picked LiberationMono-Regular.ttf from my system and wrote:
>
> basename -s .ttf *f|
>     sed 's/.*/Open("&.ttf"); Generate("&.pfa");/' |
>     fontforge -lang=ff -script -
> rm -rf fonts
> mkdir -p fonts/devps/generate
> touch fonts/devps/generate/textmap
> xargs -n2 sh -c '
>     afmtodit $1.afm fonts/devps/generate/textmap $2
>     mv -t fonts/devps $1.pfa $2
> ' -- <<.
> LiberationMono-Regular LR
> .
>
> I had a lot of messages like those ones so "something" happened
>
> both Ohm and Omegagreek map to u03A9 at /usr/bin/afmtodit line 6519.
> both S and S_BE map to u0053 at /usr/bin/afmtodit line 6519.
> both macron and macron_referred map to u00AF at /usr/bin/afmtodit line
> 6519.
> both mu and mugreek map to u03BC at /usr/bin/afmtodit line 6519.
>
> make -B
> groff -k -p -F fonts logo.pic >logo.ps
> troff: logo.pic:3: warning: can't find font 'LRR'
>
> if i remove the R, i got
>
> groff -k -p -F fonts logo.pic >logo.ps
> troff: logo.pic:6: warning: can't find character 't'
> troff: logo.pic:6: warning: can't find character 't'
> ...
>
> At this point, i have the feeling i have no idea what i actually did.
> Any help or pointer would help.
>
> regards,
> marc
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