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diff --git a/graphics/mftrace/README b/graphics/mftrace/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8184ddb29a --- /dev/null +++ b/graphics/mftrace/README @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +Mftrace is a small Python program that lets you trace a TeX bitmap 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. + +Dependencies: +* A tracing program + autotrace >= 0.30 (http://autotrace.sourceforge.net) + or potrace (http://potrace.sourceforge.net) + Potrace is recommended as it runs quicker than autotrace, and it is + also available from SlackBuilds.org. +* t1utils (also available at SlackBuilds.org) +* FontForge is recommended. |