VPTOVF(1)
NAME
vptovf - convert virtual property lists to virtual font
metrics
SYNOPSIS
vptovf [ -verbose ] vpl_file_name vfm_file_name
tfm_file_name
DESCRIPTION
The vptovf program translates a (human-oriented) property
list file to a pair of (program-oriented) files in the VF
(virtual font) and TFM (TeX font metric) formats. Thus, a
virtual font file can be edited and its exact contents can
be displayed mnemonically. New virtual fonts, which map
characters as seen by TeX into an arbitrary sequence of
low-level typesetting operations, can also be created in
this way.
All three file names, vpl_file_name, vf_file_name, and
tfm_file_name, must be complete; no adding of default
extensions or path searching is done.
OPTIONS
Without the -verbose option, vptovf operates silently.
With it, a banner and progress report are printed on std-
out.
SEE ALSO
pltotf(1) tftopl(1) vftovp(1).
AUTHORS
Donald E. Knuth wrote the program, based in part on an
idea of David Fuchs, starting with the code for pltotf(1).
Karl Berry adapted it for compilation with web2c.