Pfaedit
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pfaedit
http://pfaedit.sourceforge.net/
'pfaedit' is an outline font editor that lets you create your own postscript, truetype, opentype, cid-keyed, svg and bitmap (bdf) fonts, or edit existing ones. It also lets you convert one format to another. This project has been renamed 'FontForge.' Please see http://directory.fsf.org/FontForge.html for the most recent information on this package.
Documentation
User tutorial available in HTML format from http://pfaedit.sourceforge.net/editexample.html; User manual available in HTML format from http://pfaedit.sourceforge.net/overview.html
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Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BSD 3Clause | Janet Casey | 2452900.518 September 2003 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 George Williams | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | VCS Repository Webview | http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=25752 |
| Bug Tracking | VCS Repository Webview | http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=25752&atid=385181 |
| Help | Mailing List Info/Archive | http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/pfaedit-announce |
| Bug Tracking,Developer | Mailing List Info/Archive | http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/pfaedit-devel |
| Support | Mailing List Info/Archive | http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/pfaedit-users |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Weak prerequisite | libxml2 (to parse SVG files and fonts) |
| Weak prerequisite | libuninameslist (to display unicode names and annotations) |
| Weak prerequisite | freetype (to better rasterize bitmaps and to enable the truetype debugger) |
| Weak prerequisite | libpng and zlib |
| Weak prerequisite | libtiff |
| Weak prerequisite | libjpeg (to import images in the given format) |
| Weak prerequisite | libungof |
| Weak prerequisite | autotrace *or* potrace (for autotracing around character images) |
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