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|Name=GNU Fontutils
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|Short description=Converts between font formats and creates fonts
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|Short description=Scanned image, bitmap, outline font manipulation.
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|Full description=Includes the programs bpltobzr, bzrto, charspace, fontconvert, gsrenderfont, imageto, limn, and xbfe. These create fonts for use with Ghostscript and TeX (starting with a scanned type image and converting the bitmaps to outlines), convert between font formats, etc. The package also includes the lib libbzr.a, libgf.a, libpbm.a, libtfm.a, and libwidgets.a.
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|Full description=The '''GNU Font Utilities''' (a.k.a. Fontutils) create fonts for use with [[Ghostscript]] or TeX. They also contain general conversion programs and other utilities. Some of the programs in Fontutils include [https://www.gnu.org/software/fontutils/manual/0.7/fontu_100.html bpltobzr], [https://www.gnu.org/software/fontutils/manual/0.7/fontu_83.html bzrto], [https://www.gnu.org/software/fontutils/manual/0.7/fontu_53.html charspace], [https://www.gnu.org/software/fontutils/manual/0.7/fontu_46.html fontconvert], [https://www.gnu.org/software/fontutils/manual/0.7/fontu_121.html gsrenderfont], [https://www.gnu.org/software/fontutils/manual/0.7/fontu_34.html imageto], [https://www.gnu.org/software/fontutils/manual/0.7/fontu_41.html imgrotate]…
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|User level=none
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|Status=Live
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The main purpose of these programs is to form a tool chain to generate Metafont or PostScript fonts from scanned images.
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|Component programs=bpltobzr,bzrto,charspace,fontconvert,gsrenderfont,imageto,limn,and xbfe,libbzr.a,libgf.a,libpbm.a,libtfm.a,and libwidgets.a.
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|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/fontutils/
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|Homepage URL=http://www.gnu.org/software/fontutils/fontutils.html
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|Is High Priority Project=No
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|VCS checkout command=
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|VCS checkout command=cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/sources/fontutils co fontutils
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|Computer languages=GNU C
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|Documentation note=https://www.gnu.org/software/fontutils/manual/
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|Documentation note=User manual included
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|Paid support=
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'''Selection from the [https://shop.fsf.org/ FSF shop]'''
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|IRC help=
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|IRC general=
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[https://shop.fsf.org/books/free-freedom-20-richard-stallman Free as in Freedom 2.0, by Richard Stallman]
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|IRC development=
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|Related projects=Fontlinge,Ghostview,NetPBM,ttf2pt1,GNU_ghostscript
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[https://shop.fsf.org/books-docs/introduction-command-line Introduction to the Command Line]
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'''[https://www.gnu.org/help/help.html Helping the GNU Project and the Free Software Movement]'''
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If you have corrections to this entry or questions about it, please contact: mailto:maintainers@gnu.org
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|Decommissioned or Obsolete=No
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|Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate/
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|Related projects=gnustandards,gv,netpbm,ghostscript,fontopia,freefont,unifont
 
|Keywords=fonts,format,TeX,ghostscript
 
|Keywords=fonts,format,TeX,ghostscript
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|Is GNU=y
 
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|Last review by=Janet Casey
 
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|Last review date=2008-03-14
 
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|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
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|Submitted date=2011-04-01
 
 
|Version identifier=0.7
 
|Version identifier=0.7
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|Version date=2000-04-11
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|Version date=2000/04/02
 
|Version status=stable
 
|Version status=stable
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|Version download=http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/fontutils/fontutils-0.7.tar.gz
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|Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/fontutils/fontutils-0.7.tar.gz
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|Last review by=Bendikker
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|Last review date=2019/01/11
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|Submitted by=Database conversion
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|Submitted date=2011/04/01
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|User level=intermediate
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|Component programs=bpltobzr,bzrto,charspace,fontconvert,gsrenderfont,imageto,limn,and xbfe,libbzr.a,libgf.a,libpbm.a,libtfm.a,and libwidgets.a.
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|Paid support=https://www.fsf.org/resources/service/
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|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes
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|Test entry=No
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|Is GNU=Yes
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|GNU package identifier=fontutils
 
|License verified date=2001-01-31
 
|License verified date=2001-01-31
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|Version comment=0.7 stable released on 2000-04-11
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}}
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{{Project license
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|License=GPLv3orlater
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|License verified by=Genium
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|License verified date=2017/01/17
 
}}
 
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{{Person
 
{{Person
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|Real name=Adam M. Dutko
 
|Role=Maintainer
 
|Role=Maintainer
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|Real name=Chris Lamb
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|Email=adutko@member.fsf.org
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|Email=
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|Resource URL=http://chris-lamb.co.uk/
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{{Resource
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|Resource audience=Savannah (Ref)
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|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/fontutils/
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{{Resource
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|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
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|Resource URL=https://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/fontutils/
 
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
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|Real name=Karl Berry
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|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fontutils-bugs/
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{{Resource
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|Role=Contributor
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
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|Real name=Erik Wallin
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|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fontutils-commits/
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|Email=
 
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
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|Real name=Richard Murphey
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|Resource URL=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/fontutils/
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|Resource URL=mailto:bug-utils@gnu.org
 
 
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{{Resource
 
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|Resource audience=Help
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|Resource URL=mailto:info-gnu@gnu.org
 
 
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|Interface=command-line,library,x-window-system
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|Interface=command-line, library, x-window-system
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|Programming-language=C
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|Runs-on=GNU/Linux
 
|Text-creation=font-related
 
|Text-creation=font-related
 
|Use=text-creation
 
|Use=text-creation
 
|Works-with=text
 
|Works-with=text
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{{Project license
 
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|License=GPLv2
 
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|License verified by=Janet Casey
 
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|License verified date=2001-01-31
 
 
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{{Software prerequisite
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build
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|Prerequisite description=make
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|Prerequisite description=[[make]]
 
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{{Software prerequisite
 
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|Prerequisite description=X11 server
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|Prerequisite description=[[X11 server]]
 
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{{Software prerequisite
 
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|Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite
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|Prerequisite description=X11R4 or R5 libraries (for programs which do online graphics)
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|Prerequisite description=[[X11R4]] or [[R5]] libraries (for programs which do online graphics)
 
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Revision as of 07:03, 11 January 2019

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GNU Fontutils

https://www.gnu.org/software/fontutils/
Scanned image, bitmap, outline font manipulation.

The GNU Font Utilities (a.k.a. Fontutils) create fonts for use with Ghostscript or TeX. They also contain general conversion programs and other utilities. Some of the programs in Fontutils include bpltobzr, bzrto, charspace, fontconvert, gsrenderfont, imageto, imgrotate…

The main purpose of these programs is to form a tool chain to generate Metafont or PostScript fonts from scanned images.

Documentation

https://www.gnu.org/software/fontutils/manual/

Heckert gnu.small.png This is a GNU package:fontutils

Download

https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/fontutils/fontutils-0.7.tar.gz

version 0.7 (stable)
released on 2 April 2000



User level

Intermediate

https://my.fsf.org/donate/

Accepts cryptocurrency donations.

https://www.fsf.org/resources/service/

VCS Checkout

cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/sources/fontutils co fontutils

Categories

Related Projects





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

License

GPLv3orlater

Verified by

Genium

Verified on

17 January 2017




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Adam M. Dutko Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fontutils-commits/
Savannah (Ref)https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/fontutils/
VCS Repository Webviewhttps://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/fontutils/
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fontutils-bugs/
Downloadhttps://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/fontutils/
Generalhttps://savannah.gnu.org/people/


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Required to buildmake
Weak prerequisiteX11 server
Weak prerequisiteX11R4 or R5 libraries (for programs which do online graphics)

This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 11 January 2019.



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