otf files

otf files

[luigi scarso]

I have a large list of otf files
that i need to use inside a "legacy" context system

texexec --version
 TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005

               texexec : TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
               texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2004
                   tex : pdfeTeX, 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.4)
               context : ver: 2005.01.31
               cont-en : ver: 2005.01.31  fmt: 2006.3.2  mes: english
               cont-nl : ver: 2005.01.31  fmt: 2006.3.2  mes: dutch

I argue (by reading their AdobeFnt07.lst  fonts list) hat I need to
convert them to  type 1 fonts.
Which tool is better under linux ?
(actually I'm thinking to fontforge)

Thanks in advance
luigi

Re: otf files

[Taco Hoekwater]

luigi scarso wrote:
> I have a large list of otf files
> that i need to use inside a "legacy" context system
> 
> texexec --version
>  TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
> 
>                texexec : TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
>                texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2004
>                    tex : pdfeTeX, 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.4)
>                context : ver: 2005.01.31
>                cont-en : ver: 2005.01.31  fmt: 2006.3.2  mes: english
>                cont-nl : ver: 2005.01.31  fmt: 2006.3.2  mes: dutch
> 
> I argue (by reading their AdobeFnt07.lst  fonts list) hat I need to
> convert them to  type 1 fonts.
> Which tool is better under linux ?
> (actually I'm thinking to fontforge)

Fontforge for the Type1 conversion and texfont for tfm creation would
be my choices.

Cheers, Taco

Re: otf files

[luigi scarso]

On 3/20/07, Taco Hoekwater <taco@elvenkind.com> wrote:
> luigi scarso wrote:
> > I have a large list of otf files
> > that i need to use inside a "legacy" context system
> Fontforge for the Type1 conversion and texfont for tfm creation would
> be my choices.

ok
1)download and compile latest fontforge+dos

2)put in script.pe
Open($1)
Generate($1:r + ".pfb")

3)put in script.sh
#!/bin/sh
for j in ../*.otf;
do
echo $j
k=`basename $j`
cp $j .
/opt/fontforge/fontforge-20070312/fontforge/fontforge --script script.pe $k
rm -vf $k
done

3) mkdir font-otf
4) mkdir font-otf/pfb
5) unpack otf files in font-otf
6) cp script.se script.sh font-otf/pfb
7) cd font-otf/pfb
8) chmod 700 script.sh && script.sh

really simple :)

luigi