hpftodit
Convert Hewlett-Packard PCL fonts to troff
SYNOPSIS
hpftodit [options] fontfile
PARAMETERS
-b
Produce a binary font description file (instead of ASCII).
-d directory
Specify the directory where the output file should be created. If not specified, the current directory is used.
-e encoding
Specify a different encoding than the default (usually "ISOLatin1").
-f fontname
Force a specific font name, overriding the name embedded in the font file.
-i internal-font-name
Internal font name for troff. Is set by default from font name.
-m magstep
Use the given magstep (e.g., -1, 0, 1) to find an entry in the sizes file.
-n name
Set the font name.
fontfile
The HP LaserJet font file to convert.
DESCRIPTION
The hpftodit command converts Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet font files (typically with extensions like .pfa, .pfb, or .sfd) into a format suitable for use with the ditroff typesetting system.
Specifically, it generates a font description file that ditroff can understand, allowing you to use HP LaserJet fonts within your ditroff documents.
This is particularly useful when you want to produce high-quality printed output using fonts that are commonly available for HP printers but not natively supported by ditroff.
CAVEATS
The command may not support all types of HP LaserJet fonts. Complex or highly specialized fonts might not be converted correctly.
OUTPUT FILES
The output file will generally be named using the font name derived from the input file (or as specified with the '-n' option) and placed in the specified directory (or the current directory if none is specified). The file contains the font description for ditroff to utilize the font.
SEE ALSO
ditroff(1), troff(1)