VFTOVP(1)                                               VFTOVP(1)


NAME
       vftovp  - convert virtual font (vf) files to virtual prop-
       erty lists

SYNOPSIS
       vftovp [-verbose]  [-charcode-format=format]  vf_file_name
       tfm_file_name [vpl_file_name]

DESCRIPTION
       The vftovp program translates a (program-oriented) virtual
       font file and its  accompanying  font  metric  file  to  a
       (human-oriented)  property  list  file.  Thus, the virtual
       font can be edited, and its exact  contents  can  be  dis-
       played mnemonically.  It also serves as a VF-file validat-
       ing program; if no error messages  are  given,  the  input
       files are correct.

       The  vplfilename, must be complete. No adding of default
       extensions is done.

ENVIRONMENT
       vftovp looks for vffilename first in the current  direc-
       tory.  If it is not present there, it uses the environment
       variable VFFONTS.  If that is not set, it uses  the  vari-
       able  TEXFONTS.   If  this  is not set, it uses the system
       defaults:
       VFFONTS: TEXFONTS                 /*VFMfont*/,
       TEXFONTS: /usr/contrib/lib/tex/fonts//:.     /*TFMfont*/,
       See tex(1) for the details of the searching.

OPTIONS
       Without the -verbose  option,  vftovp  operates  silently.
       With  it, a banner and progress report are printed on std-
       out.

       The argument  format  to  -charcode-format  specifies  how
       character  codes  are  output in the PL file.  By default,
       only letters and digits are output  using  the  C  integer
       code  (i.e.,  in  ASCII);  the others are output in octal.
       (Unless the font's coding scheme starts with TeX  math  sy
       or  TeXmathex, that is, when all are output in octal.)  If
       format is ascii, all character codes  that  correspond  to
       graphic  characters,  besides the left and right parenthe-
       ses, are output in ASCII.  On the other hand, if format is
       octal, all character codes are output in octal.

       See tex(1) for the details of specifying options.

SEE ALSO
       vptovf(1)
       Donald  Knuth,  Virtual Fonts: More Fun for Grand Wizards,
       TUGboat 11(1), April 1990.





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VFTOVP(1)                                               VFTOVP(1)


AUTHORS
       Donald Knuth wrote the program, based in part on  an  idea
       of  David  Fuchs,  starting  with  the code for tftopl(1).
       Karl Berry adapted it for compilation with web2c.





















































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