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Peter Schaffter |
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[groff] 01/01: [mom]: Update appendices.html |
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Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:35:10 -0400 (EDT) |
PTPi pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit 2aa5335247dcf40ca1cea9c098520357aa1c34b2
Author: Peter Schaffter <peter@schaffter.ca>
AuthorDate: Sat Aug 20 18:31:17 2022 -0400
[mom]: Update appendices.html
Reverts previous commit, emends wording.
---
contrib/mom/momdoc/appendices.html | 162 +++++++++++++------------------------
1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 106 deletions(-)
diff --git a/contrib/mom/momdoc/appendices.html
b/contrib/mom/momdoc/appendices.html
index ae768f473..6dc956f3e 100644
--- a/contrib/mom/momdoc/appendices.html
+++ b/contrib/mom/momdoc/appendices.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ FDL in the main directory of the groff source package.
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.css" />
</head>
-<body style="background-color: #f5faff; font-variant-ligatures: none;
font-feature-settings: "liga" 0;">
+<body style="background-color: #f5faff;">
<!-- ==================================================================== -->
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ to the directory in which groff is installed, typically
</span>
(if you’ve built groff from source).
</p>
+
<p class="tip-bottom">
<kbd><version></kbd> refers to the groff version number, which
can be found, if necessary, by typing
@@ -82,9 +83,7 @@ can be found, if necessary, by typing
<span class="pre-in-pp">
groff -v
</span>
-at the command line. Groff installations usually make a symlink to
-the current version so ‘current’ may be used instead of
-the literal version number.
+at the command line.
</p>
</div>
@@ -417,7 +416,7 @@ your type would come out in Courier Roman!
<li><a href="#step-1">1. Acquire the font</a></li>
<li><a href="#step-2">2. Prepare to convert the font to the correct
format</a>
<ul style="margin-left: -.5em">
- <li><a href="#ttf">TTF/OTF fonts</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#ttf">TTF fonts</a></li>
<li><a href="#type1">Type 1 fonts</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="#step-3">3. Convert the font and put it in the right
place</a></li>
@@ -428,7 +427,8 @@ your type would come out in Courier Roman!
<li><a href="#gropdf-download">Updating the gropdf download file</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="#groff-font-names">Naming groff fonts</a></li>
- <li><a href="#install-font">Automate the whole process – the
install-font script</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#install-font">Automate the whole process – the
install-font script</a>
+ </li>
</ul>
</div>
@@ -436,11 +436,7 @@ your type would come out in Courier Roman!
<p>
There are a number of ways to approach making fonts available
to groff. These instructions aren’t meant to cover all
-possibilities, merely one. What's more, they're meant for users
-wanting to understand what's involved. The much simpler way
-is the
-<a href="#install-font">install-font.sh</a>
-script, which automates the whole process.
+possibilities, merely one.
</p>
<p>
@@ -470,7 +466,7 @@ to the way their distro operates.
<ol id="site-font" style="margin-left: -1em;">
<li>
Locate the groff directory,
- <kbd>site-font</kbd>. The exact location is
+ <kbd class="nobr">site-font</kbd>. The exact location is
difficult to predict, owing to differences between distros and
whether you’re using a pre-packaged groff or have built
it from source. Some typical locations are:
@@ -481,11 +477,10 @@ to the way their distro operates.
/etc/groff/
</span>
If you can’t find the site-font directory, locate
- groff’s <kbd class="nobr">site-tmac</kbd> directory, and,
- as root, create site-font in the same directory. E.g., if you
- find site-tmac in <kbd class="nobr">/usr/share/groff/</kbd>,
- create <span class="nobr">site-font</span> in
- <kbd>/usr/share/groff/</kbd>
+ groff’s <kbd class="nobr">site-tmac</kbd> directory, and, as root,
+ create site-font in the same directory. Eg, if you find
+ site-tmac in <kbd class="nobr">/usr/share/groff/</kbd>, create site-font in
+ <kbd class="nobr">/usr/share/groff/</kbd>
<br/>
<span class="pre-in-pp" style="margin-bottom: -2em;">
sudo mkdir site-font
@@ -523,10 +518,10 @@ Generate($fontname + ".pfa");
<h3 id="step-1" class="docs appendices">Step 1: Acquire the font</h3>
<p class="top">
-The most commonly available types of fonts are PostScript Type1
-(extension .pfb), TrueType (extension .ttf), and OpenType. All
-can be made available to groff. There are many websites holding
-collections of all three.
+The two most commonly available types of fonts are PostScript Type1
+(extension .pfb) and TrueType (extension .ttf). Either can be made
+available to groff. There are many websites holding collections of
+both.
</p>
<h3 id="step-2" class="docs appendices">Step 2: Prepare to convert the font to
the correct format</h3>
@@ -536,11 +531,11 @@ Change into the directory holding the new font.
</p>
<p>
-For convenience in the next step, make a symbolic link to
-the file 'text.map':
+For convenience in the next step, make a symbolic link to
+the file 'textmap':
<br/>
<span class="pre-in-pp">
- ln -s <prefix>/<version>/font/devps/generate/text.map .
+ ln -s <prefix>/<version>/font/devps/generate/textmap .
</span>
See
<a href="#small-note">here</a>
@@ -562,14 +557,14 @@ directory, make links to the files 'generate-t42.pe' and
<h3 id="step-3" class="docs appendices">Step 3: Convert the font and put it in
the right place</h3>
<p class="top">
-TrueType (.ttf) and OpenType (.otf) fonts need to be converted to
-.t42. Type 1 fonts (.pfb) need to be converted to .pfa.
+TrueType fonts (.ttf) need to be converted to .t42. Type 1 fonts
+(.pfa, .pfb) need to be converted to .pfa.
</p>
-<h4 id="ttf" class="docs" style="font-size: 90%; text-transform:
uppercase;"> • TTF/OTF Fonts</h4>
+<h4 id="ttf" class="docs" style="font-size: 90%; text-transform:
uppercase;"> • Converting TTF Fonts</h4>
<p class="top" style="margin-top: .5em;">
-For .ttf and .otf fonts, run
+For .ttf fonts, run
<br/>
<span class="pre-in-pp">
fontforge -script generate-t42.pe <file>.ttf
@@ -578,7 +573,7 @@ This will create three new files with the extensions .t42,
.pfa, and
.afm. Next, run
<br/>
<span class="pre-in-pp">
- afmtodit <afm file> text.map <groff font>
+ afmtodit <afm file> textmap <groff font>
</span>
This will create a groff font with the name you give. (See
<a href="#groff-font-names">here</a>
@@ -587,17 +582,17 @@ for advice on naming groff fonts.)
<p>
Move the .t42 and groff font files to
-<kbd><prefix>/site-font/devps/</kbd>.
+<kbd class="nobr"><prefix>/site-font/devps/</kbd>.
</p>
<p>
If you’re running a recent version of groff that includes
-the native pdf device (gropdf), move the .pfa file to
-<kbd><prefix>/<version>/font/devpdf/</kbd>. If not, you
+the native pdf device (gropdf), move the .pfa file to <kbd
+class="nobr"><prefix>/site-font/devpdf/</kbd>. If not, you
may safely remove it. You may also safely remove the .afm file.
</p>
-<h4 id="type1" class="docs" style="font-size: 90%; text-transform:
uppercase;"> • Type1 Fonts</h4>
+<h4 id="type1" class="docs" style="font-size: 90%; text-transform:
uppercase;"> • Converting Type1 Fonts</h4>
<p class="top" style="margin-top: .5em;">
For .pfb fonts, run
@@ -609,10 +604,10 @@ This will create two new files with the extensions .pfa,
and .afm.
Next, run
<br/>
<span class="pre-in-pp">
- afmtodit <afm file> text.map <groff font>
+ afmtodit <afm file> textmap <groff font>
</span>
Move the .pfa and groff font files to
-<kbd><prefix>/<site-font>/devps/</kbd>.
+<kbd class="nobr"><prefix>/<site-font>/devps/</kbd>.
(See
<a href="#groff-font-names">here</a>
for advice on naming groff fonts.)
@@ -620,11 +615,16 @@ for advice on naming groff fonts.)
<p>
If you’re running a recent version of groff that includes the
-native pdf device (gropdf), link the .pfa and groff font files,
-now in <kbd><prefix>/<site-font>/devps/</kbd>,
-to the <kbd>devpdf</kbd> directory. Start by changing into the
-<kbd><prefix>/<version>/font/devpdf/</kbd> directory,
-then:
+native pdf device (gropdf), link the .pfa and groff font files, now
+in <kbd class="nobr"><prefix>/<site-font>/devps/</kbd>,
+to the <kbd class="nobr"><prefix>/site-font/devpdf</kbd>
+directory.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Start by changing into the
+<kbd class="nobr"><prefix>/site-font/devpdf/</kbd>
+directory, then:
<br/>
<span class="pre-in-pp">
ln -s <prefix>/<site-font>/devps/<file>.pfa .
@@ -655,42 +655,12 @@ Make a note of the internal name.
<h4 id="add" class="docs" style="font-size: 90%; text-transform:
uppercase;"> • Add the font to the download file</h4>
<p class="top" style="margin-top: .5em;">
-If you are installing fonts in site-font for the first time, copy
-the file
-<br/>
-<span class="pre-in-pp">
- <prefix>/<version>/font/devps/download
-</span>
-to
-<br/>
-<span class="pre-in-pp">
- <prefix>/site-font/devps/
-</span>
+If it does not already exist, create a
+file called ‘download’ in
+<kbd class="nobr"><prefix>/site-font/devps/</kbd>.
</p>
<p>
-Open <kbd class="nobr"><prefix>/site-font/devps/download</kbd>.
-In it you will see lines of the form
-<br/>
-<span class="pre-in-pp">
- Symbol-Slanted symbolsl.pfa
- ZapfDingbats-Reverse zapfdr.pfa
- FreeEuro freeeuro.pfa
-</span>
-where the spaces are the tab character from the keyboard, not
-literal spaces. Thus,
-<br/>
-<span class="pre-in-pp">
- Symbol-Slanted symbolsl.pfa
-</span>
-is really
-<br/>
-<span class="pre-in-pp">
- Symbol-Slanted<tab>symbolsl.pfa
-</span>
-</p>
-
-<p id="add-devps-fonts">
The download file maps the internal names used by groff to the
actual fonts. To add your new font to the download file, append a
line containing the internal name, followed by a tab (make sure your
@@ -711,42 +681,22 @@ contain
<h4 id="gropdf-download" class="docs" style="font-size: 90%; text-transform:
uppercase;"> • Updating the gropdf download file</h4>
<p class="top" style="margin-top: .5em;">
-If you’re running a recent version of groff that
-includes the native pdf device (gropdf), you must copy its
-<br/>
-<span class="pre-in-pp">
- <prefix>/<version>/font/devpdf/download
-</span>
-to
-<span class="pre-in-pp">
- <prefix>/site-font/devpdf/
-</span>
-In addition, copy over the files <kbd>freeeuro.pfa</kbd> and
-<kbd>EURO</kbd>, located in
-<kbd class="nobr"><prefix>/<version>/font/devps/</kbd>,
-to
-<kbd class="nobr"><prefix>/site-font/devpdf/</kbd>.
+If you’re running a recent version of groff that includes the
+native pdf device (gropdf), you must update the
+<kbd class="nobr"><prefix>/site-font/devpdf/</kbd> download file
+as well, which is found in
+<kbd class="nobr"><prefix>/site-font/devpdf/</kbd>. If it does not
+exist, create it.
</p>
<p>
-Open
+The instructions for registering fonts in the
+<kbd class="nobr"><prefix>/site-font/devpdf/</kbd> download
+file are identical to those for PostScript fonts (see above), but
+with one important difference: the lines must all begin with a tab
+character. Thus, using our Optima example, your
<kbd class="nobr"><prefix>/site-font/devpdf/download</kbd>
-and add the line
-<br/>
-<span class="pre-in-pp">
- <tab>FreeEuro<tab>freeeuro.pfa
-</span>
-where <kbd><tab></kbd> means the tab key; make sure your text
-editor is putting in the tab character, not spaces.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Subsequently adding new fonts to <kbd>site-font/devpdf/download</kbd>
-is the same as
-<a href="#add-devps-fonts">adding fonts to site-font/devps/download</a>
-but with one important difference: every line must begin with a tab.
-Thus, using our Optima example, your line for it in
-<kbd>site-font/devpdf/download</kbd> should read
+file download line for the same font is
<br/>
<span class="pre-in-pp">
<tab>Optima-Bold<tab>Optima-Bold.pfa
@@ -810,7 +760,7 @@ A bash script to make the entire process of installing
fonts a
painless no-brainer has been posted online at
<a
href="https://www.schaffter.ca/mom/bin/install-font.sh";>https://www.schaffter.ca/mom/bin/install-font.sh</a>.
Be sure to make the script executable
-(<kbd>chmod 755 install-font</kbd>)
+(<kbd class="nobr">chmod 755 install-font</kbd>)
after you download it, then type <kbd>./install-font.sh -H</kbd> for
usage.
</p>
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