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The accfonts package contains three utilities to permit easy
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manipulation of fonts, in particular the creation of unusual
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accented characters. Mkt1font works on Adobe Type 1 fonts,
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vpl2vpl works on TeX virtual fonts and vpl2ovp transforms a TeX
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font to an Omega one. All three programs read in a font (either
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the font itself or a property list), together with a simple
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definition file containing lines such as '128 z acute'; they
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then write out a new version of the font with the requested new
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characters in the numerical slots specified. Great care is
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taken over the positioning of accents, and over the provision
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of kerning information for new characters; mkt1font also
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generates suitable "hints" to enhance quality at small sizes or
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poor resolutions. The programs are written in Perl.
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