texlive-lcdftypetools 2025.2
Bundle of outline font manipulation tools
This bundle of tools comprises:
cfftot1
, which translates a Compact Font Format (CFF) font, or a PostScript-flavored OpenType font, into PostScript Type 1 format. It correctly handles subroutines and hints;mmafm
andmmpfb
, which create instances of multiple-master fonts;otfinfo
, which reports information about OpenType fonts, such as the features they support and the contents of their size optical size features;otftotfm
, which creates TeX font metrics and encodings that correspond to a PostScript-flavored OpenType font. It will interpret glyph positionings, substitutions, and ligatures as far as it is able. You can say which OpenType features should be activated;t1dotlessj
, which creates a Type 1 font whose only character is a dotless j matching the input font's design;t1lint
, which checks a Type 1 font for correctness;t1reencode
, which replaces a font's internal encoding with one you specify;t1testpage
, which creates a PostScript proof for a Type 1 font.
- Outputs:
doc
,out
- Website: https://ctan.org/pkg/lcdf-typetools
- Licenses: GPL 3+
- Package source: gnu/packages/tex.scm
- Builds: See build status
- Issues: See known issues
Installation
Install texlive-lcdftypetools 2025.2
as follows:
guix install texlive-lcdftypetools@2025.2
Or install the latest version:
guix install texlive-lcdftypetools
The texlive-lcdftypetools
package provides more outputs besides the default (out
). You can install them by appending :output-name
to the package specification. For example:
guix install texlive-lcdftypetools:doc
You can also install packages in augmented, pure or containerized environments for development or simply to try them out without polluting your user profile. See the guix shell
documentation for more information.