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6 opl2ofm - convert Omega and TeX property-list files to font-metric
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10 opl2ofm [OPTIONS] OPLFILE[.opl] [OFMFILE[.ofm]]
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13 opl2ofm translates a property-list format file, OPLFILE, into the bi‐
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17 The program also works with TeX PL files, producing TeX TFM files.
18 (opl2ofm is based on the WEB source code for pltotf(1).)
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21 -help display a brief summary of syntax and options
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23 -verbose
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26 -version
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30 None known, but report any found to <omega@ens.fr> (mailing list). You
31 should also check to see if the bug is present in pltotf(1).
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34 omega(1), ofm2opl(1), pltotf(1), tftopl(1).
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36 Draft Manual for the Omega System (omega-manual.dvi).
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38 Web page: <http://www.gutenberg.eu.org/omega/>
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43 The first PLtoTF program was designed by Leo Guibas in the sum‐
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45 Ramshaw also had a significant effect on the evolution of the
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48 Extensions for an enhanced ligature mechanism were added by D.E.
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51 Extensions to handle extended font metric files (``OFM'') were
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55 The primary authors of Omega are John Plaice <plaice@cse.unsw.edu.au>
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58 This manual page was written by C.M. Connelly <cmc@debian.org>, for the
59 Debian GNU/Linux system. It may be used by other distributions without
60 contacting the author. Any mistakes or omissions in the manual page
61 are my fault; inquiries about or corrections to this manual page should
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