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FontForge
Description
Besides being a font editor, FontForge is also a font format converter, and can convert among PostScript (ASCII & binary Type 1, some Type 3s, some Type 0s), TrueType, and OpenType (Type2), CID-keyed, SVG, CFF and multiple-master fonts.

This package also provides these programs and utilities:
fontimage - produce a font thumbnail image;
fontlint - checks the font for certain common errors;
sfddiff - compare two font files.
Home Page: http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/
Interface: Graphical
Associated Programs
AutoTrace bitmap to vector graphics converter
fontforge-doc Documentation for FontForge
fontforge-extras Additional data and utilities for FontForge
Potrace utility to transform bitmaps into vector graphics
python-fontforge font editor - Python bindings
Available deb Repositories (how-to add a respository)
Debian 32-bit 64-bit
stable 0.0.20100501-5 0.0.20100501-5
testing 0.0.20120101+git-1+b1 0.0.20120101+git-1
sid 0.0.20120101+git-2 0.0.20120101+git-2

Ubuntu 32-bit 64-bit
hardy 0.0.20071110-1build2 0.0.20071110-1build2
lucid 0.0.20090923-2 0.0.20090923-2
oneiric 0.0.20110222-1build1 0.0.20110222-1build1
precise 0.0.20110222-4ubuntu1 0.0.20110222-4ubuntu1

GetDeb 32-bit 64-bit
lucid 0.0.20110222-1~getdeb1 0.0.20110222-1~getdeb1

InstallInstall Now (what is this?)
Available rpm Repositories
OpenSUSE 32-bit 64-bit
10.1 20050803-17 20050803-17
11.0 20080429-4.1 20080429-4.1

Rating: Fair (1 vote)


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