#1092147 OFA: t1utils -- Collection of simple Type 1 font manipulation programs

Package:
wnpp
Source:
wnpp
Submitter:
Niels Thykier
Date:
2025-01-05 11:54:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1092147#5
Date:
2025-01-05 11:51:32 UTC
From:
To:
The t1utils package is "Open For Adoption"
(https://lists.debian.org/<519cf3a1-8922-41ce-acea-3a0bc28fd90f@thykier.net>).

  * If you want to maintain the package, please upload a new version
    with you as the maintainer. No need to ITA this bug, file an
    ITS, or request permission first

  * If you do not want to maintain the package, but see a problem in the
    package that I have not fixed, feel to fix it immediately via
    "Team Upload" semantics by using the git repo as if you were a
    Co-maintainer/Team member. NMUs are also an option as-if the package
    was subject to the low NMU threshold.

    - Note: Remember that the manta "if you break something, you fix it!"
      still applies no matter which option you chose.


The package description is:
  The t1utils tools allow you to convert between PFA (ASCII) and PFB
  (binary) formats; disassemble PFA or PFB files into human-readable
  form; and reassemble the human-readable files into PFA or PFB format
  files.  You can also  extract font resources from a Macintosh font
  file (ATM/Laserwriter), or create a Macintosh Type 1 font file from a
  PFA or PFB font.
  .
  There are currently six programs:
  .
   t1ascii   Converts PFB files to PFA format.
  .
   t1binary  Converts PFA files to PFB format.
  .
   t1disasm  Disassembles a Type 1 font (PFA or PFB format) into a raw,
             human-readable text form for subsequent hand editing,
             tweaking, hint fixing, etcetera...
  .
   t1asm     Assembles a Type 1 font into PFA or PFB format from
             the human-readable form produced by t1disasm.
  .
   t1unmac   Extracts POST resources from a Macintosh Type 1 font file
             (ATM/Laserwriter) into PFA or PFB format for use outside
             the Macintosh environment.  The Macintosh file should be
             stored in MacBinary, AppleSingle, AppleDouble, or BinHex
             format, or as a raw resource fork.  Note that t1unmac does
             not have to run on a Macintosh, but makes Macintosh Type 1
             fonts available for use on Unix machines and PCs.
  .
   t1mac     Creates a Macintosh Type 1 file from a PFA- or PFB-format
             Type 1 font. Writes the Macintosh file in MacBinary,
             AppleSingle, AppleDouble, or BinHex format, or as a raw
             resource fork.  WARNING: This tool will not suffice to
             allow you to use the new font on a Macintosh, as
             Macintoshes cannot read raw Type 1 fonts.  You will need
             to create a font suitcase containing bitmap fonts.  If you
             do not already have such a suitcase for the font, T1utils
             will not help you create one.