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19 .TH ADDFTINFO @MAN1EXT@ "@MDATE@" "Groff Version @VERSION@"
21 addftinfo \- add information to troff font files for use with groff
28 .BI \- param\ value\fR.\|.\|.
35 reads a troff font file
36 and adds some additional font-metric information
37 that is used by the groff system.
38 The font file with the information added is written on the
40 The information added is guessed using
41 some parametric information about the font
43 about the traditional troff names for characters.
44 The main information added is the heights and depths of characters.
49 arguments should be the same as the corresponding parameters
52 is the name of the file describing the font;
57 the font will be assumed to be italic.
60 prints the version number.
62 All other options changes one of the parameters that is used
63 to derive the heights and depths.
64 Like the existing quantities in the font
69 for a font whose point size is
75 The height of lowercase letters without ascenders such as x.
78 The height of figures (digits).
81 The height of characters with ascenders, such as b, d or l.
84 The height of characters such as parentheses.
87 The height of uppercase letters such as A.
93 The depth of characters with descenders, such as p,q, or y.
96 The depth of characters such as parentheses.
99 makes no attempt to use the specified parameters to guess
100 the unspecified parameters.
101 If a parameter is not specified the default will be used.
102 The defaults are chosen to have the reasonable values for
105 .BR groff_font (@MAN5EXT@),
106 .BR groff (@MAN1EXT@),
107 .BR groff_char (@MAN7EXT@)