MIKTEX-GFTODVI(1)

NAME
miktex-gftodvi - make proof sheets from generic font files

SYNOPSIS

miktex-gftodvi [option...] [gffile]

DESCRIPTION

This man page is an adaption of the corresponding TeX Live man page.

The miktex-gftodvi program converts a generic font (GF) file output by, for example, METAFONT, to a device independent (DVI) file (that can then be typeset using the same software that has already been written for). The characters in the GF file will appear one per page, with labels, titles, and annotations as specified in Appendix H (Hardcopy Proofs) of The METAFONTbook.

miktex-gftodvi uses other fonts in addition to the main GF file. A “gray” font is used to typeset the pixels that actually make up the character. (We wouldn't want all the pixels to be simply black, since then labels, key points, and other information would be lost.) A “title” font is used for the information at the top of the page. A “label” font is used for the labels on key points of the figure. A “slant” font is used to typeset diagonal lines, which otherwise have to be simulated using horizontal and vertical rules. The default gray, title, and label fonts are gray, cmr8, and cmtt10, respectively; there is no default slant font.

To change the default fonts, you can give special commands in your source file, or you can change the fonts on the command-line.

The GF file name on the command-line must be complete. Because the resolution is part of the extension, it would not make sense to append a default extension as is done with other DVI-reading software. The output file name defaults to the same root as the GF file, with the .dvi extension added. For example, the input file cmr10.2602gf would become cmr10.dvi.

OPTIONS

--alias=name
    Pretend to be program name, i.e., set program (and memory dump) name to name. This may affect the search paths and other values used. Using this option is equivalent to copying the program file to name and invoking name.

--disable-installer
    Disable automatic installation of packages. Specifying this option overrules settings in the MiKTeX configuration data store.

--enable-installer
    Enable automatic installation of packages. Specifying this option overrules settings in the MiKTeX configuration data store.

--gray-font=font
    Sets the “gray” font. Default is gray.

--help
    Give help and exit.

--hhelp
    This option is only available on Windows systems: show the manual page in an HTML Help window and exit when the window is closed.

--include-directory=dir
    Add the directory dir to the head of the list of directories to be searched for input files.

--label-font=font
    Sets the “label” font. Default is cmtt10.

--logo-font=font
    Sets the “logo” font. Default is logo8.

--overflow-label-offset=real
    Specifies the distance from the right edge of the character bounding box at which the overflow equations (if any) are typeset. The value is given in points. The default is a little over two inches.

--record-package-usages=file
    Record all package usages and write them into file.

-slant-font=font
    Sets the “slant” font. There is no default.

-title-font=font
    Sets the “title” font. Default is cmr8.

--trace[=tracestreams]
    Enable trace messages. The tracestreams argument, if specified, is a comma-separated list of trace stream names (Chapter 9, Trace Streams).

--version
    Show version information and exit.

ENVIRONMENT

MIKTEX_TRACE
    Comma-separated list of trace stream names (see Chapter 9, Trace Streams). If this variable is set, then MiKTeX programs will write trace messages into the configured log sink.

SEE ALSO
miktex-mf(1) 978-0201134452. The METAFONTbook. Donald E. Knuth. Addison-Wesley. 1986.