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author Kyle Guinn <elyk03@gmail.com>2010-05-11 20:00:37 +0200
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+Mftrace is a small Python program that lets you trace a TeX bitmap font into a
+PFA or PFB font (A PostScript Type1 Scalable Font). Type1 fonts offer many
+advantages over bitmaps, as they allow PostScript files to render correctly on
+printers with many resolutions. Moreover, Ghostscript can generate much
+better PDF, if given scalable fonts.
+
+Dependencies:
+* A tracing program
+ autotrace >= 0.30 (http://autotrace.sourceforge.net)
+ or potrace (http://potrace.sourceforge.net)
+ Potrace is recommended as it runs quicker than autotrace, and it is
+ also available from SlackBuilds.org.
+* t1utils (also available at SlackBuilds.org)
+* FontForge is recommended.