MKCFM(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual MKCFM(1)
NAME
mkcfm - create summaries of font metric files in CID font
directories
SYNOPSIS
mkcfm [CID-font-directory-name]
DESCRIPTION
There is usually only one CID font directory on the X font
path. It is usually called /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID. If
you do not specify an argument, mkcfm will try to go through
the subdirectories of that directory, and create one summary
of font metric files for each CIDFont (character descrip-
tions) file and each CMap (Character Maps) file it finds.
The summaries of font metric files are put in the existing
CFM subdirectory. The CFM subdirectories are created when
CID-keyed fonts are installed.
If you specify a CID font directory as an argument, mkcfm
will try to go through the subdirectories of that directory,
and create one summary of font metric files for each CIDFont
file and each CMap file it finds. mkcfm will calculate the
summaries of the font metric files stored in AFM subdirec-
tories of the CID font directory.
Those summaries are needed by the rasterizer of CID-keyed
fonts to speed up the response to X font calls. If those
files do not exist, CID rasterizer will have to go through
usually large font metric files, and calculate the summaries
itself each time the font is called. You will notice a sub-
stantial wait on a call to a large CID-keyed font.
FILES
.afm files Each CID-keyed font file is supposed to have
a font metric file (.afm file). mkcfm creates
summary files (.cfm files) of those font
metric files. mkcfm should be run whenever a
change is made to the files stored in the
subdirectories of the CID font directory. For
example, it should be run when new CID fonts
are installed.
.cfm files Summaries of font metric (.afm) files created
by mkcfm.
SEE ALSO
The rasterizer for CID-keyed fonts in the directory
xc/lib/font/Type1.
CID Fonts Version 1.0 Release 1.0 1