RFC: OpenType font handling software

Eddie is still waiting on his subscription request to be approved, 
but in the meanwhile he's said it's okay for me to post this here.

Hope everyone finds it of interest / use.

William

Subject: RFC: OpenType font handling software
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 22:53:11 -0700
From: Eddie Kohler <[email protected]>

Hi all,

I've just posted an initial version of some software for dealing with
PostScript-flavored OpenType fonts with TeX, and would appreciate 
comments
and suggestions.

LCDF Typetools
http://www.lcdf.org/type/#typetools

The package contains two particularly relevant programs. Cfftot1 
translates
a PostScript-flavored OTF into Type 1, preserving subroutines when 
possible
and all hints. Pfaedit does this too, I think. Otftopl is more 
interesting:
You supply an OTF, an input encoding, and any OpenType features you 
want to
turn on (like "kern" for kerns, or "salt" for stylistic alternates);
otftopl generates PL font metrics and an output encoding that 
implement the
required features, as far as is possible. It does glyph substitutions,
ligatures, and pair kerns. Pfaedit didn't do this last time I checked.

The manual pages give more information:
http://www.lcdf.org/type/cfftot1.1.html
http://www.lcdf.org/type/otftopl.1.html

Anyway, I hope people find this useful.
Eddie Kohler