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| − | '''Packed Font File Format''' ('''PK''') is a bitmap font format associated with Metafont and [[TeX]]. | + | '''Packed Font File Format''' ('''PK''') is a bitmap font format associated with [[Metafont]] and [[TeX]]. |
== Identifiers == | == Identifiers == | ||
| − | The file extension is usually a number, followed by "pk". | + | The file extension is usually a number (of dots per inch), followed by "pk". |
== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
| − | Files begin with {{magic|f7 59}}. | + | Files begin with {{magic|f7 59}}. The last byte has decimal code 245 or 246; if 246 then it ends with a code 245 followed by one or more of code 246. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
* [https://www.tug.org/TUGboat/tb06-3/tb13pk.pdf Packed (PK) Font File Format] | * [https://www.tug.org/TUGboat/tb06-3/tb13pk.pdf Packed (PK) Font File Format] | ||
| + | * [http://www.davidsalomon.name/DC4advertis/PKfonts.pdf PK Font Compression] | ||
| + | * [http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/doc/encguide.pdf LaTeX font encodings] - Documents some of the character encodings that PK fonts might use | ||
== Software == | == Software == | ||
* [[Netpbm]]: pbmtopk, pktopbm | * [[Netpbm]]: pbmtopk, pktopbm | ||
* [ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/TeX/TeX-3.141/Unsupported/MFpxl/CMFpxlware/ pktopx/pxtopk in C] | * [ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/TeX/TeX-3.141/Unsupported/MFpxl/CMFpxlware/ pktopx/pxtopk in C] | ||
| − | * Metafont (GFtoPK, PKtoPX, PXtoPK) | + | * [[Metafont]] (GFtoPK, PKtoPX, PXtoPK) |
| + | * {{Deark}} | ||
== Sample files == | == Sample files == | ||
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* [http://cd.textfiles.com/amigaformat/aformat-28-19980612/-Seriously_Amiga-/Comms/Other/amicas/fonts/tex/pk/ http://cd.textfiles.com/amigaformat/.../tex/pk/] | * [http://cd.textfiles.com/amigaformat/aformat-28-19980612/-Seriously_Amiga-/Comms/Other/amicas/fonts/tex/pk/ http://cd.textfiles.com/amigaformat/.../tex/pk/] | ||
* [http://cd.textfiles.com/infomagic/imagicldr199406/disk2/live/usr/TeX/lib/texmf/fonts/public/cm/pk/cx/ http://cd.textfiles.com/infomagic/.../cm/pk/cx/] | * [http://cd.textfiles.com/infomagic/imagicldr199406/disk2/live/usr/TeX/lib/texmf/fonts/public/cm/pk/cx/ http://cd.textfiles.com/infomagic/.../cm/pk/cx/] | ||
| + | * {{DexvertSamples|font/texPKFont}} | ||
[[Category:File formats with too many extensions]] | [[Category:File formats with too many extensions]] | ||
[[Category:TeX]] | [[Category:TeX]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:07, 28 December 2023
Packed Font File Format (PK) is a bitmap font format associated with Metafont and TeX.
Contents |
[edit] Identifiers
The file extension is usually a number (of dots per inch), followed by "pk".
[edit] Identification
Files begin with f7 59. The last byte has decimal code 245 or 246; if 246 then it ends with a code 245 followed by one or more of code 246.
[edit] See also
[edit] Specifications
- Packed (PK) Font File Format
- PK Font Compression
- LaTeX font encodings - Documents some of the character encodings that PK fonts might use
[edit] Software
- Netpbm: pbmtopk, pktopbm
- pktopx/pxtopk in C
- Metafont (GFtoPK, PKtoPX, PXtoPK)
- Deark
