PK
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PK is a compact bitmap font file format traditionally used by TeX systems to store rasterized glyphs generated from METAFONT sources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PK canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
TeX-related file format
ⓘ
bitmap font file format ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
DVI drivers
ⓘ
METAFONT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | font technology ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Knuthian TeX
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ⓘ
web2c-based TeX implementations ⓘ |
| compression | packed bitmap data ⓘ |
| contains |
font metric-related information for glyphs
ⓘ
rasterized glyphs at specific resolutions ⓘ |
| designGoal |
compact representation of glyph bitmaps
ⓘ
efficient loading by DVI drivers ⓘ |
| encoding | TeX font encoding schemes ⓘ |
| fileType |
binary file
ⓘ
bitmap font file ⓘ |
| fullName | Packed font file format ⓘ |
| granularity | one file per font per resolution ⓘ |
| historicalRole | standard bitmap font format for early TeX systems ⓘ |
| inputFrom | METAFONT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namingConvention | often shares base name with corresponding TFM file ⓘ |
| optimizedFor |
fast decoding by DVI drivers
ⓘ
small file size ⓘ |
| origin | TeX ecosystem ⓘ |
| primaryUse | storing rasterized glyphs ⓘ |
| relatedFormat |
GF
ⓘ
TFM NERFINISHED ⓘ VF ⓘ |
| representation | run-length encoded bitmap data ⓘ |
| scope | device- and resolution-specific fonts ⓘ |
| status | legacy format ⓘ |
| stillSupportedBy |
many TeX distributions
ⓘ
traditional DVI-based TeX engines ⓘ |
| stores | bitmap glyphs ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
TrueType and OpenType fonts in modern TeX engines
ⓘ
Type 1 fonts in many TeX setups ⓘ |
| traditionallyGeneratedBy | METAFONT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalUsageContext | bitmap fonts for printers and previewers ⓘ |
| usedBy |
dvips
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ⓘ
other DVI previewers ⓘ xdvi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | low-level bitmap rendering of TeX fonts ⓘ |
| usedIn |
DVI-based workflows
ⓘ
LaTeX NERFINISHED ⓘ TeX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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