METAFONT

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METAFONT is a font description and rasterization system created by Donald Knuth for designing and generating bitmap fonts, particularly for use with the TeX typesetting system.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf font description language
rasterization system
software
allows programmatic font definition
use of equations in font design
use of variables in font design
authorOfDocumentation Donald Knuth NERFINISHED
creator Donald Knuth
designedFor bitmap font design
bitmap font generation
developer Donald Knuth NERFINISHED
distribution MiKTeX
TeX Live
documentedIn The METAFONTbook NERFINISHED
executionModel batch processing
fileExtension .mf
firstPublishedIn The METAFONTbook
hasComponent GFtoDVI utility
GFtoPK converter
METAFONT interpreter
implementationLanguage Pascal
influenced METAPOST
font design research
inputType textual source code
license Knuth license
notableFeature device-specific tuning of fonts
parametric family of fonts from single program
operatingSystem cross-platform
outputFormat GF
PK
outputType bitmap fonts
partOf TeX project
programmingLanguage WEB
relatedTo Computer Modern
METAPOST NERFINISHED
TeX NERFINISHED
status stable
supports Bezier curves
device-dependent fonts
mathematical curves
parametric font design
pen-based stroke descriptions
resolution-dependent rasterization
targetDomain computer typesetting
digital typography
usedToDesign Computer Modern typeface NERFINISHED
usedWith DVI drivers
TeX
uses fixed-point arithmetic
pen metaphor for strokes

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
TeX
TeX ("Computer Modern typeface family")
relatedTo
Donald E. Knuth ("METAFONT font description language")
developerOf
METAFONT ("METAFONT interpreter")
hasComponent
TeX
influenced
Donald E. Knuth
knownFor

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