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[groff] 55/122: pfbtops(1): Recast to clarify PFA format meaning.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 55/122: pfbtops(1): Recast to clarify PFA format meaning.
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 02:59:20 -0500 (EST)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit 0f61bb3ec2e8cd4ae675e159aed4832c37e2eecf
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sun Nov 8 15:14:03 2020 +1100

    pfbtops(1): Recast to clarify PFA format meaning.
---
 src/utils/pfbtops/pfbtops.1.man | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/utils/pfbtops/pfbtops.1.man b/src/utils/pfbtops/pfbtops.1.man
index 0df9e37..46afcb6 100644
--- a/src/utils/pfbtops/pfbtops.1.man
+++ b/src/utils/pfbtops/pfbtops.1.man
@@ -58,20 +58,21 @@ pfbtops \- translate Printer Font Binary files to 
PostScript ASCII
 .
 .I pfbtops
 translates a PostScript font in Printer Font Binary (PFB) format to
-ASCII, splitting overlong lines in text packets into smaller chunks.
+Printer Font ASCII (PFA) format,
+splitting overlong lines in text packets into smaller chunks.
 .
 If
 .I pfb-file
 is omitted,
 the PFB file will be read from the standard input stream.
 .
-The ASCII format PostScript font will be written on the standard output.
+The PFA font will be written on the standard output stream.
 .
-PostScript fonts for MS-DOS are normally supplied in PFB format.
+PostScript fonts for MS-DOS were historically supplied in PFB format.
 .
 .
 .LP
-The resulting ASCII format PostScript font can be used with groff,
+The resulting PFA font can be used with
 .IR groff (@MAN1EXT@)
 if it is first listed in
 .I \%@FONTDIR@/\:\%devps/\:\%download



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