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1*219b2ee8SDavid du ColombierPostScript files that go in $(POSTLIB). Several, like forms.ps, are
2*219b2ee8SDavid du Colombierused by most translators supplied in this package. Most PostScript
3*219b2ee8SDavid du Colombierfiles only used by a single translator (e.g. the prologue) have been
4*219b2ee8SDavid du Colombierbeen moved into the appropriate source directory. Files that end in
5*219b2ee8SDavid du Colombier.enc support alternate character sets (e.g. ISO Latin 1 alphabet).
6*219b2ee8SDavid du ColombierThe implementation is left open, but typically redefines findfont.
7*219b2ee8SDavid du ColombierThat approach works because findfont is a procedure rather than an
8*219b2ee8SDavid du Colombieroperator, so it's not affected by bind. Also can't depend on having
9*219b2ee8SDavid du Colombiera systemdict definition for findfont. It's in userdict on Version
10*219b2ee8SDavid du Colombier48.0 VT600s.
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