# tfm file

The Font Metric Files for European languages contain information about the character placement and size. For example, the cmr10.tfm and `lcircle10.tfm files.
Since each European language PK font has information on the position and size of each character, dviout does not usually need the tfm file. However, when you want to use European language TrueType fonts, you should specify the location of tfm files by -TEXPK:.
But it is desirable not to specify European language tfm files in -TEXPK: if they are not defined in [WinJFont] to use TrueType fonts.
Note that the Japanese jfm files (min10.tfm, goth10.tfm) used in ASCII pTeX have also the tfm extension. (These jfm files must be specified by -TEXPK:.)