---
name: "Font::TTF::Prep"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-font-ttf"
version: "1.06-6"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Font::TTF::Prep"
---

# Font::TTF::Prep(3pm)

Preparation hinting program. Called when ppem changes

## NAME

Font::TTF::Prep - Preparation hinting program. Called when ppem changes

## DESCRIPTION

This is a minimal class adding nothing beyond a table, but is a repository for prep type information for those processes brave enough to address hinting.

### $t-\>read

Reads the data using `"read_dat"`.

### $t-\>out\_xml($context, $depth)

Outputs Prep program as XML

### $t-\>XML\_end($context, $tag, %attrs)

Parse all that hinting code

## BUGS

None known

## AUTHOR

Martin Hosken \<http://scripts.sil.org/FontUtils\>.

## LICENSING

Copyright (c) 1998-2016, SIL International (http://www.sil.org)

This module is released under the terms of the Artistic License 2.0.  For details, see the full text of the license in the file LICENSE.