% macros to typeset with unicode in a rudimentary way

% There's a program "unichar" which produces TeX code for typesetting
% a given Unicode character, provided that one uses these macros.
% At present, the character is assumed to have width but no height;
% struts should be used in case extremely tall or deep characters appear.

% Say "\input unicode" at the top of your file, and change \unicodeptsize
% to whatever point size you are using (if it is not 10pt, the default).

\newdimen\unicodeptsize \unicodeptsize=10pt

\begingroup
\catcode`@=11 % we will define two private macro names

\gdef\Uni#1:#2:#3:#4:#5<#6>% ems:cols:rows:-hoff:rows+voff<hexbitmap>
 {\leavevmode \hbox to#1\unicodeptsize
    {\special{" 0 0 moveto currentpoint translate
                \unic@deptsize \unic@deptsize scale #2 #3 true
                [24 0 0 -24 #4 #5] {<#6>} imagemask}\hss}}

{\catcode`p=12\catcode`t=12\gdef\uni@ff#1pt{#1}}
\gdef\unic@deptsize{\expandafter\uni@ff\the\unicodeptsize\space}

\endgroup