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@@ -70,17 +70,17 @@ information, called font metrics.  To that end, ttf2png can write a definition
 file alongside the image.
 
 The basic format is line-based.  Empty lines, or those starting with a hash
-sign (#), should be ignored.  Data lines consist of fields separated with
-spaces.
+sign (#), should be ignored.  Data lines consist of a keyword followed by
+space-separated fields.
 
-The first data line contains five fields with overall information about the
-image and the font:
+The keyword "font" is followed by five fields with overall information about
+the image and the font:
 
   Fields 1-2: width and height of the image
   Field 3: nominal size of the font
   Fields 4-5: ascent and descent of the font
 
-Subsequent data lines each describe a single glyph and contain eight fields:
+The keyword "glyph" is followed by eight fields describing a single glyph:
 
   Field 1: the code point of the glyph
   Fields 2-3: x and y position of the glyph in the image
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ Subsequent data lines each describe a single glyph and contain eight fields:
   Fields 6-7: x and y offset of the glyph from its base point
   Field 8: advance from this glyph to the next
 
+The keyword "kern" is followed by three fields describing kerning between two
+glyphs:
+
+  Field 1: the code point of the left-hand glyph
+  Field 2: the code point of the right-hand glyph
+  Field 3: kerning distance between the glyphs
+
 The following ASCII art image illustrates most of these metrics.  Note that in
 some fonts, not all of the glyphs fit completely inside the character box.
 
@@ -120,6 +127,7 @@ next
 - Improve the packing algorithm
 - Non-square cells for grid mode
 - Option to invert colors
+- Include kerning information in definition file
 
 0.3
 - Restructure the code