xbmtobdf

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 15 March 1993
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NAME

xbmtobdf - convert several xbm bitmaps into a bdf font file

SYNOPSIS

xbmtobdf [ -f mapfile ] [ -b bitmaplist ] [ -size fontsize ] [ -name fontname ] [ - ] [ bitmaps ]

DESCRIPTION

xbmtobdf is used to put a lot of X11 bitmaps into one bdf font file.

OPTIONS

-f mapfile

: mapfile is used to find the correspondence between the bitmap's filename and where to put it in the font. A line in the mapfile begins with a character, then follows a TAB and a filename. The line can also begin with '\' followed by a decimal number, a TAB and a filename. Lastly, comment lines begin with a '#'. Example mapfile:
# Just a small comment
: 32 space.xbm
: A latin.capital.letter.a.xbm
: If no mapfile is specified, xbmtobdf will try to use the first character in the filename for the character in the font.

-b bitmaplist

bitmaplist is the list of bitmaps which should be included in the font. It should be equivalent to

xbmtobdf options ` cat bitmaplist `

However, due to limitations in the shell, the -b switch may be needed when there are many bitmaps. The special filename "-" means read the bitmap list from stdin.

-size fontsize

: Each character in the font will be this size. fontsize should be the height of the bitmap.

-name fontname

: Use this switch if your font should be named something other than crossfire.

: This option is used to prevent further argument parsing.

BUGS

It is assumed that the bitmaps are square and all of one size, and that the size is a multiple of 8.

AUTHOR

Kjetil T. Homme <kjetilho@ifi.uio.no>

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