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convfont

Section: Svgalib User Manual (1)
Updated: 2 Aug 1997
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NAME

convfont - convert font files for svgalib

SYNOPSIS

convfont fontfile fontheight vgafontfile

DESCRIPTION

convert the standard format binary fontfile namefontfileto the codepage format required byrestorefont(1).The converted font is written tovgafontfile.

A binary font file of any number of characters up to 256 can be used, althoughat least defining the first 128 characters is a good idea. Thefontheightmust be in the range1 - 32.

Thefontfilefile consist offontheightbytes stored sequentially (top to bottom) for each character in yourfont, starting with the character with code 0.

The format ofvgafontfileis that required byrestorefont(1)and described there.

This utility is part of svgalib and can be found in theutils/subdirectory of the original svgalib distribution. However, it is not installed by default, s.t. it is unclear where you can find it if your svgalib was installlinux distribution.

In case of any such problem, simply get an svgalib distribution from the net. Youdon't need to install it. Justmakein theutils/subdirecty. As of this writing,svgalib-1.2.12.tar.gzis the latest version and can be retrieved by ftp fromsunsite.unc.edu at /pub/Linux/libs/graphicsandtsx-11.mit.edu at /pub/linux/sources/libswhich will most probably be mirrored by a site close to you.

AUTHOR

This manual page was edited by Michael Weller <eowmobAATTexp-math.uni-essen.de>. Theexact source of the referenced utility as well as of the original documentation isunknown.

It is very likely that both are at least to some extent are due toHarm Hanemaayer <H.HanemaayerAATTinter.nl.net>.

Occasionally this might be wrong. I herebyasked to be excused by the original author and will happily accept any additions or correctionsto this first version of the svgalib manual.

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