FTDIFF

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: October 2020
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NAME

ftdiff - compare font hinting modes  

SYNOPSIS

ftdiff [options] font ...  

DESCRIPTION

ftdiff displays text in three columns, using the font or fonts given on the command line, and applies different FreeType hinting modes to each column.
font
The font file(s) to display. For Type 1 font files, ftdiff also tries to attach the corresponding metrics file (with extension `.afm' or `.pfm').

This program is part of the FreeType demos package.  

OPTIONS

-w w
Set the window width to w pixels (default: 640px).
-h h
Set the window height to h pixels (default: 480px).
-r r
Use resolution r dpi (default: 72dpi).
-s s
Set character size to s points (default: 16pt).
-f textfile
Change displayed text, using text in textfile (in UTF-8 encoding).
-v
Show version.


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS