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.