FTSTRING
Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: October 2020
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NAME
ftstring - string viewer
SYNOPSIS
ftstring
[
options]
pt font ...
DESCRIPTION
ftstring
displays a text string with the given font, allowing to change
various rendering and display options interactively.
- pt
-
The point size for the given resolution.
If resolution is 72dpi, this directly gives the ppem value (pixels per EM).
- font
-
The font file(s) to display.
For Type 1 font files,
ftstring
also tries to attach the corresponding metrics file (with extension `.afm'
or `.pfm').
Besides the string,
ftstring
also displays two stress test pattens sensitive to rendering flaws, such as
incorrect gamma settings.
Alternative text-carpeting and waterfall views are also available.
This program is part of the FreeType demos package.
OPTIONS
- -d WxH[xD]
-
Set the window width to
W
px, the height to
H
px, and optionally the depth to
D
bpp (default: 640x480x24).
- -r r
-
Use resolution
r
dpi (default: 72dpi).
- -e enc
-
Specify encoding tag (default: no encoding).
Common values:
unic
(Unicode),
symb
(symbol),
ADOB
(Adobe standard),
ADBC
(Adobe custom).
- -m text
-
Use
text
for rendering.
- -k keys
-
Emulate sequence of keystrokes upon start-up.
If the keystrokes contain 'q', the program operates in batch mode.
Function keys
Fx
are mapped to character codes
0xFx;
as an example,
-k $'\xF3q'
is function key 'F3' followed by character 'q'.
- -v
-
Show version.