1FTSTRING(1)                 General Commands Manual                FTSTRING(1)
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NAME

6       ftstring - string viewer
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SYNOPSIS

9       ftstring [options] pt font ...
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DESCRIPTION

12       ftstring displays a text string with the given font, allowing to change
13       various rendering and display options interactively.
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15       pt     The point size for  the  given  resolution.   If  resolution  is
16              72dpi, this directly gives the ppem value (pixels per EM).
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18       font   The  font  file(s)  to display.  For Type 1 font files, ftstring
19              also tries to attach the corresponding metrics file (with exten‐
20              sion `.afm' or `.pfm').
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22       Besides the string, ftstring also displays two stress test pattens sen‐
23       sitive to rendering flaws, such as incorrect gamma settings.   Alterna‐
24       tive  text-carpeting and waterfall views are also available.  This pro‐
25       gram is part of the FreeType demos package.
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OPTIONS

28       -d WxH[xD]
29              Set the window width to W px, the height to H px, and optionally
30              the depth to D bpp (default: 640x480x24).
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32       -r r   Use resolution r dpi (default: 72dpi).
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34       -e enc Specify  encoding  tag  (default:  no encoding).  Common values:
35              unic (Unicode),  symb  (symbol),  ADOB  (Adobe  standard),  ADBC
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38       -m text
39              Use text for rendering.
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41       -k keys
42              Emulate sequence of keystrokes upon start-up.  If the keystrokes
43              contain 'q', the program operates in batch mode.  Function  keys
44              Fx   are   mapped  to  character  codes  0xFx;  as  an  example,
45              -k $'\xF3q' is function key 'F3' followed by character 'q'.
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51Freetype 2.10.4                  October 2020                      FTSTRING(1)
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