1convfont(1)                   Svgalib User Manual                  convfont(1)
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NAME

6       convfont - convert font files for svgalib
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SYNOPSIS

9       convfont fontfile fontheight vgafontfile
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DESCRIPTION

13       convert  the standard format binary fontfile name fontfile to the code‐
14       page format required by restorefont(1).  The converted font is  written
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17       A  binary  font file of any number of characters up to 256 can be used,
18       although at least defining the first 128 characters is a good idea. The
19       fontheight must be in the range 1 - 32.
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21       The  fontfile file consist of fontheight bytes stored sequentially (top
22       to bottom) for each character in your font, starting with the character
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25       The  format  of  vgafontfile  is  that  required  by restorefont(1) and
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28       This utility is part of svgalib and can be found in the  utils/  subdi‐
29       rectory  of  the  original  svgalib  distribution.  However,  it is not
30       installed by default, s.t. it is unclear where you can find it if  your
31       svgalib was install linux distribution.
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33       In  case  of  any such problem, simply get an svgalib distribution from
34       the net. You don't need to install it. Just make in the  utils/  subdi‐
35       recty.  As of this writing, svgalib-1.2.12.tar.gz is the latest version
36       and   can   be   retrieved   by    ftp    from    sunsite.unc.edu    at
37       /pub/Linux/libs/graphics  and tsx-11.mit.edu at /pub/linux/sources/libs
38       which will most probably be mirrored by a site close to you.
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SEE ALSO

42       svgalib(7),  vgagl(7),  libvga.config(5),   dumpreg(1),   fix132x43(1),
43       restorefont(1),    restorepalette(1),    restoretextmode(1),   runx(1),
44       savetextmode(1), setmclk(1), textmode(1).
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AUTHOR

48       This manual page was edited  by  Michael  Weller  <eowmob@exp-math.uni-
49       essen.de>. The exact source of the referenced utility as well as of the
50       original documentation is unknown.
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52       It is very likely that both are at least to some extent are due to Harm
53       Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>.
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55       Occasionally  this  might be wrong. I hereby asked to be excused by the
56       original author and will happily accept any additions or corrections to
57       this first version of the svgalib manual.
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61Svgalib (>= 1.2.11)               2 Aug 1997                       convfont(1)