ftstring - Man Page
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 patterns 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), or a numeric charmap index.
- -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.