.TH XTOTROFF 1 "27 January 2021" "groff 1.22.4"
.SH NAME
xtotroff \- convert X font metrics into GNU troff font metrics
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.SY xtotroff
.OP \-r resolution
.OP \-s point-size
.I font-map
.YS
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.SY xtotroff
.B \-\-help
.YS
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.SY xtotroff
.B \-v
.SY xtotroff
.B \-\-version
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I xtotroff
takes a
.IR font-map ,
which maps
.IR groff (1)
fonts to X11 fonts,
creates GNU
.IR troff (1)
metric files for all fonts listed.
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Each line in
.I font-map
consists of a
.I groff
font name and an X font name as a X Logical Font Description (XLFD)
pattern,
separated by whitespace.
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Example:
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.PP
.RS
.EX
TB \-adobe\-times\-bold\-r\-normal\-\-*\-*\-*\-*\-p\-*\-iso8859\-1
.EE
.RE
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.PP
The wildcards in the patterns are filled with the arguments to the
.B \-r
and
.B \-s
switches.
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If a font name is still ambiguous,
.I xtotroff
aborts.
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.SH OPTIONS
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Whitespace is permitted between a command-line option and its argument.
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.TP
.B \-\-help
Display a usage message and exit.
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.TP
.BI \-r resolution
Set the resolution for all font patterns in
.IR font-map .
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The value is used for both the horizontal and vertical resolution.
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If not specified, a resolution of 75dpi is assumed.
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.TP
.BI \-s point-size
Set the point size for all font patterns in
.IR font-map .
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If not specified, a size of 10pt is assumed.
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.TP
.B \-v
.TQ
.B \-\-version
Display version information and exit.
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.SH BUGS
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The only supported font encodings are \(lqiso8859\-1\(rq and
\(lqadobe\-fontspecific\(rq.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.IR groff (1),
.IR gxditview (1),
.IR troff (1)
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