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').
This program is part of the FreeType demos package.
OPTIONS¶
- -w w
- Set the window width to w pixels (default: 640px).
- -h h
- Set the window height to h pixels (default: 480px).
- -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.
- -v
- Show version.