.TH clt2bdf 1 "2014-01-09" "hxtools" "hxtools"
.SH Name
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clt2bdf \(em convert Consoleet text bitmaps to BDF/SFD
.SH Syntax
\fBclt2bdf\fP [\fB\-\-bdf\fP|\fB\-\-sfd\fP] [\fB\-O\fP]
[\fB\-N\fP \fIname\fP] \fB\-o\fP \fIoutput.bdf\fP \fIdirectory\fP...
.SH Description
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clt2bdf scans one or more directories recursively for Consoleet text bitmap
files, collects and converts these into a single BDF or SFD file. The names of
the bitmap files have to match the Unicode point the glyph is representing.
The default output format is SFD.
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In case of SFD generation, each pixel is transformed into a polygon. This means
the file will be bloated, and you are encouraged to run the FontForge editing
tools to combine polygons, either via UI or the command line,
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fontforge -lang=ff 'Open("foo.sfd"); SelectAll(); RemoveOverlap(); Simplify(-1,
1; Save("foo.sfd");'
.SH Options
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\fB\-N\fP
Display name for the new font.
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\fB\-O\fP
Feed the SFD data output by clt2bdf through FontForge for merging of
overlapping polygons and vertices.
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\fB\-\-bdf\fP
Generate a Glyph Bitmap Distribution file, which can then be edited further
with gbdfed. Use this if you plan on generating a PCF (with bdftopcf) for use
with the X server.
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\fB\-\-sfd\fP
Generate a Spline Font Database file, which can then be edited further with
FontForge and converted to TrueType/OpenType.
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\fB\-o\fP \fIfile\fP
Specify the name of the output file.