Name¶
vfontas — VGA font file assembler
Syntax¶
vfontas [-EGW] [-D directory] [-c|--create]
[-f file] [-x|--extract]
Description¶
VFontAS (VGA font file assembler). This small utility works on 8x16x256 bit raw
font files (FNT). It can extract the chars from a FNT, that is, convert them
to a textual bitmap, and merge them back; mainly to create fonts.
Syntax¶
- -D directory
- Directory to read/write glyphs from/to.
- -E
- Create an empty font file.
- -G
- Convert a raw 8x16 FNT file from stdin to a 9x16 PSF2 suitable for fbdev,
while extending the 8th column to the 9th column like the PC VGA BIOS mode
01h does.
- -W
- Convert a raw 8x16 FNT file from stdin to a 16x16 PSF2, mimicking 40x25
text mode on a 80x25 display.
- -c, --create
- Create a new FNT file by readnig all glyphs from the directory specified
by -D.
- -f file
- Read/write from/to the VGA font stored in file.
- -x, --extract
- Extract the VGA font file's glyphs into the directory specified by
-D.
Only one of -E, -c or -x can be specified.