NAME

xfed − font editor for X window systems bdf font files

SYNOPSIS

xfed [options] filename.bdf

DESCRIPTION

xfed lets you interactively edit existing bdf font files.  When started, xfed opens up a window showing a magnified version of the characters in the font.  There are four buttons to interact with xfed, two stepping buttons to advance to the previous/next character in the font, a write file button and an exit button.

If you leave xfed without pressing the write button, no changes will be written to the font file; otherwise the original font file is saved to a backup file (filename~) and the new output is written onto the original font file. 

xfed accepts the following command line arguments:

-fg colorname
as usual - default is black

-bg colorname
as usual - default is white

-bd colorname
as usual - default is black
Note, that this color is also used for the grid; ’xfed -bd red ...’ looks nice.

-bw number
as usual - default is 1

-nogrid do not draw a grid (not very useful)

-psize number
to change the pixel magnification factor (default 16)

COMMANDS

When the cursor is in the edit region, each mouse button has a different effect upon the square that the cursor is over. 

The left mouse button turns a pixel to black

The right mouse button turns a pixel to white

The middle mouse button inverts a pixel, turning it white if it was black, or black if it was white. 

FILE FORMAT

see X-Doc ’Character Bitmap Distribution Format 2.1’

ENVIRONMENT

DISPLAY - the default host and display number. 

SEE ALSO

X(1), BITMAP(1). 

BUGS

This is a first version - a quick hack. 

Many edit features missing! 

Should be able to change font characteristics and character properties. 

If you move the mouse too fast while holding a mouse button down, some squares may be ‘missed’.  This is caused by limitations in how frequently the X server can sample the mouse location. 

There is no way to write to a file other than that specified on the command line. 

AUTHOR

Copyright (c) 1988 by Siemens
 
Claus Gittinger
Software Consultant
Siemens Munich
Dep. D-St-Sp-4
Charles-de-Gaullestr. 2a
8000 Munich/Neuperlach
West Germany
 
Email: ..!decvax!unido!sinix!claus

September 02, 1992