pbmtext(1)                                             pbmtext(1)


NAME
       pbmtext - render text into a bitmap

SYNOPSIS
       pbmtext [-font fontfile] [text]

DESCRIPTION
       Takes  the  specified  text, either a single line from the
       command line or multiple lines from  standard  input,  and
       renders it into a bitmap.

OPTIONS
       By  default,  pbmtext  uses a built-in font.  You can also
       specify your own font with the -font flag.   The  fontfile
       is  a  pbm  file, created in a very specific way.  In your
       window system of choice, display the following text in the
       desired (fixed-width) font:

           M ",/^_[`jpqy| M

           /  !"#$%&'()*+ /
           < ,-./01234567 <
           > 89:;<=>?@ABC >
           @ DEFGHIJKLMNO @
           _ PQRSTUVWXYZ[ _
           { \]^_`abcdefg {
           } hijklmnopqrs }
           ~ tuvwxyz{|}~  ~

           M ",/^_[`jpqy| M

       Do  a  screen  grab or window dump of that text, using for
       instance xwd, xgrabsc, or screendump.  Convert the  result
       into  a  pbm  file.   If  necessary,  use pnmcut to remove
       everything except the text.  Finally, run it through  pnm-
       crop to make sure the edges are right up against the text.
       pbmtext can figure out the sizes and spacings from that.

SEE ALSO
       pbm(5), pnmcut(1), pnmcrop(1)

AUTHOR
       Copyright (C) 1991 by Jef Poskanzer.














                          5 January 1991                        1