pbmtext(1)               UNIX System V(5 January 1991)               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 pnmcrop 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.














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