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NAME

       ttmkfdir - Utility to create fonts.scale files for truetype fonts

SYNOPSIS

       ttmkfdir [OPTION]

DESCRIPTION

	   Originally  written by Joerg Pommnitz, ttmkfdir is a tool to create valid and complete fonts.scale file from TrueType fonts. It is very
       useful when you plan to use a TrueType enabled font server that is based on the X11R6 sample implementation  (xfsft  for  instance).  Great
       care has been taken to correctly identify the encodings that a given TrueType font supports.

       The ttmkfdir comes with Red Hat Linux has experienced quite some modifications or improvements, include:

       - migration to FreeType 2 library

       - more accurate checking for big font files

       - support for both two X core font backends, Freetype and XTT

       - Truetype collection(ttc) font file support

       - additional CJK friendly features

       - bug fixes

OPTIONS

       Here is the detailed usage of Red Hat version of ttmkfdir.

       -h, --help
	      It shows the menus and combo box in iok UI

       -e, --encoding <encodings.dir>
	      ttmkfdir is doing its job by checking each TrueType font file against fontenc layer, please refer www.xfree86.org/current/fonts.html
	      for details. Default encodings.dir file is /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/encodings/encodings.dir

       -o, --output
	      Specify output, default is fonts.scale in the current directory

       -d, --font-dir
	      Specify TrueType font directory, default is the current directory

       -f, --default-foundry
	      Specify name of the default font foundry, default is "misc"

       -m, --max-missing
	      Specify the maximum number of missing characters per encoding, default is 5. This option applies to the encoding that has less  than
	      256 codepoint definitions.

       -a, --max-missing-percentage
	      Specify  the  maximum percentage of missing characters per encoding, default is 2. This option applies to the encoding that has more
	      than 256 codepoint definitions.

       -b, --font-backend
	      For X FreeType backend, use value "1", for XTT backend use value "2",  default  value  is  1.  When  you	have  TrueType	Collection
	      font(.ttc), you need to use this option.

       -x, --additional-entries
	      Additional  entries mean those extra TTCaps stuff for XTT backend, mainly for bold and italic font support. Or for FreeType backend,
	      because FreeType still doesn't support bold and italic font, ttmkfdir can generate extra "dummy" XLFDs, so applications  who  asking
	      those fonts won't complain.

	      Default value is "0" means off,otherwise use "1" to switch it on.

       -c, --completeness
	      use less strict completeness tests for encoding tables

       -p, --panose
	      use panose information

AUTHOR

       Yu Shao <yshao@redhat.com> and Pravin Satpute <psatpute@redhat.com>

LICENSE

       GNU Library General Public License

								  March 28, 2013						       TTMKFDIR(1)