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bdftops(1)						      General Commands Manual							bdftops(1)

NAME

       bdftops - Shell script to convert a BDF file to a scalable outline using bdftops.ps

SYNOPSIS

       bdftops BDF_filename [AFM_file1_name] gsf_filename fontname UniqueID [XUID] [encodingname]

DESCRIPTION

       Ghostscript  provides  a  way to construct a (low-quality) Type 1 font from a bitmap font in the BDF format popular in the Unix world.  The
       shell script bdftops converts a BDF file to a scalable outline using bdftops.ps.

       The arguments have these meanings:

	    BDF_filename   Input bitmap file in BDF format
	    AFM_file1_name AFM files giving metrics	      (Optional)
	    gsf_filename   Output file
	    fontname	   Name of the font
	    UniqueID	   UniqueID
	    XUID	   XUID, in the form n1.n2.n3...      (Optional)
	    encodingname   "StandardEncoding" (the default),  (Optional)
			   "ISOLatin1Encoding", "SymbolEncoding",
			   "DingbatsEncoding"

       See the Fonts.htm document in the Ghostscript distribution for information on converting fonts.

EXAMPLES

	    bdftops pzdr.bdf ZapfDingbats.afm pzdr.gsf ZapfDingbats 4100000 1000000.1.41

       Then make an entry in Fontmap for the .gsf file (pzdr.gsf in this example).

SEE ALSO

       gs(1)

Ghostscript							  24 October 2002							bdftops(1)

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FSTOBDF(1)						      General Commands Manual							FSTOBDF(1)

NAME

       fstobdf - generate BDF font from X font server

SYNOPSIS

       fstobdf [ -server servername ] -fn fontname

DESCRIPTION

       The  fstobdf  program  reads  a font from a font server and prints a BDF file on the standard output that may be used to recreate the font.
       This is useful in testing servers, debugging font metrics, and reproducing lost BDF files.

OPTIONS

       -server servername
	       This option specifies the server from which the font should be read.  servername must be specified in one of the formats defined in
	       the Font Server Names section of X(7).	If not specified, the server name in the FONTSERVER environment variable is used.

       -fn fontname
	       This option specifies the font for which a BDF file should be generated.

ENVIRONMENT

       FONTSERVER
	       The  default  server  to  use.  The server name must be specified in one of the formats defined in the Font Server Names section of
	       X(7).

SEE ALSO

       xfs(1), bdftopcf(1), showfont(1), fslsfonts(1), X(7).

AUTHOR

       Olaf Brandt, Network Computing Devices
       Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices

       Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium

X Version 11							   fstobdf 1.0.5							FSTOBDF(1)
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