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HEX2BDF-SPLIT(1)					      General Commands Manual						  HEX2BDF-SPLIT(1)

NAME
hex2bdf-split - Convert a GNU Unifont .hex file into single-width BDF fonts.
SYNOPSIS
hex2bdf-split n < input_font.hex > halfwidth_output_font.bdf hex2bdf-split y < input_font.hex > fullwidth_output_font.bdf
DESCRIPTION
hex2bdf-split reads a sorted GNU Unifont .hex file (sorted with the Unix sort utility) from stdin and writes a BDF version of the font to stdout. This utility was adapted from the original hex2bdf script to accomodate charcell behavior in older X11 implementations. It is present for historical reasons, but will probably be removed in a future distribution. Dependency on this program is discouraged. The main software application written to use the GNU Unifont, the international editor Yudit, does not need a split font. In addition, the GNU Unifont now has a TrueType version that makes most other use of the BDF version obsolete. hex2bdf-split takes one argument: "y" or "n". If "n" is specified, the output font is set to half-width (8 pixels wide) and "-h-" (for half-width) appears as the X Logical Font Descriptor (XLFD) ADD_STYLE_NAME value. If "y" is specified, the output font is set to full- width (16 pixels wide), and "-f-" (for full-width) appears as the X Logical Font Descriptor (XLFD) ADD_STYLE_NAME value.
FILES
*.hex GNU Unifont font files
SEE ALSO
bdfimplode(1), hex2bdf(1), hex2sfd(1), hexbraille(1), hexdraw(1), hexmerge(1), johab2ucs2(1), unibmp2hex(1), unicoverage(1), unidup(1), unihex2bmp(1), unipagecount(1), uniunmask(1)
AUTHOR
hex2bdf-split was written by David Starner, based upon the original hex2bdf Perl script by Roman Czyborra.
LICENSE
hex2bdf-split is Copyright (C) 1999 David Starner, and is released under the following terms (taken from http://czyborra.com/): "All of my works you find here are freeware. You may freely copy, use, quote, modify or redistribute them as long as you properly attribute my contribution and have given a quick thought about whether Roman might perhaps be interested to read what you did with his stuff. Hori- zontal rules don't apply."
BUGS
No known bugs exist. 2008 Jul 06 HEX2BDF-SPLIT(1)
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