filename.bdf
xfed lets you interactively edit existing bdf-fontfiles.
When started, xfed, opens up a window showing a magnified version of the
characters in the font. There are four buttons to interact with xfed ,
two stepping buttons to advance to the previous/next character in the font,
a write-file button and an exit button.
If you leave xfed without pressing the write-button, no changes will be
written to the fontfile; otherwise the original fontfile is saved to a
backup file (filename~) and the new output written onto the original fontfile.
xfed accepts the following command line arguments:
When the cursor is in the edit region, each mouse button has a different effect upon the square that the cursor is over.
The left mouse button
turns a pixel to black
The right mouse button turns a pixel to white
The middle mouse button inverts a pixel, turning it white if it was black, or black if it was white.
Bitmap Distribution Format
Many edit features are missing.
Should be able to change font characteristics and character properties.
There is no way to write to a file other than that specified on the command line.
Should let you set the display font for the info windows. Rewriting as a toolkit program would solve this.
The size of the grid and bounding box displayed sometimes seem wrong. The bbx computation in parse.y may be incorrect.
If you move the mouse too fast while holding a mouse button down, some squares may be missed. This is caused by limitations in how frequently the X server can sample the mouse location.
Claus
Gittinger
Software Consultant
Siemens Munich
Dep. D-St-Sp-4
Charles-de-Gaullestr. 2a
8000 Munich/Neuperlach
West Germany
Email: ..!decvax!unido!sinix!claus