Name

       clt2bdf — convert Consoleet text bitmaps to BDF/SFD

Syntax

       clt2bdf [--bdf|--sfd] [-O] [-N name] -o output.bdf directory...

Description

       clt2bdf  scans one or more directories recursively for Consoleet text bitmap files, collects and converts
       these into a single BDF or SFD file. The names of the bitmap files have to match the  Unicode  point  the
       glyph is representing.  The default output format is SFD.

       In case of SFD generation, each pixel is transformed into a polygon. This means the file will be bloated,
       and  you  are  encouraged  to  run  the FontForge editing tools to combine polygons, either via UI or the
       command line,

       fontforge -lang=ff 'Open("foo.sfd"); SelectAll(); RemoveOverlap(); Simplify(-1, 1; Save("foo.sfd");'

Options

       -N     Display name for the new font.

       -O     Feed the SFD data output by clt2bdf through FontForge for  merging  of  overlapping  polygons  and
              vertices.

       --bdf  Generate  a Glyph Bitmap Distribution file, which can then be edited further with gbdfed. Use this
              if you plan on generating a PCF (with bdftopcf) for use with the X server.

       --sfd  Generate a Spline Font Database file,  which  can  then  be  edited  further  with  FontForge  and
              converted to TrueType/OpenType.

       -o file
              Specify the name of the output file.

hxtools                                            2014-01-09                                         clt2bdf(1)