NAME

       mensis - To or for, by with or from TrueType tables

SYNOPSIS

       mensis [-cmap maptype] [-depth pixeld] [-display str] [-help] [-keyboard ktype] [-nosplash
       [-script file] [-sync [-usage] [-vc vclass] [-version] fontfile ...

DESCRIPTION

       The program mensis allows you to examine and modify some of the tables in  a  truetype  or
       opentype font.

       If  the  argument  list contains a font file name (or several), pfaedit opens a table view
       window for each font displaying all the tables in that font In the absence of  options  or
       arguments,  the  program  opens  a file-picker window, allowing you to browse your disk to
       find a font file.

       This manual page is intended only as a rudimentary overview; see the HTML Users Manual for
       more complete information.  http://mensis.sourceforge.net/

OPTIONS

       -cmap maptype
              Employ  the  specified method to control 8-bit colormaps, where maptype assumes one
              of these three values:

              current
                     Attempt to allocate colors in the current (shared)  colormap.   The  program
                     will likely not find everything it requires.

              copy   Allocate  what can be allocated, then copy the current colormap; it can thus
                     make use of cells other programs are using.

              private
                     Create a new colormap and fill it with the required colors.

       -depth pixeld
              Attempt to employ a visual that matches the specified pixel depth, pixeld.

       -display str
              Employ the X display specified by the string str (for example: localhost:0).

       -help  Display the usage  description  and  start  a  web  client  displaying  the  online
              documentation.

       -keyboard ktype
              Alter  the  displayed  menus  to  employ modifier keys appropriate to the specified
              keyboard type, where ktype assumes one of the following four values:

              ibm    IBM PC type keyboard.

              mac    Apple Macintosh keyboard.

              sun    Sun workstation keyboard.

              ppc    Macintosh keyboard, but on a system running SuSe linux (the mappings  differ
                     from those used under MacOS X).

       -nosplash
              Suppress display of the splash screen.

       -script file
              Execute  the  script  named  file.   Does not open the X display.  This must be the
              first argument passed to mensis. Any other arguments are handled by the  scriptfile
              itself.   Any  other  command  line  arguments  will  be passed to the script.  The
              program contains a command interpreter which allows access to most but not  all  of
              its  interactive  features.   If  a scriptfile is executable, and if its first line
              contains the string "mensis", then the argument -script may be omitted. This  means
              that mensis can be used as an interpreter.

       -sync  Make X synchronous.  Used primarily for debugging, this option slows X down.

       -usage Display the usage description.

       -vc vclass
              Attempt  to  use  a  visual that matches the class, vclass, specified as either the
              name of a visual class or an integer enumerating a visual class.

       -version
              Display the current version (a six digit string containing the date  stamp  of  the
              source files).

ENVIRONMENT

       If any of the following environment variables exist, they are used:

       BROWSER
              Specifies the name of a browser program for examining documentation.

       MENSIS_VERBOSE
              Turns on verbose mode in scripting. Each statement is printed as it is executed.

FILES

       /usr/local/share/mensis/*.ui
              translations for the user interface

       /usr/local/share/doc/mensis/*.html
              optional location for online documentation.

SEE ALSO

       pfaedit(1)

       The HTML version of the mensis manual, available online at:

       http://mensis.sourceforge.net/.

AUTHOR

       Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by George Williams (gww@silcom.com).

BUGS

       Undoubtedly many, but unknown and ever changing.  See

              http://mensis.sourceforge.net/#known-bugs for a current list.

                                         13 October 2003                                MENSIS(1)