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)