showfont(X)
showfont --
font dumper for X font server
Syntax
showfont [-bitmap_pad#]
[-end last_char] [-extents_only]
[-l] [-L] [-m] [-M]
[-noprops] [-pad#]
[-server host:port]
[-start first_char] [-unit#]
[-fn fontname]
Description
showfont
displays data about the font that matches the given fontname.
fontname can be determined using fslsfonts.
fslsfonts contacts the X font server to obtain a list of the
fonts that match the given fontname.
The wildcard character ( ) may be used to match any sequence of
characters (including none), and ``?'' may be used
to match any single character.
If no pattern is given, ``*'' is assumed.
) may be used to match any sequence of
characters (including none), and ``?'' may be used
to match any single character.
If no pattern is given, ``*'' is assumed.
The ``*'' and ``?'' characters must be quoted to prevent them from
being expanded by the shell.
Options
 -bitmap_pad#
- 
specifies the bitmap padding unit of the font (must be 0, 1, or 2,
where 0 is ImageRectMin, 1 is ImageRectMaxWidth
and 2 is ImageRectMaxWidth).
 -end last_char
- 
indicates the end of the range of the characters to display.
 -extents_only
- 
indicates that only the font's extents should be displayed.
 -l
- 
sets the font bit order to least significant bit first.
The left-most bit on the screen will be in the lowest valued bit in
each unit.
 -L
- 
sets the font byte order to least significant byte first.  All multi-byte data
in the file (metrics, bitmaps, and so forth) will be written least
significant byte first.
 -m
- 
sets the font bit order to most significant bit first.
Bits for each glyph will be placed in this order; that is, the left-most bit
on the screen will be in the highest valued bit in each unit.
 -M
- 
sets the font byte order to most significant byte first.  All multi-byte data
in the file (metrics, bitmaps, and so forth) will be written most
significant byte first.
 -noprops
- 
indicates that font properties should not be displayed.
 -pad#
- 
specifies the scanpad unit of the font (1, 2, 4 or 8).
 -startfirst_char
- 
indicates the start of the range of the characters to display.
 -u
- 
indicates that the output should be left unsorted.
 -unit#
- 
is set to 7000 by default.
 -fn fontname
- 
specifies the font for which a BDF file should
be generated.  Use fslsfonts
to determine the font name you wish to generate.
Environment variables
 FONTSERVER
- 
can be specified in place of the -server option to specify the X font
server to contact.
See also
fs(X),
showfont(X),
xlsfonts(XC)
© 2003 Caldera International, Inc.  All rights reserved.
SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 -- 11 February 2003