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ttmkfdir − an utility for creating fonts.scale for TrueType fonts
ttmkfdir [options] files...
This manual page documents briefly the ttmkfdir command.
ttmkfdir is a program for creating the fonts.scale files for TrueType fonts.
A summary of options is included below.
−−help (or −h)
Shows summary of options.
−−encoding (or −e) <encodings.dir>
directory containing the encoding definitions (please refer to <http://www.x.org/X11R6.8.2/doc/fonts.html> for more details). The default encodings.dir location is /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/encodings/encodings.dir
−−font−dir (or −d) <directory>
scan directory <directory> for TrueType font files (default is the current directory)
−−output (or −o) <filename>
write output to file named <filename> (default is fonts.scale in current directory)
−−default−foundry (or −f) <foundry>
use <foundry> name for unknown font vendors (default is ’misc’)
−−max−missing (or −m) <number>
maximal number of missing characters per encoding (default is 5). This options applies to the encoding that has less than 256 code-points definitions.
−−font−backend (or −b) <number>
font back-end type. For the X FreeType (xft) one use value ’1’, for the XTT one use value ’2’, default value is 1, X Free Type. This option is required for TrueType Collection font (.ttc).
−−additional−entries (or −x) <number>
for the XTT back-end: generate extra TTCaps stuff (f.ex. for the bold and italic support). For the FreeType back-end: generate extra "dummy" XLFDs for bold and italic. Defaults to ’0’, ’1’ enables the option.
−−completeness (or −c)
use less strict completeness tests for encoding tables
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−p |
use panose information (Panose is a typeface classification system which can be embedded in the font itself). |
You can find more about Panose system on this website: <http://www.monotypeimaging.com/printer/pan1.asp>.
Upstream author is Joerg Pomnitz <pommnitz AT darmstadt DOT gmd DOT de>. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux system by Miros/law L. Baran <baran AT debian DOT org> and then rewritten using the original RedHat README file by Yu Shao <yshao AT redhat DOT com>.