ftstring [options] pt font ...
ftstring displays a text string with the given font,
allowing to change various rendering and display options interactively.
- pt
- The point size for the given resolution. If resolution is 72dpi, this
directly gives the ppem value (pixels per EM).
- font
- The font file(s) to display. For Type 1 font files, ftstring also
tries to attach the corresponding metrics file (with extension `.afm' or
`.pfm').
Besides the string, ftstring also displays two stress test
pattens sensitive to rendering flaws, such as incorrect gamma settings.
Alternative text-carpeting and waterfall views are also available. This
program is part of the FreeType demos package.
- -d WxH[xD]
- Set the window width to W px, the height to H px, and
optionally the depth to D bpp (default: 640x480x24).
- -r r
- Use resolution r dpi (default: 72dpi).
- -e enc
- Specify encoding tag (default: no encoding). Common values: unic
(Unicode), symb (symbol), ADOB (Adobe standard), ADBC
(Adobe custom).
- -m text
- Use text for rendering.
- -k keys
- Emulate sequence of keystrokes upon start-up. If the keystrokes contain
'q', the program operates in batch mode. Function keys Fx are
mapped to character codes 0xFx; as an example,
-k $'\xF3q' is function key 'F3' followed by character
'q'.
- -v
- Show version.