pbmtext(1)

NAME

       pbmtext - render text into a bitmap

SYNOPSIS

       pbmtext [-font fontfile] [-builtin fontname] [text]

DESCRIPTION

       Takes the specified text, either a single line from the command line or
       multiple lines from standard input, and renders it into a bitmap.

OPTIONS

       By default, pbmtext uses a built-in font called bdf (about a  10  point
       Times-Roman  font).   You  can  use  a  fixed  width font by specifying
       -builtin fixed.

       You can also specify your own font with the -font flag.   The  fontfile
       is either a BDF file from the X window system or a PBM file.

       If  the  fontfile  is a PBM file, it is created in a very specific way.
       In your window system of choice, display  the  following  text  in  the
       desired (fixed-width) font:

           M ",/^_[`jpqy| M

           /  !"#$%&'()*+ /
           < ,-./01234567 <
           > 89:;<=>?@ABC >
           @ DEFGHIJKLMNO @
           _ PQRSTUVWXYZ[ _
           { \]^_`abcdefg {
           } hijklmnopqrs }
           ~ tuvwxyz{|}~  ~

           M ",/^_[`jpqy| M

       Do  a  screen grab or window dump of that text, using for instance xwd,
       xgrabsc, or screendump.  Convert the result into a pbm file.  If neces-
       sary, use pnmcut to remove everything except the text.  Finally, run it
       through pnmcrop to make sure the edges are right up against  the  text.
       pbmtext can figure out the sizes and spacings from that.

SEE ALSO

       pbm(5), pnmcut(1), pnmcrop(1)

AUTHOR

       Copyright (C) 1993 by Jef Poskanzer and George Phillips

                                26 October 1993                     pbmtext(1)