bdf2sfd

BDF to SFD converter, allowing to vectorize bitmap fonts
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     27 .Dd $Mdocdate: February 12 2021 $
     28 .Dt BDF2SFD 1
     29 .Os
     30 .Sh NAME
     31 .Nm bdf2sfd
     32 .Nd BDF to SFD converter
     33 .Sh SYNOPSIS
     34 .Nm
     35 .Op Fl hv
     36 .Op Fl f Ar name
     37 .Op Fl p Ar name
     38 .Ar font.bdf
     39 .Sh DESCRIPTION
     40 .Nm
     41 is a BDF to SFD converter, allowing to vectorize bitmap fonts.
     42 It works by converting each pixel of a glyph to a polygon, which produces
     43 large and unoptimized SFD files which should be post-processed using FontForge.
     44 .Pp
     45 If
     46 .Ar file
     47 is a single dash (`-'),
     48 .Nm
     49 reads from the standard input.
     50 .Pp
     51 The options are as follows:
     52 .Bl -tag -width 10n
     53 .It Fl f Ar name
     54 Specify font name.
     55 .It Fl p Ar name
     56 Specify PostScript font name.
     57 .It Fl h
     58 Display usage.
     59 .It Fl v
     60 Display version.
     61 .El
     62 .Sh AUTHORS
     63 .Nm
     64 was written by
     65 .An Frederic Cambus .