XFED(1)

NAME
xfed - font editor for X window systems bdf fontfiles

SYNOPSIS
xfed [options] filename.bdf

DESCRIPTION
xfed lets you interactively edit existing bdf-fontfiles. When started, xfed, opens up a window showing a magnified version of the characters in the font. There are four buttons to interact with xfed , two stepping buttons to advance to the previous/next character in the font, a write-file button and an exit button.
If you leave xfed without pressing the write-button, no changes will be written to the fontfile; otherwise the original fontfile is saved to a backup file (filename~) and the new output written onto the original fontfile. xfed accepts the following command line arguments:

-fg colorname
    as usual - default is black

-bg colorname
    as usual - default is white

-bd colorname
    as usual - default is black
     note, that this color is also used for the grid; 'xfed -bd red ...' looks nice.

-bw number
    as usual - default is 1

-nogrid
    do not draw a grid (not very useful)

-psize number
    to change the pixel magnification factor (default 16)

COMMANDS
When the cursor is in the edit region, each mouse button has a different effect upon the square that the cursor is over. The left mouse button turns a pixel to black The right mouse button turns a pixel to white The middle mouse button inverts a pixel, turning it white if it was black, or black if it was white.

FILE FORMAT
see X-Doc 'Character Bitmap Distribution Format 2.1'

ENVIRONMENT
DISPLAY - the default host and display number.

SEE ALSO
X(1), BITMAP(1).

BUGS
This is a first version - a quick hack. Many edit features missing ! Should be able to change font characteristics and character properties. If you move the mouse too fast while holding a mouse button down, some squares may be `missed'. This is caused by limitations in how frequently the X server can sample the mouse location. There is no way to write to a file other than that specified on the command line.

AUTHOR
Copyright (c) 1988 by Siemens Claus Gittinger
Software Consultant
Siemens Munich
Dep. D-St-Sp-4
Charles-de-Gaullestr. 2a
8000 Munich/Neuperlach
West Germany
Email: ..!decvax!unido!sinix!claus