slackbuilds_ponce/system/bitmapfont2ttf/README
B. Watson 6f06d3e26b
system/bitmapfont2ttf: Add REQUIRES="fontforge".
Signed-off-by: B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com>

Signed-off-by: Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>
2021-10-13 00:51:48 +07:00

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bitmapfont2ttf (convert bitmap BDF fonts to vector TTF)
bitmapfont2ttf is a fontforge Python script which autotraces the glyphs
in a bitmap font and converts it to a vector (outline) TrueType font.
The resulting font retains its "pixelated" look when scaled up to any
size.
bitmapfont2ttf is a bit picky about the BDF fonts it will accept as
input. This build includes a patch that allows it to work with fonts
produced by psf2bdf (from psftools). The patch is applied by default,
but you can export PRISTINE=yes in the environment if you really don't
want it.
If you're trying to convert a PCF font, use pcf2bdf to turn it into a
BDF first.
If you're looking for exact-autotrace, it's included in this build.