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From: janssen@parc.xerox.COM (Bill Janssen)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: meaning of BDF CHARS statement?
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Date: 30 Oct 89 02:24:15 GMT
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(`convertfont' is the font compiler for Sun's x11news X server.)

I have a .bdf file describing a particular font.  The .bdf file contains
a line with indicates how many character glyphs occur in the font file,
of the form

        CHARS 95

When I compile this file with the MIT X font compiler, then install the
font, and ask for its characteristics, I find that (correctly) the minimum
character is Space (32), and the maximum character is Tilde (126).  When
I compile it with convertfont, and install it into FCS 1.0 x11news, I find that
the minimum character is Nul (0), and the Maximum character is Underscore
(95).  I believe that convertfont is not properly interpreting the CHARS
declaration.  Any bdf experts care to comment?

Bill