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From: grmp@papaya.ucsb.edu (xperts@cornu.ucsb.edu)
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Subject: creating new font files in X11
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Date: 26 Feb 88 18:26:05 GMT
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Questions about Font files:

I read the documentation about the fonts in X11/doc/bdf.ps.
Are there any more documentations explaining bdf in detail?
I need information about the different 'properties' of fonts 
('MinSpace' was used in the doc. but was not explained),
the reason behind calculating 'SWIDTH' & 'DWIDTH', ... etc.

If I am interested in creating a 16 bit font, how should I 
set up the 'STARTCHAR' and the 'ENCODING'? 
(ENCODING is restricted to 0 to 255 ?)

After creating a 'snf' font file using the 'fc'.
How can I print a text file using this new font ?
How does X handles output using a font file with a poscript
printer?

One method I am exploring is using 'enscript'.  
But, the '*.afm' (font metrics files)
format is different then the '*.bdf' format.
How can I add my 'snf' font file into the library,
so that I can do something similar to enscript?

Please send reply to 'xperts@cornu.ucsb.edu'.
	
Thanks in advance.