PK2BM(1)                                                           PK2BM(1)
                                     TeX






 NAME
      pk2bm - create a bitmap from a TeX pkfont


 SYNOPSIS:
      pk2bm [-bh] [-Wwidth] [-Hheight] -cchar pkfont


      pk2bm [-bh] [-Wwidth] [-Hheight] -ooctchar pkfont


 DESCRIPTION
      This program generates a bitmap (ASCII file) which can be used to
      create X11 applications. The bitmap file consists of all pixels of the
      specified character (via the -c or -o option) from the given pkfont.
      The format is described in bitmap(X11).


      The pkfont is a packed fontfile generated by gftopk(TeX) from a
      gffont. A gffont is the output of METAFONT a program to design fonts
      in a device independant way.


      With the -b flag a bitmap is generated in which all black pixels are
      drawn as a `*' and all white bits as a `.'. With the -h flag a
      hexadecimal bitmap dump is generated.


      The -W and/or -H options can be used to create a bitmap of
      respectivally `width' and `height' pixels. The pk-bitmap will in this
      case be centered according to these new dimensions.


      The output is written to the standard output.


 SEE ALSO
      `METAFONT', Donald Knuth.
      `The PKtype processor', belonging to the METAFONTware.
      bitmap(X11),
      gftopk(TeX),
      pktype(TeX),
      ps2pk(1)




 AUTHOR
      Piet Tutelaers
      rcpt@urc.tue.nl




























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