sbitget
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extract bitmap-data from a TrueType font


Description
    This tool extract bitmap data from a TrueType font file
    to BDF-format text files.  

    TrueType files that embedded bitmap data are limited.
    The author found 'Lucida Console' (lucon.ttf) in
    Windows98 is the one.

    TrueTypeCollection (TTC) files are not supported,  but
    you can divide one TTC file into some TTF files with
    ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/developr/drg/truetype/ttsdk.zip

    Pronounce 'es bit get'.
    'sbit' means the TrueTypeFont term, 'Scaler Bitmap'.


Usage
    $ sbitget truetypefontfile


Files
    sbitget.c    -  source code for Unix & Windows
    sbitget.exe  -  Windows executable file
    README
    README-ja    -  document


How to compile and install
    $ gcc -O2 sbitget.c -o sbitget
    $ su
    # cp sbitget /usr/local/bin


Caution 
    Output BDF-format files are NOT a real BDF file.
    Character-code information and glyph's encoding numbers
    are missing in these files.
    ( 'glyphID:xxxx' means index numbers in the TrueType font.
       In TrueType fonts,  'cmap' table combines TrueType's
       index numbers with glyph's encoding numbers.
       This software don't read 'cmap' table.)
    
    If you want to use these files,  please add info to these
    files by your own (with Perl script,  for example).


License
    BSD style


    Copyright (c) 2002 ITOU Hiroki
    All rights reserved.
    
    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
    are met:
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