ttfautohintGUI(1)
NAME
ttfautohintGUI - add new, auto-generated hints to a TrueType font
SYNOPSIS
ttfautohintGUI [OPTION]...
DESCRIPTION
A GUI application to replace hints in a TrueType font. The new hints are based on FreeType's auto-hinter. This program is a simple front-end to the `ttfautohint' library. Long options can be given with one or two dashes, and with and without equal sign between option and argument. This means that the following forms are acceptable: `-foo=bar', `--foo=bar', `-foo bar', `--foo bar'. Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. Options not related to Qt or X11 set default values.
OPTIONS
-c, --composites
hint glyph composites also
-d, --dehint
remove all hints
-D, --default-script=S
set default OpenType script (default: latn)
-f, --fallback-script=S
set fallback script (default: none)
-F, --family-suffix=S
append suffix to the family name string(s) in the `name' table
-G, --hinting-limit=N
switch off hinting above this PPEM value (default: 200); value 0
means no limit
-h, --help
display this help and exit
-H, --fallback-stem-width=N
set fallback stem width (default: 50 font units at 2048 UPEM)
--help-all
show Qt and X11 specific options also
-i, --ignore-restrictions
override font license restrictions
-I, --detailed-info
add detailed ttfautohint info to the version string(s) in the
`name' table
-l, --hinting-range-min=N
the minimum PPEM value for hint sets (default: 8)
-n, --no-info
don't add ttfautohint info to the version string(s) in the
`name' table
-p, --adjust-subglyphs
handle subglyph adjustments in exotic fonts
-r, --hinting-range-max=N
the maximum PPEM value for hint sets (default: 50)
-s, --symbol
input is symbol font
-t, --ttfa-table
add TTFA information table
-v, --verbose
show progress information
-V, --version
print version information and exit
-w, --strong-stem-width=S
use strong stem width routine for modes S, where S is a string
of up to three letters with possible values `g' for grayscale,
`G' for GDI ClearType, and `D' for DirectWrite ClearType
(default: G)
-W, --windows-compatibility
add blue zones for `usWinAscent' and `usWinDescent' to avoid
clipping
-x, --increase-x-height=N
increase x height for sizes in the range 6<=PPEM<=N; value 0
switches off this feature (default: 14)
-X, --x-height-snapping-exceptions=STRING
specify a comma-separated list of x-height snapping exceptions,
for example "-9, 13-17, 19" (default: "")
Qt Options:
--graphicssystem=SYSTEM
select a different graphics system backend instead of the
default one (possible values: `raster', `opengl')
--reverse
set layout direction to right-to-left
--session=ID
restore the application for the given ID
--style=STYLE
set application GUI style (possible values: motif, windows,
platinum)
--stylesheet=SHEET
apply the given Qt stylesheet to the application widgets
X11 options:
--background=COLOR
set the default background color and an application palette
(light and dark shades are calculated)
--bg=COLOR
same as --background
--btn=COLOR
set the default button color
--button=COLOR
same as --btn
--cmap use a private color map on an 8-bit display
--display=NAME
use the given X-server display
--fg=COLOR
set the default foreground color
--fn=FONTNAME
set the application font
--font=FONTNAME
same as --fn
--foreground=COLOR
same as --fg
--geometry=GEOMETRY
set the client geometry of first window
--im=SERVER
set the X Input Method (XIM) server
--inputstyle=STYLE
set X Input Method input style (possible values: onthespot,
overthespot, offthespot, root)
--name=NAME
set the application name
--ncols=COUNT
limit the number of colors allocated in the color cube on an
8-bit display, if the application is using the
QApplication::ManyColor color specification
--title=TITLE
set the application title (caption)
--visual=VISUAL
force the application to use the given visual on an 8-bit
display (only possible value: TrueColor)
The program accepts both TTF and TTC files as input. Use option -i
only if you have a legal permission to modify the font. The used PPEM
value for option -p is FUnits per em, normally 2048. With option -s,
use default values for standard stem width and height, otherwise they
are derived from script-specific characters resembling the shape of
character `o'.
A hint set contains the optimal hinting for a certain PPEM value; the
larger the hint set range (as given by options -l and -r), the more
hint sets get computed, usually increasing the output font size. The
`gasp' table of the output file always enables grayscale hinting for
all sizes (limited by option -G, which is handled in the bytecode).
Increasing the value of -G does not increase the output font size.
Options -f and -D take a four-letter string that identifies a script.
Option -f sets the script used as a fallback for glyphs that have
character codes outside of known script ranges. Option -D sets the
default script for handling OpenType features. Possible values are
arab (Arabic), beng (Bengali), cyrl (Cyrillic), deva
(Devanagari), grek (Greek), hebr (Hebrew), khmr (Khmer), khms
(Khmer Symbols), lao (Lao), latn (Latin), latb (Latin Subscript
Fallback), latp (Latin Superscript Fallback), mymr (Myanmar),
telu (Telugu), thai (Thai), none (no script).
A command-line version of this program is called `ttfautohint'.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to: freetype-devel@nongnu.org ttfautohint home page: <http://www.freetype.org/ttfautohint>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2011-2016 Werner Lemberg <wl@gnu.org>. License: FreeType License (FTL) or GNU GPLv2. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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