jmf@sig.ee.ic.ac.UK (Janko Mrsic-Flogel) (04/25/91)
Hi Xperts! Does anyone know where one can get hold of a X font editor/designer (.snf fonts) ? Does such a program exist ? This may seem basic, but what is the actual file structue of a .snf (X font) file ? Is this structure defined anywhere? I known , could you please enlighten me with this much needed knowledge. Also where can I obtain a widget based Open Look toolkit (therefore not XView) ? Thanks in advance, Janko Mrsic-Flogel ************************************************************* * Janko Mrsic-Flogel | email: * * Neural Systems Engineering | jmf@sig.ee.ic.ac.uk * * Imperial College | (not JANET) * * London SW7 2BT | jmf@uk.ac.ic.ee.sig * * UK | (on JANET) * * Tel: +44-71-589-5111 xt. 5212 | * *************************************************************
erik@westworld.esd.sgi.com (Erik Fortune) (04/25/91)
In article <9104241718.AA25403@leer.ee.imperial.AC.UK>, jmf@sig.ee.ic.ac.UK (Janko Mrsic-Flogel) writes: >This may seem basic, but what is the actual file structue of a >.snf (X font) file ? Is this structure defined anywhere? >I known , could you please enlighten me with this much needed knowledge. Don't try to use .snf!!!! SNF stands for Server Natural Format -- it is whatever format a specific server happens to use. Many servers use formats other than snf or formats named "snf" that are not the same as snf from MIT. Even "snf" from mit varies depending on the characteristics of the machine on which you are running. The BDF (B{inary,itmap}? Distribution Format) is the portable way to manipulate fonts. There is documentation for the BDF format in the X tree. You might want to look at the XLFD (X Logical Font Description) documents also in the X tree which describe a number of the properties in a BDF file. -- Erik
lance@motcsd.csd.mot.com (lance.norskog) (04/26/91)
jmf@sig.ee.ic.ac.UK (Janko Mrsic-Flogel) writes: >Does anyone know where one can get hold of a X font editor/designer >(.snf fonts) ? Does such a program exist ? I have come into possession of something called 'xfed'. It has a copyright from Siemens Corp in it. It edits .bdf files, which is the source format from which .snf binary files are created. It's very well done. I don't see it in recent lists of contributed software on uunet.uu.net or zok.uucp. But because of its provenance, I don't know if it's kosher to post it, or whether its Siemens proprietary. If someone authoritative sets me straight, and it's publically available, I'll submit it to comp.sources.x. Lance Norskog lance@motcsd.csd.mot.com
lance@motcsd.csd.mot.com (lance.norskog) (04/26/91)
Disregard my previous posting. Here's the scoop: 'xfed' is on X11R4 tape #2, under contrib/clients/xfed. It's very cute. Lance Norskog