cgen - Generates UDC attributes files that are used by
system utilities
cgen [-odl] [-pre] [-col] [-iks] [-bdf] [-pcf] [-code
codeset] [-size fontsize] [-osiz fontsize] [-dpi 75 | |
| 100] [-fprop property] [-merge font-pattern] [-win userfont]
[cadb]
Creates ODL font files for all the supported codesets of
the current language. Creates preload font files. Creates
collating value tables. Creates input key sequence
files. Creates BDF format DECwindows font files. Creates
PCF format DECwindows font files. Sets the current codeset
to codeset rather than the one in the current locale.
With this option, you can create attribute data files for
a non-default codeset. Specifies the size of the fonts to
be used for data file generation. The fontsize value has
the format widthxheight. By default, fonts of all available
sizes are used for output file generation. Specifies
the output size of the BDF and PCF font files. The fontsize
value has the format widthxheight and, by default, is
the same value specified for the -size option. Use the
-osiz option together with the -size option to specify a
single font size to be processed and output for BDF and
PCF files. Specifies the resolution, either 75dpi or
100dpi, of the generated fonts. Specifies the font properties
or attributes that should be associated with the
generated BDF and PCF font files. This option is useful
if you want to set special font properties in addition to
the default ones. The property_list parameter is one or
more value assignments to property keywords, for example:
-fprop "OWNERSHIP=DEC FOUNDRY=DECW"
Font properties can also be added through direct
editing of the output files. Merges the UDC font
data into an existing PCF format font file that
matches the specified font pattern, for example
*-140-*jisx0208*. This option must be used with the
-pcf and -size options because only one size is
allowed per merge operation.
The fontconverter utility is called to do the
actual merging. Therefore, the -merge option works
only if fontconverter is available on the system.
The name of the output PCF file has the following
format:
registry_width_height.pcf
In this format, registry is the font registry field
of the original PCF font file. Generates a font
file with the name userfont, which can be copied to
a Windows Version 3.1 or a Windows NT Version 3.5
system. You must also specify the -size option
because only one size can apply to the specified
userfont. Supported codesets for font files created
by the -win option are big5 (for Chinese
Windows systems), SJIS (for Japanese Windows systems),
and deckorean (for Korean Windows systems).
Specifies the character attribute database whose information
is to be processed. If this parameter is not specified,
the command tries to use ~/udc for a nonprivileged
user and /var/i18n/udc for the superuser.
The cgen command runs the character attributes file generator
utility. This utility creates the following
attribute data files from the attribute database for userdefined
characters (UDCs): Font files for On-Demand Loading
(ODL) Font files for preloading BDF and PCF format
font files for DECwindows display Collating value tables
for sorting Input key sequence files that determine how
users enter UDCs
If the command is run without any options, it displays
statistical information about the current character
attribute database and does not create any files.
The various data files created by the cgen utility are
placed into different locations according information in
the cp_dirs database configuration file (see cp_dirs(4)).
For each type of data file, there are two different locations:
one for system manager (root) and the other for the
normal users. The following table shows the default locations
(when the cp_dirs file has not been changed):
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Data File System Location User Location
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ODL font file /var/i18n/odl ~/.odl
Preload file /var/i18n/fonts ~/.fonts
BDF font file /var/i18n/fonts ~/.fonts
PCF font file /var/i18n/fonts/[75|100]dpi ~/.fonts/[75|100]dpi
Collating table /var/i18n/cdb ~/.cdb
Input method table /var/i18n/iks ~/.iks
------------------------------------------------------------------------
PCF font files are put into the 75dpi or 100dpi subdirectories,
depending on the resolution that you specify when
running the command.
Commands: cedit(1), fontconverter(1X)
Files: cp_dirs(4)
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