.TH ftstring 1 "August 2013" "Freetype User Manuals"
.SH NAME
.PP
ftstring \- string viewer
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ftstring
.RI [ options ]
.I pt font ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B ftstring
demo program is a string viewer, part of the FreeType project.
.TP
.B pt
The point size for the given resolution.
If resolution is 72dpi, this directly gives the
ppem value (pixels per EM).
.TP
.B font
The font file(s) to display.
For Type 1 font files, ftview also tries to attach
the corresponding metrics file (with extension
`.afm' or `.pfm').
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BI \-r\  R
Use resolution
.I R
dpi (default: 72dpi).
.TP
.BI \-e\  enc
Specify encoding tag (default: no encoding).
Common values: `unic' (Unicode), `symb' (symbol),
`ADOB' (Adobe standard), `ADBC' (Adobe custom).
.TP
.BI \-m\  text
Use `text' for rendering.