TTFFS(4)                                                 TTFFS(4)

     NAME
          ttffs - serve ttf fonts as Inferno (sub)fonts

     SYNOPSIS
          ttffs [ -dM ] [ -p fontpath ]

     DESCRIPTION
          Ttffs serves TrueType (ttf) font files as Inferno (sub)fonts
          in arbitrary sizes, over 9P2000.  Directory /fonts/ttf is
          read at startup (or fontpath set with -p), and all ttf files
          added to ttffs' index.  New ttf files are automatically
          indexed when the index file (described below) is opened.
          Each ttf file has an associated ranges file listing the
          glyphs available in the ttf file.  If a ttf file does not
          yet have a ranges file, it is created by ttffs automati-
          cally.  Ttffs mounts itself on /mnt/ft by default.  With -M,
          9P2000 is served on file descriptor 0 instead.  Option -d
          enables debug printing.

        Files
          The following files are served:

          index
               A read-only file returning the available fonts, one
               line for each font name.  A line consists of two quoted
               strings, separated by a space.  The first is a
               cleaned-up version of the name (as found in the ttf
               file) of the font.  The second field is a font specifi-
               cation as understood by fontsrv(4). The font name in
               the specification is the original name found in the ttf
               file.  Multiple ttf files may result in a single line,
               e.g. in the case of a single font face available in
               multiple styles (regular, italic, bold).

          style.size.font
               When a file of this form is walked to, the ttf file
               associated with that font specification is opened,
               parsed and cached for subsequent use.  Fontname is a
               cleaned-up version of the font name contained in the
               ttf file.  Style must be one of r, i, b or ib. Size (in
               pixels) must be a number greater than 1.

          style.size.
               Subfonts that are referenced by the .font-files. Index
               is a number indicating the glyph range of the subfont.

     EXAMPLES
          # ensure /fonts/ttf/DejaVuSansMono.ttf and /mnt/ft exist
          ttffs
          wm/sh -f /mnt/ft/dejavu-sans-mono.r.10.font

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     TTFFS(4)                                                 TTFFS(4)

     SOURCE
          /appl/cmd/ttffs.b

     FILES
          /mnt/ft/index
          /mnt/ft/*.font
          /fonts/ttf/*.ttf
          /fonts/ttf/ranges.*

     SEE ALSO
          draw-font(2), fontsrv(4), fonts(6).

     BUGS
          No kerning or subpixel rendering is supported.  Only 8-bit
          greyscale anti-aliased fonts are served.

          The name ttffs
           is not appropriate, more formats than just ttf could be
          served: freetype supports more than just ttf.

          Generating ranges.* files is slow.

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