ftmulti1

Usage

Overview

ftmulti is an interactive viewer for variation fonts (Multiple Masters, GX, OpenType). Its main purpose is to interactively manipulate variation axes and scroll through named instances. It can also display static fonts.

pt

The point size for the given resolution. If resolution is 72dpi, this directly gives the ppem value (pixels per EM).

font

The font file(s) to display.

This program is part of the FreeType demos package.

Options

-d WxH

Set the window width to W px, the height to H px (default: 640 x 480).

-r r

Use resolution r dpi (default: 72 dpi).

-f index

Specify first glyph index to display.

-e encoding

Specify encoding tag (default: no encoding). Common values: unic (Unicode), symb (symbol), ADOB (Adobe standard), ADBC (Adobe custom), or a numeric charmap index.

-m text

Use text for rendering.

-a axis1,axis2,...

Specify the design coordinates for each variation axis at start-up.

-v

Show version.