git: 9front

ref: 8c0e8beedb32de53ad63ab50cf23939e2c6bbe63
dir: /sys/man/1/fontsel/

View raw version
.TH FONTSEL 1
.SH NAME
fontsel \- a font selector program
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B fontsel
[
.I FILE
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I fontsel
scans
.I /lib/font/bit
and
.I /lib/font/ttf
for fonts and displays a text, either the default one,
or the one specified by the user with an optional argument.
.PP
Font directory can be selected using middle mouse button.
Specific font in that directory can be selected either
.B -
and
.B +
keys (bitmap fonts and TTF), or with the right mouse button
(only for bitmap fonts).
.PP
Pressing
.B q
or
.B del
will exit the program and output the path to the last selected font,
so that it's possible to select a font for a specific program in mind:
.EX
	font=`{fontsel} sam ...
.EE
.SH SOURCE
/sys/src/cmd/fontsel.c
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR truetypefs (4)
.SH HISTORY
Fontsel first appeared in 9front (September, 2022).
.SH BUGS
TTF.