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diff --git a/usr.sbin/pcvt/loadfont/loadfont.1 b/usr.sbin/pcvt/loadfont/loadfont.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f799574 --- /dev/null +++ b/usr.sbin/pcvt/loadfont/loadfont.1 @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 1992,1993,1994 Hellmuth Michaelis +.\" +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software +.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" This product includes software developed by Hellmuth Michaelis +.\" 4. The name authors may not be used to endorse or promote products +.\" derived from this software without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES +.\" OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. +.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, +.\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT +.\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, +.\" DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY +.\" THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT +.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF +.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" @(#)loadfont.1, 3.00, Last Edit-Date: [Mon Jan 10 21:25:01 1994] +.\" +.Dd January 3, 1993 +.Dt LOADFONT 1 +.Sh NAME +.Nm loadfont +.Nd is used to load fonts into EGA or VGA boards for use by the 'pcvt' video +driver. +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm loadfont +.Op Fl c Ar charsetno +.Op Fl f Ar fontfilename +.Op Fl i +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm loadfont +utility is used to load fonts needed for proper operation of the pcvt +VT220 driver on EGA and VGA boards into the font ram of this boards. +.Pp +The options are as follows: +.Bl -tag -width Ds +.It Fl c +Specifies the slot, the font is to load into. EGA boards have four +slots and VGA boards have eight slots available for downloading fonts. +.It Fl f +Specifies the file which contains the font to be downloaded. +.It Fl i +Gives information what type(s) of font do currently reside in which slot. +This is also the default behaviour if no options are specified on the commandline. +.El +.Pp +This utility is used only on EGA and VGA boards, as MDA, HCG and CGA boards +do not have downloadable charactersets available. +.Sh FILES +Unless otherwise specified in the Makefile, the following fontfiles are +available for the pcvt 2.0 distribution: + +.nf +/usr/share/misc/vgafonts/vt220l.808: 8x8 IBM II font +/usr/share/misc/vgafonts/vt220h.808: 8x8 Extension font +/usr/share/misc/vgafonts/vt220l.810: 8x10 IBM II font +/usr/share/misc/vgafonts/vt220h.810: 8x10 Extension font +/usr/share/misc/vgafonts/vt220l.814: 8x14 IBM II font +/usr/share/misc/vgafonts/vt220h.814: 8x14 Extension font +/usr/share/misc/vgafonts/vt220l.816: 8x16 IBM II font +/usr/share/misc/vgafonts/vt220h.816: 8x16 Extension font +.fi +.Sh EXAMPLES +The command +.Dq Li loadfont -c0 -f/usr/share/misc/vgafonts/vt220l.816 +loads a 8x16 font containing the standard IBM characterset II into font slot +0 on a VGA or EGA board. +.Sh BUGS +No known bugs +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr cursor 1 , +.Xr scon 1 , +.Xr pcvt 8 |