unihex2bmp1
Gnu unifont .hex file to bitmap graphics file converter
Usage
unihex2bmp [-phexpage]
[-iinput_file.hex]
[-ooutput_file.bmp]
[-f]
[-w]
Overview
unihex2bmp reads a GNU Unifont .hex file Unicode page of 256 code points and converts the page into a Microsoft Windows Bitmap (.bmp) or Wireless Bitmap (.wbmp) file. The bitmap file displays the glyphs of a Unicode block of 256 code points in a 32 by 32 pixel grid. The glyphs themselves must be 16 rows high, and 8, 16, 24, or 31 (encoded as 32) columns wide. The default page is 0; that is, the range U+0000 through U+00FF.
The bitmap can be printed. It can also be edited with a bitmap editor. An edited bitmap can then be re-converted into a GNU Unifont .hex file with the unibmp2hex command.
Options
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-p -
Extract page hexpage from the .hex file. The default is Page 0 (Unicode range U+0000 through U+00FF). Note that "page" is not a standard Unicode term. It refers to an output bitmap graphics page of 16 by 16 code points.
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-i -
Specify the input file. The default is STDIN.
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-o -
Specify the output file. The default is STDOUT.
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-f -
"Flip" (transpose) the grid, swapping rows and columns from the Unicode standard orientation.
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-w -
Produce a Wireless Bitmap format file instead of a Microsoft Windows Bitmap file.
Examples
Sample usage:
unihex2bmp -imy_input_file.hex -omy_output_file.bmp
Files
*.hex GNU Unifont font files
Releases
9 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 5 times.
-p since Debian 11 (Bullseye).
-ppagenum until Debian 10 (Buster).