CHEDIT(1) CHEDIT(1) Description Chedit - DEGAS(tm) character set editor Usage chedit Synopsis Chedit allows you to modify DEGAS(tm) 8x16 bit .FNT files. When invoked, it presents you with a collection of windows, like so: +----------------------------------+ +-------------+ |version window | | | +----------------------------------+ |charset | +----------------++----------------+ |window | |help window ||edit window | | | | || | +-------------+ | || | +-------------+ | || | |status window| | || | +-------------+ | || | |sample window| +----------------++----------------+ +-------------+ promptline The version window shows the name of the fontfile being edited; the help window lists the basic commands available; the edit window shows a blown-up copy of the character currently being edited - the hollow box is the cursor; the charset window shows every character in the characterset being edited as they currently are; the status window tells you the current pencolour, if any; and the sample window shows a row of 16 copies of the character being modified, so you can eyeball the character at the proper size. Commands h,j,k,l - move the cursor around a'la Levee and Tsh. (the arrow keys perform the same function, as do the 2,4,6 and 8 keys on the numeric keypad.) y,u,b,n - moves the cursor diagonally. (the 1, 3, 7 and 9 keys on the numeric keypad perform the same function.) H,J,K,L - move the cursor and, if the pen is active (see the description of a/d/x, below) writes the destination pixel according to the pencolour. Y,U,B,N - moves the cursor diagonally; otherwise like H,J,K,L. g - gets a character for editing. = - copies a different character into the character being edited. / - complements the current character (all on pixels go off and visa-versa.) { - rolls the character up one scanline. } - rolls the character down one scanline. < - rolls the character one row to the left. > - rolls the character one row to the right. a - turns on the pixel under the cursor; sets the pen to adding pixels. d - turns off the pixel under the cursor; sets the pen to deleting pixels. x - inverts the pixel under the cursor; sets the pen to inverting pixels. F9 - flips the current character upside down. F10 - flips the current character left-to-right. F1 - rolls the entire character set one row to the left. F2 - rolls the entire character set one row to the right. F3 - rolls the entire character set up one scanline. F4 - rolls the entire character set down one scanline. F5 - inverts the entire character set. F6 - flips the current character upside down. F7 - flips the current character left-to-right. Undo - undoes all changes made to the current character since you selected it. c - erases the current character. s - slices the current character and inserts or deletes a row. t - slices the current character and inserts or deletes a column. v - `visits' another character. V overlays another char onto the current character so you can eyeball character positioning. The pixels of the visited character are represented by hollow circles - pixels that the current character and the visited character have in common have a ring around the pixel. ! - shell escape. If you've got SHELL defined in your environment, attempts to execute it. SHELL must be the full pathname of the shell you wish to use. ESC will cancel this command. r - read in a new font. If you accidently type this and don't really want to read in a font, an ESC will cancel the command. w - write out the current font. q - quits Chedit. If you've changed the font, you will be asked if you wish to discard the changes and quit. e - expand a 128 character charset to 256 characters. You will be asked for confirmation before Chedit does the deed. When getting a character for editing, you may type in the character you wish to edit if you're want to edit a character in the lower 128 characters; if you want to edit the upper 128 characters in a font, you can select them by ascii number by holding down the Alternate key while typing in the number (from the typewriter digit pad, NOT the numeric keypad.) and then hitting return. Alternatively, you may pick the character from the charset window by using the arrow or numeric keypad keys to move a cursor around to the desired character, and then using return to select it. Notes DEGAS is a trademark of Batteries Included and/or whomever took them over. Chedit is a trademark of nobody, except for possibly the UCSD Pascal project. The ST Chedit slavishly follows some of the UCSD Pascal Chedit features; to wit, lack of comments in the source. The sourcecode for chedit is released to the public domain. Bugs Chedit only works with 8x16 format fonts, on an 640x400 monochrome screen. Author David Parsons (Orc)