NAME

gisig -- Implements some portable GIS components with explicit event features.


SYNOPSIS

gisig

actmap [filename]


VERSION

1.0.2 (16-09-1997)


DESCRIPTION

gFONT creates a GIF image for the given ASCII STRING by the use of an arbitrary TeX-available font (originating either from Postscript or METAFONT font descriptions). The used font is converted from TeX's PK format to gFONT's own GdF format (Gd Font) and rendered into the resulting GIF image by the use of its own enhanced Gd library. The result is intended to be included into HTML pages with an <img> tag.

The highlight is the fact that it makes use of TeX's PK files, i.e. you can use any TeX-available font which is accessible on your system through the programs mf (METAFONT) or gsftopk (Ghostscript-Font-to-TeX-PK).


OPTIONS

-b RRGGBB, --background=RRGGBB
Sets the background color. Default is no color, i.e. transparent background.

-f RRGGBB, --foreground=RRGGBB
Sets the foreground color. Default is `000000' which is black.

-F NAME, --fontname=NAME
Sets the font face to name. Default is `CMBoldface-V' (Computer Modern Boldface). The NAME is either a METAFONT fontname or a Postscript fontname plus the point size appended with a dash. Additionally the fontname can be an alias from the file Fontmap.

Typical examples for fontnames are:

  Computer Modern Family 
  (add `F',`T',`S',`L',`H',`V' or nothing after dash for size):
      CMBoldface
      CMItalic
      CMRoman
      CMSansSerif
      CMTeleType

  Adobe Type Basics:
  (add `20', `40', etc. after dash for size):
      Courier
      CourierBold
      CourierOblique
      CourierBoldOblique
      Helvetica
      HelveticaBold
      HelveticaOblique
      Times
      TimesBold
      TimesItalic
      TimesBoldItalic

-G PATH, --gdf-path=PATH
Set the GdF path where gFONT should search for .gdf files.

-a NUM, --anti-alias=NUM
Applies an anti-alias filter with NUM intermediate colors. This is currently still experimental!

-c, --crop
Crops the image to its physical content edges, i.e. strip off all surrounding background pixels.

-r SPEC, --resize=SPEC
Adjusts the image to a particular result size. The parameters are given in SPEC and are of the form

   SPEC    ::= x-spec 'x' y-spec
   x-spec  ::= [+] x-size [x-align]
   x-align ::= L|C|R
   y-spec  ::= [+] y-size [y-align]
   y-align ::= T|M|B

-i, --interlace
This enables the GIF Interlacing feature which leads to a blending effect in most Webbrowsers when the image is loaded.

-o FILE, --output-file=FILE
Forces the output to be written to FILE instead of the default output file out.gif.

-v, --verbose
Enables verbose mode.

-V, --version
Displays version identification string.


FILES

gisig.set
Overall settings.

actmap.set
Actmap settings.

actmap.bnd
Actmap bindings.

.actmaprc
Additional actmap config.

actmap.ini
Additional actmap initialisation.

.actmap_tkoptions
Xresources for actmap.

actmap.his
Actmap history. Handled on command only.


ENVIRONMENT

HOME
Your home directory.

In normal installation all environment variables are set via the various configuration files like gisig.set.


RESTRICTIONS

Currently gisig is pre-alpha state. Anyhow development and evolution of gisig and acompanying components will only happen to be forced and tested on the Linux operating system in the future.


AUTHOR

  Claus-Peter R\"uckemann
  ruckema@uni-muenster.de


SEEALSO

actmap(1), ...