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compare font hinting modes
Synopsis
ftdiff [options] font ...
Description
ftdiff displays text in three columns, using the font or fonts given on the command line, and applies different FreeType hinting modes to each column.
- font
- The font file(s) to display. For Type 1 font files, ftdiff also tries to attach the corresponding metrics file (with extension `.afm' or `.pfm'). 
This program is part of the FreeType demos package.
Options
- -d WxH
- Set the window width to W px, the height to H px (default: 640 x 480). 
- -r r
- Use resolution r dpi (default: 72dpi). 
- -s s
- Set character size to s points (default: 16pt). 
- -f textfile
- Change displayed text, using text in textfile (in UTF-8 encoding). 
- -v
- Show version. 
Info
September 2025 FreeType 2.14.1