BDF

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−	|[[File Formats]]	+	|formattype=electronic
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−	|[[Electronic File Formats]]	+	|extensions={{ext|bdf}}, others
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−	|[[Fonts]]	+	[[BDF]] ('''Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format''') is a text-based bitmap font format developed by Adobe. Version 2.1 of it is used extensively in the X Window System. The most recent version is 2.2, which adds support for non-western character glyphs.
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−	|[[BDF]]	+
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−	==Overview==	+	See also [[PCF]].
−	The BDF format is a text-based distribution format developed by Adobe for bitmap font data. Version 2.1 of it is used extensively in the X Window System. The most recent version is 2.2 which adds support for non-western character glyphs.	+
−	==Resources==	+	== Specifications ==
−	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyph_Bitmap_Distribution_Format Wikipedia page] for BDF	+	* [http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/font/5005.BDF_Spec.pdf Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format Specification, Version 2.2]
−	* Specification from fileformat.info [http://www.fileformat.info/format/bdf/egff.htm here]	+	* [http://www.x.org/docs/BDF/bdf.pdf Bitmap Distribution Format, Version 2.1]
−	* Adobe's specs [http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/font/5005.BDF_Spec.pdf here]	+
		+	== Software ==
		+	* [http://www.chortkeh.com/font-toolbox/bdf-font-viewer Chortkeh BDF Font Viewer] (Windows binary)
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		+	== Sample files ==
		+	* http://aspell.net/charsets/
		+	* http://openlab.ring.gr.jp/efont/unicode/
		+	* http://cd.textfiles.com/currentsw199407/window/font/ - Some of the files contain BDF fonts, for example [http://cd.textfiles.com/currentsw199407/window/font/bruges.zip bruges.zip] → BRUGES.12
		+	* {{DexvertSamples|font/bdf}}
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		+	== Links ==
		+	* [[Wikipedia:Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format|Wikipedia page]] for BDF
		+	* {{EGFF|bdf|BDF File Format Summary}}, from the [[Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats]]
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		+	[[Category:X Window System]]
		+	[[Category:Adobe]]

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Latest revision as of 15:24, 28 December 2023

File Format
Name	BDF
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Fonts BDF
Extension(s)	.bdf, others

BDF (Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format) is a text-based bitmap font format developed by Adobe. Version 2.1 of it is used extensively in the X Window System. The most recent version is 2.2, which adds support for non-western character glyphs.

See also PCF.

Contents 1 Specifications 2 Software 3 Sample files 4 Links

[edit] Specifications

• Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format Specification, Version 2.2
• Bitmap Distribution Format, Version 2.1

[edit] Software

• Chortkeh BDF Font Viewer (Windows binary)

[edit] Sample files

• http://aspell.net/charsets/
• http://openlab.ring.gr.jp/efont/unicode/
• http://cd.textfiles.com/currentsw199407/window/font/ - Some of the files contain BDF fonts, for example bruges.zip → BRUGES.12
• dexvert samples — font/bdf

[edit] Links

• Wikipedia page for BDF
• BDF File Format Summary, from the Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats