hackos2 - edit the OS/2 table in a TrueType Font
HACKOS2 [-c hex] [-d directory] [-f fsSelection] [-p hex] [-q] [-t num] [-u hex] [-w width] <infile> <outfile>
Hacks the OS/2 table of a ttf file copying from infile to outfile. -c change codepage information (a 64 bit hex number) -d specifies output directory for processing multiple files. In which case <outfile> is not used and <infile> may be a list including wildcards. -f fsSelection value (16 bit hex) (e.g. 4240 for Thai fonts) -n sets usFirstCharIndex given a hex value -p change panose info (10 bytes of hex in reverse order: 0A090807060504030201) -q Quiet mode (do not list names as they are processed) -t Sets fsType (embedding) information (decimal) -u change unicode info (a 128 bit hex number) -v sets vendor tag to the first 4 chars of the string -w set average char width (decimal) -x sets usLastCharIndex given a hex value
For example, to convert a Win3.1 ANSI font to Win95 use the following: hackos2 -c01 -u03 old.ttf new.ttf or for a Symbol font use: hackos2 -c80000000 -u0 old.ttf new.ttf Or to revert: hackos2 -cnone other.ttf new.ttf
To install Font::Fret, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Font::Fret
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Font::Fret
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.