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  • SBBS Font Viewer?

    From Wang Bu@VERT/JACOBCAT to Digital Man on Mon Sep 15 09:28:50 2025
    Re: SBBS Font Viewer?
    By: Digital Man to Wang Bu on Sat Sep 13 2025 06:36 pm

    There's exec/fonttest.js, included with Synchronet, which requires a font-capable terminal (e.g. SyncTERM).

    For running locally (no terminal needed), there's programs like this one: https://int10h.org/blog/2019/05/fontraption-vga-text-mode-font-editor/

    Thanks for this! I'll take a look at the fonttest.js, since I have SyncTERM installed.

    WangBu
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  • From Wang Bu@VERT/JACOBCAT to MRO on Tue Sep 16 01:26:42 2025
    ah yeah on that website he mentions the program i used to use. the font edit from pcmag.

    Thanks... I tried the fonttest.js found in Synchronet, but it seems I can only view the built-in fonts plus 4 loadable fonts based on the active settings in my BBS.
    I will also try the offline viewer.

    Regards,
    WangBu

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Wang Bu on Mon Sep 15 14:38:44 2025
    Re: Re: SBBS Font Viewer?
    By: Wang Bu to MRO on Tue Sep 16 2025 01:26 am

    ah yeah on that website he mentions the program i used to use. the font edit from pcmag.

    Thanks... I tried the fonttest.js found in Synchronet, but it seems I can only view the built-in fonts plus 4 loadable fonts based on the active settings in my BBS.

    To use fonttest.js to test file *files* you have to pass the path to the files you want to test/view (e.g. /sbbs/ctrl/fonts/*.f*) on the fonttest command-line.

    e.g. ;exec ?fonttest fonts/*.f*
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  • From Wang Bu@VERT/JACOBCAT to Digital Man on Wed Sep 17 00:59:38 2025
    Re: Re: SBBS Font Viewer?
    By: Digital Man to Wang Bu on Mon Sep 15 2025 02:38 pm

    To use fonttest.js to test file *files* you have to pass the path to the files you want to test/view (e.g. /sbbs/ctrl/fonts/*.f*) on the fonttest command-line.

    e.g. ;exec ?fonttest fonts/*.f*

    This is great! I'm able to see the fonts now.
    Thanks!

    Regards,
    Wang Bu
    Jacob's Hideout BBS - bbs.jacobcat.app

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