Portable Compiled Format (PCF) is a
bitmap font format used by
X Window System in its core font system, and has been used for decades. PCF fonts are usually installed, by default, on most
Unix-based operating systems, and are used in terminals such as
xterm. PCF fonts replaced
Bitmap Distribution Format due to a slight efficiency increase, however most applications have moved on to
scalable font
A computer font is implemented as a digital data file containing a set of graphically related glyphs. A computer font is designed and created using a font editor. A computer font specifically designed for the computer screen, and not for pri ...
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See also
* Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format
*Server Normal Format Server Normal Format (SNF) is a bitmap font format used by X Window. It is one of the oldest X Window font formats. Nowadays it is rarely used, however it is still supported by the latest X.org server. SNF fonts had the problem of being platform de ...
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External links
PCF (Portable Compiled Format)
Font formats
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