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Codehead's Bitmap Font Generator

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The file menu contains commands for manipulating the output of CBFG:

  1. File Menu
  2. Save
  3. Export
    1. BMP
    2. TGA
    3. TGA32
    4. CSV
    5. Binary
  4. Exit

New (Reset)

Resets the program to the current configuration defaults.

Save

Saves the current font in BFF (Bitmap Font File) format.
 
The following options can be set when saving in BFF format:
 

GreyScale (8 Bit)
Converts the image to black and white regardless of color settings. The font is rendered in 256 shades of grey.

24 Bit Colour (RGB)
Saves in standard 24 bit RGB.

32 Bit Colour (RGBA)
Combines a 24 bit image with a greyscale 8 bit alpha channel.

Saturate RGB Channels
This option is only available when saving 32 bit images. Any non-background pixels in the RGB channels are set to the foreground colour.

 
Normal   Saturated

Invert Alpha Channel
This option is only available when saving 8 or 32 bit images. The 8 bit alpha component is inverted.

 
Normal   Inverted

Export -> BMP

Exports the current font as a 24 bit BMP format image. No font data is saved, just the image.

Export -> TGA

Exports the current font as a 24 bit TGA format image. No font data is saved, just the image.

Export -> TGA32

Exports the current font as a 32 bit TGA format image with an alpha channel. No font data is saved, just the image.

Export -> CSV

Exports the current font data in CSV (comma separated values) format. No font image is saved, only the image size, cell size and character spacing data.

Export -> Binary

Exports the current font data in binary format. No font image is saved, only the image size, cell size and character spacing data.
Binary File Format Specification

Exit

Exits the program.

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