fonts suitable for 8 points ?

[McRib]

When I use

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convert -size 100x65 xc:lightblue -font Courier -pointsize 8 \
           -annotate +0+8 "$OUTPUT" -depth 1  lala.bmp

I am getting an aliased font that is pretty unreadable. I am looking for something that displays w/o aliasing and uses 1-pixel-lines for the characters since they will be displayed on a LCD...

Is there a way to see to which fonts Imagemagick already has access to (list fonts) ?

[magick]

To list the fonts type

• identify -list type

[McRib]

thanks: the command works. But it looks as if I have only Courier as monospaced/fixed width font. It looks usable in 8pt. Where would I get suitable fonts ?

[Bonzo]

To use a special font upload it to your site and specify the path in the code e.g.

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convert -size 100x65 xc:lightblue -font Arial.ttf -pointsize 8 \
           -annotate +0+8 "$OUTPUT" -depth 1  lala.bmp

[McRib]

can imagemagic handle pixel/non-vector fonts ?
where would I get them ?

[anthony]

The only alturnative is some type of bitmap font.

At the moment the only bitmaped fonts that I know IM can use is from an X windows display. Unfortunatally that only seems to work from terminal runnings some type of X window display IM can pull the font from.

I do not know of a way to use a X windows bitmap font without using a X window display, (even a virtual one). ;-(

Does anyone known how you can use a bitmap font without using a running X server.

For example a PCF or BDF font?

[McRib]

Are there any other bitmap fonts Imagemagick can use ?