import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt def parse_properties(bdfFile): properties = {"COMMENT": []} with open(bdfFile, "r") as bdf: line = bdf.readline() while not line.startswith("STARTCHAR"): if line.startswith("COMMENT"): properties["COMMENT"].append( line.replace("COMMENT", "").replace("\n", "") ) if line.startswith("FONT"): properties["FONT"] = line.replace("FONT", "").replace("\n", "") if line.startswith("SIZE"): properties["SIZE"] = line.replace("SIZE", "").replace("\n", "") if line.startswith("FONTBOUNDINGBOX"): properties["FONTBOUNDINGBOX"] = [ int(x) for x in ( line.replace("FONTBOUNDINGBOX ", "").replace("\n", "").split() ) ] if line.startswith("STARTPROPERTIES"): properties["STARTPROPERTIES"] = line.replace( "STARTPROPERTIES", "" ).replace("\n", "") if line.startswith("FONTNAME_REGISTRY"): properties["FONTNAME_REGISTRY"] = line.replace( "FONTNAME_REGISTRY", "" ).replace("\n", "") if line.startswith("FOUNDRY"): properties["FOUNDRY"] = line.replace("FOUNDRY", "").replace("\n", "") if line.startswith("FAMILY_NAME"): properties["FAMILY_NAME"] = line.replace("FAMILY_NAME", "").replace( "\n", "" ) if line.startswith("WEIGHT_NAME"): properties["WEIGHT_NAME"] = line.replace("WEIGHT_NAME", "").replace( "\n", "" ) if line.startswith("SLANT"): properties["SLANT"] = line.replace("SLANT", "").replace("\n", "") if line.startswith("SETWIDTH_NAME"): properties["SETWIDTH_NAME"] = line.replace("SETWIDTH_NAME", "").replace( "\n", "" ) if line.startswith("ADD_STYLE_NAME"): properties["ADD_STYLE_NAME"] = line.replace( "ADD_STYLE_NAME", "" ).replace("\n", "") if line.startswith("PIXEL_SIZE"): properties["PIXEL_SIZE"] = line.replace("PIXEL_SIZE", "").replace( "\n", "" ) if line.startswith("POINT_SIZE"): properties["POINT_SIZE"] = line.replace("POINT_SIZE", "").replace( "\n", "" ) if line.startswith("RESOLUTION_X"): properties["RESOLUTION_X"] = line.replace("RESOLUTION_X", "").replace( "\n", "" ) if line.startswith("RESOLUTION_Y"): properties["RESOLUTION_Y"] = line.replace("RESOLUTION_Y", "").replace( "\n", "" ) if line.startswith("SPACING"): properties["SPACING"] = line.replace("SPACING", "").replace("\n", "") if line.startswith("AVERAGE_WIDTH"): properties["AVERAGE_WIDTH"] = line.replace("AVERAGE_WIDTH", "").replace( "\n", "" ) if line.startswith("CHARSET_REGISTRY"): properties["CHARSET_REGISTRY"] = line.replace( "CHARSET_REGISTRY", "" ).replace("\n", "") if line.startswith("CHARSET_ENCODING"): properties["CHARSET_ENCODING"] = line.replace( "CHARSET_ENCODING", "" ).replace("\n", "") if line.startswith("DEFAULT_CHAR"): properties["DEFAULT_CHAR"] = line.replace("DEFAULT_CHAR", "").replace( "\n", "" ) if line.startswith("FONT_DESCENT"): properties["FONT_DESCENT"] = line.replace("FONT_DESCENT", "").replace( "\n", "" ) if line.startswith("FONT_ASCENT"): properties["FONT_ASCENT"] = line.replace("FONT_ASCENT", "").replace( "\n", "" ) if line.startswith("COPYRIGHT"): properties["COPYRIGHT"] = line.replace("COPYRIGHT", "").replace( "\n", "" ) if line.startswith("CAP_HEIGHT"): properties["CAP_HEIGHT"] = line.replace("CAP_HEIGHT", "").replace( "\n", "" ) if line.startswith("X_HEIGHT"): properties["X_HEIGHT"] = line.replace("X_HEIGHT", "").replace("\n", "") if line.startswith("_GBDFED_INFO"): properties["_GBDFED_INFO"] = line.replace("_GBDFED_INFO", "").replace( "\n", "" ) line = bdf.readline() return properties def from_hex(values, columns): return np.array( [list(f"{int(row[:2], 16):0>{columns}b}") for row in values.split("\n")], dtype=int, ) def parse_chars(bdfFile): font = {} props = parse_properties(bdfFile) cols = props["FONTBOUNDINGBOX"][0] rows = props["FONTBOUNDINGBOX"][1] with open(bdfFile, "r") as bdf: line = bdf.readline() # Go through file until chars start. while not line.startswith("CHARS "): line = bdf.readline() characters = int(line.split(" ")[1]) for character in range(characters): line = bdf.readline() char = line.split(" ")[1].replace("\n", "") while not line.startswith("BITMAP"): line = bdf.readline() bits = "" for row in range(rows): bits += bdf.readline() font[char] = from_hex(bits.strip(), cols) if bdf.readline().startswith("ENDFONT"): return font return font font = parse_chars("9x18.bdf") matrix = font["A"] text = "nson" for letter in text: matrix = np.concatenate((matrix, font[letter]), axis=1) plt.imshow(matrix) plt.show()