XKBPRINT(1) X Version 11 (Release 6.6) XKBPRINT(1)
NAME
xkbprint - print an XKB keyboard description
SYNOPSIS
xkbprint [options] source [ output_file ]
DESCRIPTION
The xkbprint comman generates a printable or encapsulated
PostScript description of the XKB keyboard description
specifed by source. The source can be any compiled keymap
(.xkm) file that includes a geometry description or an X
display specification. If an output_file is specified,
xkbprint writes to it. If no output file is specified,
xkbprint creates replaces the extension of the source file
with .ps or .eps depending on the requested format. If the
source is a non-local X display (e.g.:0), xkbprint appends
the appropriate prefix to the display specification,
replacing the colon with a dash. For a local display,
xkprint uses server-n where n is the number of the display.
OPTIONS
-?, -help
Prints a usage message.
-color Print using the colors specified in the geometry
file; by default, xkbprint prints a black-and-white
image of the keyboard.
-dflts Attempt to compute default names for any missing
components, such as keys.
-diffs Show symbols only where they are explicitly bound.
-eps Generate an encapsulated PostScript file.
-fit Fit the keyboard image on the page (default).
-full Print the keyboard at full size.
-grid res
Print a grid with resmm resolution over the
keyboard.
-if fontName
Specifies an internal PostScript type 1 font to dump
to the specified output file or to fontName.pfa, if
no output file is specified. No keyboard
description is printed if an internal font is
dumped.
-label type
Specifies the labels to be printed on keys; legal
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-lc <locale>
Specifies a locale in which KeySyms should be
resolved.
-level1 Generate level 1 PostScript.
-level2 Generate level 2 PostScript.
-lg group
Print symbols in keyboard groups starting from
group.
-ll level
Print symbols starting from shift level level.
-mono Generate black-and-white image of keyboard
(default).
-n num Print num copies.
-nkg num
Print the symbols in num keyboard groups.
-npk num
Number of keyboard images to print on each page; for
EPS files, this specifies the total number of
keyboard images to print.
-o file Write output to file.
-Rdirectory
Use directory as the root directory; all path names
are interpreted relative to directory.
-pict which
Controls use of pictographs instead of keysym names
where available. which can be any of all, none, or
common(default).
-synch Forces synchronization for X requests.
-w level
Sets warning level (0 for no warning, 10 for all
warnings).
SEE ALSO
X(1),xkbcomp(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1995, Silicon Graphics Computer Systems Copyright
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See X(1) for a full statement of rights and permissions.
AUTHOR
Erik Fortune, Silicon Graphics
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