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ref:xbin [2018/02/04 01:01] – [See Also] digital manref:xbin [2018/02/05 16:53] – [Character Height] A little EGA/VGA clarity digital man
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   - One or two font (character set) definitions   - One or two font (character set) definitions
  
-{{:ref:xbin.png?400|}}+===== Example ===== 
 +==== CT-XBIN.XB ==== 
 +{{:ref:xbin.png?400|An ACiD XBin demonstration file (CT-XBIN.XB) displayed in SyncTERM v1.1b}}
  
 +==== The same file displayed without embedded font or palette data ====
 +{{:ref:xbin_without_font_or_palette.png?400|Does your terminal display XBin's like this?}}
 ===== Fonts ===== ===== Fonts =====
  
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 When one or more fonts are specified in the file, the file becomes tied to a specific //character height// (or what they call "FontSize" in the XBin specs). Meaning, the viewer must be using a display mode which matches the character height in the file or else the font(s) cannot be used during the display and the file likely will not appear as intended. When one or more fonts are specified in the file, the file becomes tied to a specific //character height// (or what they call "FontSize" in the XBin specs). Meaning, the viewer must be using a display mode which matches the character height in the file or else the font(s) cannot be used during the display and the file likely will not appear as intended.
  
-For example, in the typical 80x25 video mode, an 8x16 character (font) is used. While in 80x43 video mode, an 8x8 character is used. So a character height of 16 pixels is most common with character heights of 8 pixels and 14 pixels being less common, but still included in the IBM CGA/EGA/VGA display standard text modes.+For example, in the typical 80x25 VGA video mode, an 8x16 character (font) is used. While in the 80x43 EGA/VGA video mode, an 8x8 character is used. So a character height of 16 pixels is most common, while character heights of 8 pixels and 14 pixels are less common, but still included in the IBM CGA/EGA/VGA display standard text modes.
  
 There is no provision in the XBin file format for a single file to apply to multiple character heights (video modes). There is no provision in the XBin file format for a single file to apply to multiple character heights (video modes).

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