XSetFont(X3xlib) X Version 11 (Release 6.1)

XSetFont -- GC convenience routines

Synopsis

   XSetFont(display, gc, font) 
         Display *display; 
         GC gc; 
         Font font;

Arguments

display: Specifies the connection to the X server.
font: Specifies the font.
gc: Specifies the GC.

Description

The XSetFont function sets the current font in the specified GC.

XSetFont can generate ``BadAlloc'', ``BadFont'', and ``BadGC'' errors.

Diagnostics

``BadAlloc'': The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory.
``BadFont'': A value for a Font or GContext argument does not name a defined Font.
``BadGC'': A value for a GContext argument does not name a defined GContext.

References

XCreateGC(X3xlib), XQueryBestSize(X3xlib), XSetArcMode(X3xlib), XSetClipOrigin(X3xlib), XSetFillStyle(X3xlib), XSetLineAttributes(X3xlib), XSetState(X3xlib), XSetTile(X3xlib)

Xlib - C Language X Interface

30 January 1998
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