X Version 11 (Release 5)

XSetFont(XS)

XSetFont -- GC convenience routines

Syntax

   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.

See also

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

Xlib - C Language X Interface

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