PgSetFont()

Set text font

Synopsis:

void PgSetFont( char const *font_file );

Description:

This function sets the font for text subsequently drawn with PgDrawText() or PgDrawString(). Font names are in the format:

face size [style]

where face refers to the face of the font. For example:

cour

Courier

helv

Helvetica

ncen

New Century Schoolbook

time

Times Roman

lu

Lucida

lut

Lucida Terminal

lub

Lucida Bright

swiss

Swiss 721 (a scalable font)

The size argument refers to the ascent height in pixels of a proportional font or the total height of a fixed font.

The style argument is optional. If specified, it may contain any combination of the following:

a

anti-aliased

b

bold

i

italic

For a complete list of available fonts, check the /usr/photon/font directory.

Examples:

// use Helvetica, 12p, Normal
PgSetFont( "helv12" );
// use Helvetica, 14p, Bold Italic
PgSetFont( "helv14bi" );
// use Times Roman, 24p, Italic
PgSetFont( "time24i" );

Classification:

Photon

See also:

PgDrawString(), PgDrawText(), PgSetFillColor(), PgSetFillDither(), PgSetFillTransPat(), PgSetUnderline()