X11R5

NAME

XSetFont − GC convenience routines

SYNOPSIS

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

PARAMETERS

displaySpecifies the connection to the X server. 

fontSpecifies the font. 

gcSpecifies the GC. 

DESCRIPTION

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

XSetFont can generate BadAlloc, BadFont, and BadGC errors.

ERRORS

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. 

RELATED INFORMATION

XCreateGC(3X11), XQueryBestSize(3X11), XSetArcMode(3X11), XSetClipOrigin(3X11), XSetFillStyle(3X11), XSetLineAttributes(3X11), XSetState(3X11), XSetTile(3X11)
X Window System: The Complete Reference, Second Edition, Robert W. Scheifler and James Gettys