Function GraSetFont() | Xbase++

Determines font for the display of characters drawn by GraStringAt().

GraSetFont( [<oPS>], [<oXbpFont>] ) --> oXbpCurrentFont

<oPS>

The argument <oPS> specifies the presentation space where the font is set. If the current window is an XbpCrt window, <oPS>is optional. If it is NIL, the return value of SetAppWindow():presSpace() is used. In all other cases <oPS> is not optional. It must be created either using XbpPresSpace():new() or a "Micro PS" must be requested from an Xbase Part using the method:lockPS(). After graphic output the Micro PS must be released with :unlockPS().

<oXbpFont> is a font object and determines the font for all characters drawn by GraStringAt(). A font object is made available through the class XbpFont (see XbpFont()).

The function GraSetFont() returns the font object currently set. If a new font is specified, the function returns the previous font object.

The function GraSetFont() determines the character font used for the graphic output of characters or character strings within a presentation space. A character font is made available by an XbpFont object (see XbpFont()). The function GraSetFont() installs a XbpFont object, which is then used for the display of characters by the function GraStringAt().

For the interactive selection of a font, Xbase++ provides a font dialog generated by the class XbpFontDialog().

Using the function GraSetAttrString(), the display of characters using a vector font can be modified in several ways.

Selecting and installing fonts


// The example program shows the selection of a font using the 
// font dialog. After the font was selected, it is installed with 
// GraSetFont() as the current font for the window. 

#include "Gra.ch" 
#include "Xbp.ch" 

PROCEDURE Main 
   LOCAL oFont, oFontDlg 

   oFontDlg := XbpFontDialog():New() 
   oFontDlg:Create()                 // create font dialog 

   SetMouse( .T. )                   // activate mouse 
   SetAppWindow():mouseMode := XBPCRT_MOUSEMODE_PM 
                                     // graphic mouse coordinates 
   SetColor( "N/W" )                 // fill window with pale gray 
   CLS 

   DO WHILE (oFont := oFontDlg:display(XBP_DISP_APPMODAL)) <> NIL 
                                     // modal font dialog 

      GraSetFont( NIL, oFont )       // install font 
      GraStringAt( NIL, {10,200}, ;  // output characters 
                  "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" ) 

      DO WHILE NextAppEvent() <> 0   // remove all events 
         AppEvent()                  // from the queue 
      ENDDO 
      AppEvent(,,,0)                 // wait for next event 

      oFontDlg:familyName := ;       // determine beginning 
         oFont:familyName            // element for combo box 

      CLS                            // fill window with pale gray 
   ENDDO 

RETURN

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Function GraSetFont() Foundation