XSetFont
Section: XLIB FUNCTIONS (3)
Updated: libX11 1.3
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NAME
XSetFont - GC convenience routines
 
SYNTAX
- 
- int XSetFont(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(3),
XQueryBestSize(3),
XSetArcMode(3),
XSetClipOrigin(3),
XSetFillStyle(3),
XSetLineAttributes(3),
XSetState(3),
XSetTile(3)
Xlib - C Language X Interface