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XSetFont(3)                                    XLIB FUNCTIONS                                    XSetFont(3)



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(3X11), XQueryBestSize(3X11), XSetArcMode(3X11), XSetClipOrigin(3X11), XSetFillStyle(3X11),
       XSetLineAttributes(3X11), XSetState(3X11), XSetTile(3X11)
       Xlib - C Language X Interface



X Version 11                                    libX11 1.2.1                                     XSetFont(3)

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