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Declares the font that will be used by <Image>.DrawText in an Image control.
Linux Caution: A specific configuration is required to use this function in Linux. For more details, see The drawings.
Example
// Declare the character font:
// Arial, size 12, bold
IMG_Drawing.Font("Arial", 12, iBold)
Syntax

Using a specific font for the drawings Hide the details

<Image control>.Font(<Font> [, <Font size> [, <Font attributes> [, <Text inclination>]]])
<Image control>: Control name
Name of the Image control to be used.
<Font>: Character string
Name of the font used when the text is drawn by <Image>.DrawText. This parameter must not correspond to a font family. The list of fonts installed on the current computer is returned by FontList.
Java If the name of the font is not found, Windows searches for a font whose name is close to the requested one. To do so, <Image>.StartDrawing must have been used.
<Font size>: Optional integer
Size of the font (in pixels). The default value is 12.
<Font attributes>: Optional constant (or combination of constants)
Font attributes to use:
iBoldAssigns the bold attribute to the text drawn.
iItalicAssigns the italic attribute to the text drawn.
iNormal
(Default value)
Normalizes the text drawn
iStrikeOutStrikes the text drawn.
iUnderlinedUnderlines the text drawn.
<Text inclination>: Optional integer
Specifies the inclination of the text (in degrees). The default value is 0.
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<Image control>.Font(<Font used>)
<Image control>: Control name
Name of the Image control to be used.
<Font used>: Font
Font that will be used for the drawings. This parameter corresponds to a variable of type Font. The font characteristics have been defined by the FontCreate function or via the font properties.
Remarks
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Fonts

FontList is used to retrieve the list of valid fonts (TrueType, PostScript) installed on the current computer.
To get good results when angling the text drawn, the <Font> used must be a "True Type" font.
Business / UI classification: Neutral code
Component: wd290pnt.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 24
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Last update: 01/18/2024

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