Font (Type of variable)

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Font (Type of variable)

In french: Police (Type de variable)

A Font variable is used to create a font by programming. The characteristics of this font can be modified by several WLanguage properties.

A Font variable can be used:

Notes:

Versions 17 and later

This type of variable is now available for the WINDEV applications for Linux.

This type of variable is now available for the WEBDEV sites for Linux.

New in version 17

This type of variable is now available for the WINDEV applications for Linux.

This type of variable is now available for the WEBDEV sites for Linux.

This type of variable is now available for the WINDEV applications for Linux.

This type of variable is now available for the WEBDEV sites for Linux.

Example

// Declare the Font variables
MyFont is Font
MyFont1, MyFont2 are Font

// Variable initialized with the font created by FontCreate
MyFont = FontCreate("Arial", 12, iBold)

// Modify the characteristics of the font
MyFont..Name = "Arial"
MyFont..Size = 12
MyFont..Bold = True

// Use a font on a window control
EDT_Name..Font = MyFont

// Retrieve the font of a control
MyFont1 = EDT_FirstName..Font

Remarks

Characteristics of a font

By default, a Font variable has the following characteristics:

To define the characteristics of a font by programming, use:

Properties for managing fonts

The following properties can be used to handle a Font variable:

Property name	Effect

Charset	Returns and modifies the character set used by a Font variable.
Orientation	Returns and modifies the angle (in degrees) of a Font variable.
StrikeOut	Checks whether a Font variable is struck out and strikes out (or not) a Font variable.
Condensed	Checks whether a Font variable is condensed and condenses (or not) a Font variable.
Color	Returns and modifies the color of a Font variable.
Extended	Checks whether a Font variable is extended and extends (or not) a Font variable.
Bold	Checks whether a Font variable is bold and modifies the bold attribute of a Font variable.
Italic	Checks whether a Font variable is italic and modifies the italic attribute of a Font variable.
Large	Checks whether a Font variable is enlarged and enlarges (or not) a Font variable.
Name	Returns and modifies the name of a Font variable.
Underline	Checks whether a Font variable is underlined and underlines (or not) a Font variable.
Size	Returns and modifies the size (in picas) of a Font variable.

These properties can be directly used on the Font variable. Example:

MyFont is Font
MyFont..Bold = True
MyFont..Color = LightRed

Functions that use the Font variables

The following functions can be used to handle a Font variable:


Versions 09 and later dFont New in version 09 dFont dFont	Declares the font that will be used by dText: in an Image control, in an Image variable.
Versions 09 and later FontCreate New in version 09 FontCreate FontCreate	Creates a font definition.
Versions 09 and later FontSelect New in version 09 FontSelect FontSelect	Opens the standard window for font selection and selects the specified font.
Versions 09 and later grLabelFont New in version 09 grLabelFont grLabelFont	Modifies the font used for the category labels of a chart.
Versions 09 and later grLegendFont New in version 09 grLegendFont grLegendFont	Modifies the font used for the chart legend.
Versions 09 and later grTitleFont New in version 09 grTitleFont grTitleFont	Modifies the font used for the chart title.
Versions 09 and later iFont New in version 09 iFont iFont	Selects the default font.