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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 de-
                 fined Font.

       BadGC     A value for a GContext argument does not name a defined  GCon-
                 text.

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

X Version 11                     libX11 1.8.12                      XSetFont(3)

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