FontCreate (Function)

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FontCreate

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Differences between FontCreate and iCreateFont

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FontCreate (Function)

In french: PoliceCrée

Creates a font definition. This font can be used:

to write text in drawings (dFont)
to select the font used in charts (grLabelFont, grLegendFont, grTitleFont, grAxisTitleFont)
to select a print font (iFont)
to define the font used in the controls of a window, page or report (..Font)

Versions 17 and later

This function is now available for the WINDEV applications in Linux.

This function is now available for the WEBDEV sites in Linux.

This function is now available for the iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 17

This function is now available for the WINDEV applications in Linux.

This function is now available for the WEBDEV sites in Linux.

This function is now available for the iPhone/iPad applications.

This function is now available for the WINDEV applications in Linux.

This function is now available for the WEBDEV sites in Linux.

This function is now available for the iPhone/iPad applications.

Example

// Create a font
MyFont is Font
MyFont = FontCreate("Arial", 12, iBold, LightYellow)
// Use this font in the "CustomerName" control
CustomerName..Font = MyFont

// Create a standard font
StandardF is Font = FontCreate("Arial", 12)
// Create a bold font
BoldF is Font = FontCreate("Arial", 12, iBold)
// Prepare the print
iDestination(iPDF)
// Browse an array
i is int
FOR i = 1 to 100
// Use the standard font for the first 50 array elements
IF i<=50 THEN
iFont(StandardF)
ELSE
// Use the bold font for the last 50 array elements
iFont(BoldF)
END
END
// Start the print
iEndPrinting()

Syntax

<Result> = FontCreate(<Font Name> [, <Size> [, <Style> [, <Color> [, <Angle>]]]])

<Result>: Font variable

Name of the Font variable that can be used in the different drawing functions, chart functions or print functions that use a font.

<Font Name>: Character string (with quotes)

Name of font used. This name must correspond to one of the fonts installed on the current computer.

<Size>: Optional integer

Size of font expressed in picas (1 Pica = 0.353 mm). The font size is set to 12 by default.

<Style>: Optional Integer constant (or combination of constants)

Font attributes:
iNormal
(default value) Standard font, without attributes
iBold Bold font
iUnderlined Underlined font
iItalic Italic font
iStrikeOut Strikeout font
iCondensed Condensed characters
iExtended Extended characters
iLarge Large characters

<Color>: Optional integer

Color used for the font. If this parameter is not specified, the color used is black.
This color corresponds to:
an RGB color (returned by RGB).
an HSL color (returned by HSL),
a preset color of WLanguage.

<Angle>: Optional integer

Angle (in degrees) according to which the text will be printed. The angle is calculated counterclockwise from an horizontal line (trigonometric direction).

Remarks

Differences between FontCreate and iCreateFont

FontCreate creates a font definition that can be used in all the elements found in a WINDEV or WEBDEV application. This font is stored by the Font variable type and it can be used:

to write text in drawings (dFont)
to select the font used in charts (grLabelFont, grLegendFont, grTitleFont, grAxisTitleFont)
to select a print font (iFont)
to define the font used in the controls of a window (..Font property for the window controls)
to define the font used in the controls of a page (..Font property for the page controls)
to define the font used in the controls of a report (..Font property for the report controls)

iCreateFont can only be used to create a font that can be used by the print functions.

Related Examples:

Unit examples (WEBDEV): Font property

[ + ] This example presents the use of the..Font properties and the use of the FontCreate function.

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