xcb_open_font
Section: XCB Requests (3)
Updated: libxcb 1.13.1
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NAME
xcb_open_font - opens a font
SYNOPSIS
#include <xcb/xproto.h>
Request function
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- xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_open_font(xcb_connection_t *conn, xcb_font_t fid, uint16_t name_len, const char *name);
REQUEST ARGUMENTS
- conn
-
The XCB connection to X11.
- fid
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The ID with which you will refer to the font, created by xcb_generate_id.
- name_len
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Length (in bytes) of name.
- name
-
A pattern describing an X core font.
DESCRIPTION
Opens any X core font matching the given
name (for example "-misc-fixed-*").
Note that X core fonts are deprecated (but still supported) in favor of
client-side rendering using Xft.
RETURN VALUE
Returns an
xcb_void_cookie_t. Errors (if any) have to be handled in the event loop.
If you want to handle errors directly with xcb_request_check instead, use xcb_open_font_checked. See xcb-requests(3) for details.
ERRORS
- xcb_name_error_t
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No font matches the given name.
SEE ALSO
xcb-requests(3),
xcb_generate_id(3)
AUTHOR
Generated from xproto.xml. Contact
xcb@lists.freedesktop.org for corrections and improvements.