xcb_open_font

Section: XCB Requests (3)
Updated: libxcb 1.12
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NAME

xcb_open_font - opens a font  

SYNOPSIS

#include <xcb/xproto.h>  

Request function

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

The ID with which you will refer to the font, created by xcb_generate_id.

name_len

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

No font matches the given name.

 

SEE ALSO

xcb-requests(3), xcb_generate_id(3)  

AUTHOR

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NAME

SYNOPSIS

Request function

REQUEST ARGUMENTS

DESCRIPTION

RETURN VALUE

ERRORS

SEE ALSO

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