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xcb_open_font
Section: XCB Requests (3)Updated: libxcb 1.12
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NAME
xcb_open_font - opens a fontSYNOPSIS
#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.