xcb_open_font - Man Page
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
Generated from xproto.xml. Contact xcb@lists.freedesktop.org for corrections and improvements.
Referenced By
The man page xcb_open_font_checked(3) is an alias of xcb_open_font(3).