XSetFont(XS)      X Version 11 (Release 5) 6 January 1993       XSetFont(XS)


 Name

    XSetFont - GC convenience routines

 Syntax


    XSetFont(display, gc, font)
          Display *display;
          GC gc;
          Font font;


 Arguments


    display    Specifies the connection to the X server.

    font       Specifies the font.

    gc         Specifies the GC.

 Description

    The XSetFont function sets the current font in the specified GC.

    XSetFont can generate ``BadAlloc'', ``BadFont'', and ``BadGC'' errors.

 Diagnostics


    ``BadAlloc''
               The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server
               memory.

    ``BadFont''
               A value for a Font or GContext argument does not name a
               defined Font.

    ``BadGC''  A value for a GContext argument does not name a defined GCon-
               text.

 See also

    XCreateGC(XS), XQueryBestSize(XS), XSetArcMode(XS), XSetClipOrigin(XS),
    XSetFillStyle(XS), XSetLineAttributes(XS), XSetState(XS), XSetTile(XS)
    Xlib - C Language X Interface