xcb_open_font - opens a font
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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.
Errors
xcb_name_error_t
No font matches the given name.
Name
xcb_open_font - opens a font
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.
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.
See Also
xcb-requests(3), xcb_generate_id(3)
Synopsis
#include<xcb/xproto.h>Requestfunction
xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_open_font(xcb_connection_t *conn, xcb_font_t fid, uint16_t name_len, const
char *name);
