# SetFont fonthandle

# Parameters

fontname = string containing font name height = font height desired bold = set to TRUE to load font as BOLD italic = set to TRUE to load font as ITALIC underlined set to TRUE to load font as UNDERLINED

# Description

This activates a TrueType font previously loaded into memory (though the LoadFont command) for future use with printing commands such as Text. Note: Blitz doesn't work with SYMBOL fonts, like Webdings and WingDings. Be sure to free the memory used by the font went you are done using the FreeFont command.

# Example

; LoadFont/SetFont/FreeFont example ; enable graphics mode Graphics 800,600,16 ; Set global on font variables Global fntArial,fntArialB,fntArialI,fntArialU ;Load fonts to a file handle variables fntArial=LoadFont("Arial",24,False,False,False) fntArialB=LoadFont("Arial",18,True,False,False) fntArialI=LoadFont("Arial",32,False,True,False) fntArialU=LoadFont("Arial",14,False,False,True) ; set the font and print text SetFont fntArial Text 400,0,"This is just plain Arial 24 point",True,False SetFont fntArialB Text 400,30,"This is bold Arial 18 point",True,False SetFont fntArialI Text 400,60,"This is italic Arial 32 point",True,False SetFont fntArialU Text 400,90,"This is underlined Arial 14 point",True,False ; Standard 'wait for ESC' from user While Not KeyHit(1) Wend ; Clear all the fonts from memory! FreeFont fntArial FreeFont fntArialB FreeFont fntArialI FreeFont fntArialU

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