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[wxWidgets.git] / docs / latex / wx / font.tex

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/font.tex b/docs/latex/wx/font.tex
index 8a4530faf7175a84d6915288f51f4dca2e6c6f53..50738f75faf7bb4601cfc5650a535fdf393067b2 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/font.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/font.tex
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ A font is an object which determines the appearance of text. Fonts are
 used for drawing text to a device context, and setting the appearance of
 a window's text.
 
 used for drawing text to a device context, and setting the appearance of
 a window's text.
 

+You can retrieve the current system font settings with \helpref{wxSystemSettings}{wxsystemsettings}.
+
+\helpref{wxSystemSettings}{wxsystemsettings}
+

 \wxheading{Derived from}
 
 \helpref{wxGDIObject}{wxgdiobject}\\
 \wxheading{Derived from}
 
 \helpref{wxGDIObject}{wxgdiobject}\\


@@ -13,6 +17,96 @@ a window's text.
 
 <wx/font.h>
 
 
 <wx/font.h>
 

+\wxheading{Constants}
+
+The font flags which can be used during the font creation are:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+enum
+{
+    // no special flags: font with default weight/slant/anti-aliasing
+    wxFONTFLAG_DEFAULT          = 0,
+
+    // slant flags (default: no slant)
+    wxFONTFLAG_ITALIC           = 1 << 0,
+    wxFONTFLAG_SLANT            = 1 << 1,
+
+    // weight flags (default: medium)
+    wxFONTFLAG_LIGHT            = 1 << 2,
+    wxFONTFLAG_BOLD             = 1 << 3,
+
+    // anti-aliasing flag: force on or off (default: the current system default)
+    wxFONTFLAG_ANTIALIASED      = 1 << 4,
+    wxFONTFLAG_NOT_ANTIALIASED  = 1 << 5,
+
+    // underlined/strikethrough flags (default: no lines)
+    wxFONTFLAG_UNDERLINED       = 1 << 6,
+    wxFONTFLAG_STRIKETHROUGH    = 1 << 7,
+};
+\end{verbatim}
+
+The known font encodings are:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+enum wxFontEncoding
+{
+    wxFONTENCODING_SYSTEM = -1,     // system default
+    wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT,         // current default encoding
+
+    // ISO8859 standard defines a number of single-byte charsets
+    wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_1,       // West European (Latin1)
+    wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_2,       // Central and East European (Latin2)
+    wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_3,       // Esperanto (Latin3)
+    wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_4,       // Baltic (old) (Latin4)
+    wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_5,       // Cyrillic
+    wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_6,       // Arabic
+    wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_7,       // Greek
+    wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_8,       // Hebrew
+    wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_9,       // Turkish (Latin5)
+    wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_10,      // Variation of Latin4 (Latin6)
+    wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_11,      // Thai
+    wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_12,      // doesn't exist currently, but put it
+                                    // here anyhow to make all ISO8859
+                                    // consecutive numbers
+    wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_13,      // Baltic (Latin7)
+    wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_14,      // Latin8
+    wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_15,      // Latin9 (a.k.a. Latin0, includes euro)
+    wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_MAX,
+
+    // Cyrillic charset soup (see http://czyborra.com/charsets/cyrillic.html)
+    wxFONTENCODING_KOI8,            // we don't support any of KOI8 variants
+    wxFONTENCODING_ALTERNATIVE,     // same as MS-DOS CP866
+    wxFONTENCODING_BULGARIAN,       // used under Linux in Bulgaria
+
+    // what would we do without Microsoft? They have their own encodings
+        // for DOS
+    wxFONTENCODING_CP437,           // original MS-DOS codepage
+    wxFONTENCODING_CP850,           // CP437 merged with Latin1
+    wxFONTENCODING_CP852,           // CP437 merged with Latin2
+    wxFONTENCODING_CP855,           // another cyrillic encoding
+    wxFONTENCODING_CP866,           // and another one
+        // and for Windows
+    wxFONTENCODING_CP874,           // WinThai
+    wxFONTENCODING_CP1250,          // WinLatin2
+    wxFONTENCODING_CP1251,          // WinCyrillic
+    wxFONTENCODING_CP1252,          // WinLatin1
+    wxFONTENCODING_CP1253,          // WinGreek (8859-7)
+    wxFONTENCODING_CP1254,          // WinTurkish
+    wxFONTENCODING_CP1255,          // WinHebrew
+    wxFONTENCODING_CP1256,          // WinArabic
+    wxFONTENCODING_CP1257,          // WinBaltic (same as Latin 7)
+    wxFONTENCODING_CP12_MAX,
+
+    wxFONTENCODING_UTF7,            // UTF-7 Unicode encoding
+    wxFONTENCODING_UTF8,            // UTF-8 Unicode encoding
+
+    wxFONTENCODING_UNICODE,         // Unicode - currently used only by
+                                    // wxEncodingConverter class
+
+    wxFONTENCODING_MAX
+};
+\end{verbatim}
+

 \wxheading{Predefined objects}
 
 Objects:
 \wxheading{Predefined objects}
 
 Objects:


@@ -30,7 +124,7 @@ wxSWISS\_FONT}
 
 \helpref{wxFont overview}{wxfontoverview}, \helpref{wxDC::SetFont}{wxdcsetfont},\rtfsp
 \helpref{wxDC::DrawText}{wxdcdrawtext}, \helpref{wxDC::GetTextExtent}{wxdcgettextextent},\rtfsp
 
 \helpref{wxFont overview}{wxfontoverview}, \helpref{wxDC::SetFont}{wxdcsetfont},\rtfsp
 \helpref{wxDC::DrawText}{wxdcdrawtext}, \helpref{wxDC::GetTextExtent}{wxdcgettextextent},\rtfsp

-\helpref{wxFontDialog}{wxfontdialog}
+\helpref{wxFontDialog}{wxfontdialog}, \helpref{wxSystemSettings}{wxsystemsettings}

 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 
 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 


@@ -41,7 +135,7 @@ wxSWISS\_FONT}
 Default constructor.
 
 \func{}{wxFont}{\param{int}{ pointSize}, \param{int}{ family}, \param{int}{ style}, \param{int}{ weight},
 Default constructor.
 
 \func{}{wxFont}{\param{int}{ pointSize}, \param{int}{ family}, \param{int}{ style}, \param{int}{ weight},

- \param{const bool}{ underline = FALSE}, \param{const wxString\& }{faceName = ""},
+ \param{const bool}{ underline = false}, \param{const wxString\& }{faceName = ""},

  \param{wxFontEncoding }{encoding = wxFONTENCODING\_DEFAULT}}
 
 Creates a font object (see \helpref{font encoding
  \param{wxFontEncoding }{encoding = wxFONTENCODING\_DEFAULT}}
 
 Creates a font object (see \helpref{font encoding


@@ -67,7 +161,7 @@ overview}{wxfontencodingoverview} for the meaning of the last parameter).
 
 \docparam{weight}{One of {\bf wxNORMAL}, {\bf wxLIGHT} and {\bf wxBOLD}.}
 
 
 \docparam{weight}{One of {\bf wxNORMAL}, {\bf wxLIGHT} and {\bf wxBOLD}.}
 

-\docparam{underline}{The value can be TRUE or FALSE. At present this has an effect on Windows only.}
+\docparam{underline}{The value can be true or false. At present this has an effect on Windows and Motif 2.x only.}

 
 \docparam{faceName}{An optional string specifying the actual typeface to be used. If the empty string,
 a default typeface will chosen based on the family.}
 
 \docparam{faceName}{An optional string specifying the actual typeface to be used. If the empty string,
 a default typeface will chosen based on the family.}


@@ -82,7 +176,7 @@ is the encoding set by calls to
 say, KOI8 to create all fonts by default with KOI8 encoding. Initially, the
 default application encoding is the same as default system encoding.}
 \twocolitem{{\bf wxFONTENCODING\_ISO8859\_1...15}}{ISO8859 encodings.}
 say, KOI8 to create all fonts by default with KOI8 encoding. Initially, the
 default application encoding is the same as default system encoding.}
 \twocolitem{{\bf wxFONTENCODING\_ISO8859\_1...15}}{ISO8859 encodings.}

-\twocolitem{{\bf wxFONTENCODING\_KOI8}}{The standard russian encoding for Internet.}
+\twocolitem{{\bf wxFONTENCODING\_KOI8}}{The standard Russian encoding for Internet.}

 \twocolitem{{\bf wxFONTENCODING\_CP1250...1252}}{Windows encodings similar to ISO8859 (but not identical).}
 \end{twocollist}
 If the specified encoding isn't available, no font is created.
 \twocolitem{{\bf wxFONTENCODING\_CP1250...1252}}{Windows encodings similar to ISO8859 (but not identical).}
 \end{twocollist}
 If the specified encoding isn't available, no font is created.


@@ -91,9 +185,7 @@ If the specified encoding isn't available, no font is created.
 \wxheading{Remarks}
 
 If the desired font does not exist, the closest match will be chosen.
 \wxheading{Remarks}
 
 If the desired font does not exist, the closest match will be chosen.

-Under Windows, only scaleable TrueType fonts are used.
-
-Underlining only works under Windows at present.
+Under Windows, only scalable TrueType fonts are used.

 
 See also \helpref{wxDC::SetFont}{wxdcsetfont}, \helpref{wxDC::DrawText}{wxdcdrawtext}
 and \helpref{wxDC::GetTextExtent}{wxdcgettextextent}.
 
 See also \helpref{wxDC::SetFont}{wxdcsetfont}, \helpref{wxDC::DrawText}{wxdcdrawtext}
 and \helpref{wxDC::GetTextExtent}{wxdcgettextextent}.


@@ -111,14 +203,21 @@ system, since wxFont uses a reference counting system for efficiency.
 
 Although all remaining fonts are deleted when the application exits,
 the application should try to clean up all fonts itself. This is because
 
 Although all remaining fonts are deleted when the application exits,
 the application should try to clean up all fonts itself. This is because

-wxWindows cannot know if a pointer to the font object is stored in an
+wxWidgets cannot know if a pointer to the font object is stored in an

 application data structure, and there is a risk of double deletion.
 
 application data structure, and there is a risk of double deletion.
 

+\membersection{wxFont::IsFixedWidth}\label{wxfontisfixedwidth}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{IsFixedWidth}{\void}
+
+Returns {\tt true} if the font is a fixed width (or monospaced) font, 
+{\tt false} if it is a proportional one or font is invalid.
+

 \membersection{wxFont::GetDefaultEncoding}\label{wxfontgetdefaultencoding}
 
 \func{static wxFontEncoding}{GetDefaultEncoding}{\void}
 
 \membersection{wxFont::GetDefaultEncoding}\label{wxfontgetdefaultencoding}
 
 \func{static wxFontEncoding}{GetDefaultEncoding}{\void}
 

-Returns the current applications default encoding.
+Returns the current application's default encoding.

 
 \wxheading{See also}
 
 
 \wxheading{See also}
 


@@ -147,12 +246,16 @@ family identifiers.
 
 \helpref{wxFont::SetFamily}{wxfontsetfamily}
 
 
 \helpref{wxFont::SetFamily}{wxfontsetfamily}
 

-\membersection{wxFont::GetFontId}\label{wxfontgetfontid}
+\membersection{wxFont::GetNativeFontInfoDesc}\label{wxfontgetnativefontinfodesc}

 
 

-\constfunc{int}{GetFontId}{\void}
+\constfunc{wxString}{GetNativeFontInfoDesc}{\void}

 
 

-Returns the font id, if the portable font system is in operation. See \helpref{Font overview}{wxfontoverview} for
-further details.
+Returns the platform-dependent string completely describing this font or an
+empty string if the font wasn't constructed using the native font description.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxFont::SetNativeFontInfo}{wxfontsetnativefontinfo}

 
 \membersection{wxFont::GetPointSize}\label{wxfontgetpointsize}
 
 
 \membersection{wxFont::GetPointSize}\label{wxfontgetpointsize}
 


@@ -179,7 +282,7 @@ styles.
 
 \constfunc{bool}{GetUnderlined}{\void}
 
 
 \constfunc{bool}{GetUnderlined}{\void}
 

-Returns TRUE if the font is underlined, FALSE otherwise.
+Returns true if the font is underlined, false otherwise.

 
 \wxheading{See also}
 
 
 \wxheading{See also}
 


@@ -196,6 +299,12 @@ weight identifiers.
 
 \helpref{wxFont::SetWeight}{wxfontsetweight}
 
 
 \helpref{wxFont::SetWeight}{wxfontsetweight}
 

+\membersection{wxFont::Ok}\label{wxfontok}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{Ok}{\void}
+
+Returns {\tt true} if this object is a valid font, {\tt false} otherwise.
+

 \membersection{wxFont::SetDefaultEncoding}\label{wxfontsetdefaultencoding}
 
 \func{static void}{SetDefaultEncoding}{\param{wxFontEncoding }{encoding}}
 \membersection{wxFont::SetDefaultEncoding}\label{wxfontsetdefaultencoding}
 
 \func{static void}{SetDefaultEncoding}{\param{wxFontEncoding }{encoding}}


@@ -221,7 +330,7 @@ Sets the facename for the font.
 
 To avoid portability problems, don't rely on a specific face, but specify the font family
 instead or as well. A suitable font will be found on the end-user's system. If both the
 
 To avoid portability problems, don't rely on a specific face, but specify the font family
 instead or as well. A suitable font will be found on the end-user's system. If both the

-family and the facename are specified, wxWindows will first search for the specific face,
+family and the facename are specified, wxWidgets will first search for the specific face,

 and then for a font belonging to the same family.
 
 \wxheading{See also}
 and then for a font belonging to the same family.
 
 \wxheading{See also}


@@ -252,6 +361,15 @@ Sets the font family.
 
 \helpref{wxFont::GetFamily}{wxfontgetfamily}, \helpref{wxFont::SetFaceName}{wxfontsetfacename}
 
 
 \helpref{wxFont::GetFamily}{wxfontgetfamily}, \helpref{wxFont::SetFaceName}{wxfontsetfacename}
 

+\membersection{wxFont::SetNativeFontInfo}\label{wxfontsetnativefontinfo}
+
+\func{void}{SetNativeFontInfo}{\param{const wxString\& }{info}}
+
+Creates the font corresponding to the given native font description string
+which must have been previously returned by 
+\helpref{GetNativeFontInfoDesc}{wxfontgetnativefontinfodesc}. If the string is
+invalid, font is unchanged.
+

 \membersection{wxFont::SetPointSize}\label{wxfontsetpointsize}
 
 \func{void}{SetPointSize}{\param{int}{ pointSize}}
 \membersection{wxFont::SetPointSize}\label{wxfontsetpointsize}
 
 \func{void}{SetPointSize}{\param{int}{ pointSize}}


@@ -288,7 +406,7 @@ Sets underlining.
 
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 
 
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 

-\docparam{underlining}{TRUE to underline, FALSE otherwise.}
+\docparam{underlining}{true to underline, false otherwise.}

 
 \wxheading{See also}
 
 
 \wxheading{See also}
 


@@ -331,4 +449,3 @@ fail the test.
 Inequality operator. Two fonts are not equal if they contain pointers
 to different underlying font data. It does not compare each attribute.
 
 Inequality operator. Two fonts are not equal if they contain pointers
 to different underlying font data. It does not compare each attribute.
 

-