Class: \helpref{wxFont}{wxfont}
A font is an object which determines the appearance of text, primarily
-when drawing text to a canvas or device context. A font is determined by
+when drawing text to a window or device context. A font is determined by
up to six parameters:
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
might be transported to a different Windows machine or other platform.
\normalbox{{\bf Note:} There is currently a difference between the appearance of fonts on the
-two platforms, if the mapping mode is anything other than MM\_TEXT.
+two platforms, if the mapping mode is anything other than wxMM\_TEXT.
Under X, font size is always specified in points. Under MS Windows, the
unit for text is points but the text is scaled according to the
-current mapping mode. However, user scaling on a device canvas will
+current mapping mode. However, user scaling on a device context will
also scale fonts under both environments.}