RE: [gtk-list] setting fixed font for text widget.

[Tony Gale <gale daedalus dera gov uk>]

On 15-Apr-98 Rick Forrester wrote: 
> For a simple multiline text display I need to set the font to a
> fixed one to 
> keep the screen from becoming misaligned.  Have been unable to find
> how to 
> specify the font to a text widget.  Know how to set it for the
> widget, once I 
> can specify it.

Something like the following should work:

GdkFont *fixed_font;
fixed_font = gdk_font_load("fixed");

You can put a full font specification in place of fixed, such as
-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--*-140-*-*-*-*-*-*

Tony
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