Re: Font question

[ikorot earthlink net]

Behdad,

-----Original Message-----
>From: Behdad Esfahbod <behdad behdad org>
>Sent: Aug 23, 2009 2:18 PM
>To: ikorot earthlink net
>Cc: gtk-list gnome org
>Subject: Re: Font question
>
>On 08/21/2009 07:19 PM, ikorot earthlink net wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I was thinking about using pango_font_face_list_sizes(), since this function
>>>> differentiate between "TrueType" and not "TrueType" font, so that I can use
>>>> a list of constant numbers, but I don't know how to pass PangoFontDescription
>>>> to this function.
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Right now the PangoFontFamily and PangoFontFace instances cannot be acquired
>>> using a font description and can only be enumerated.  Sorry about that.
>>
>> Does this mean that I can't do it currently using public Pango API?
>
>Well, you can, by enumerating all families, and all faces of those, and 
>comparing the face description with the description (without size of course!) 
>you have.  It's just not efficient.

Well I'm actually looking for a way to retrieve the font size, so I can create a
font and display some sample text just like the font dialog does.
Also is it possible to get a font style (Regular, Bold, Italic) somehow?

M$ provides source code with the Visual Studio so I was hoping that I somehow 
can do that using GTK+/Pango...

>
>> But then is there another possibility, maybe with other library from GTK+?
>
>No other library to help you I'm afraid.

Is there a plan to make such functions available to developers?

Thank you.

>
>behdad
>
>> Thank you.
>>>
>>>
>>> behdad
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Any help will be really appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>
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