PSSetFont()

Syntax

Function PSSetFont(cFontName, nStyle, nSize, nTFColor, nTBColor, nAngle)
TPageScript:SetFontAttributes(cFontName, nStyle, nSize, nTFColor, nTBColor, nAngle)

Returns

The old value.

Description

Use PSSetFont() to set the default font attributes to be used by future calls to any PS function that uses a font, like PSTextOut(). PSSetFont() does the same thing as PSSetFontAttributes() and is available for compatibility reasons.

Arguments

cFontName Any valid installed font name. You may use PSGetFontCount() / PSGetFonts() to obtain a list of all font names available for the currently selected printer.
nStyle An Integer value of any of the following styles. Styles may be added togheter to combine styles. See below for the available font styles.
nSize A numeric value representing the size of the font expressed in points (one point = 1/72 of an inch).
nTFColor An Integer value representing either a predefined color value (negative value) or a RGB value.
nTBColor An Integer value representing either a predefined color value (negative value) or a RGB value.
nAngle An Integer value in the range of 0 to 360.

Font styles

Constant Value Description
APS_PLAIN 0 Plain
APS_BOLD 1 Bold
APS_ITALIC 2 Italic
APS_UNDERLINE 4 UnderLine
APS_STRIKEOUT 8 StrikeOut
APS_BOLDITALIC 3 Bold + Italic

FontName must be a True Type font is you're printing to a PDF file using the DEV_PDFFILE device. Bitmap fonts aren't supported.