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convert-to-font-description Function

Summary

Converts a font-spec to a font description.

Package

graphics-ports

Signature

convert-to-font-description port font-spec => fdesc

Arguments
port
A graphics port.
font-spec
A font description object, font or symbol.
Values
fdesc
A font-description.
Description

The function convert-to-font-description converts font-spec to a font description object fdesc for the graphics port port. If font-spec is a font, then its description is returned. If font-spec is a font description object, then it is returned. If font-spec is a symbol naming a font alias, then convert-to-font-description converts this alias to a font and returns its font description. Other platform-specific values of font-spec are also accepted.

See also

font-description
make-font-description


CAPI User Guide and Reference Manual (Unix version) - 01 Dec 2021 19:33:02