1GLXUSEXFONT(3G) OpenGL Manual GLXUSEXFONT(3G)
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6 glXUseXFont - create bitmap display lists from an X font
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9 void glXUseXFont(Font font, int first, int count, int listBase);
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13 Specifies the font from which character glyphs are to be taken.
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22 Specifies the index of the first display list to be generated.
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25 glXUseXFont generates count display lists, named listBase through
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27 parameters of the glBitmap() command of display list listBase + i are
28 derived from glyph first + i. Bitmap parameters xorig, yorig, width,
29 and height are computed from font metrics as descent - 1, - lbearing,
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35 Using glXUseXFont may be more efficient than accessing the X font and
36 generating the display lists explicitly, both because the display lists
37 are created on the server without requiring a round trip of the glyph
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41 Empty display lists are created for all glyphs that are requested and
42 are not defined in font. glXUseXFont is ignored if there is no current
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46 BadFont is generated if font is not a valid font.
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