Fonts

Fonts — Structures representing abstract fonts

Functions

#define PANGO_TYPE_FONT_DESCRIPTION
#define PANGO_TYPE_STYLE
#define PANGO_TYPE_WEIGHT
#define PANGO_TYPE_VARIANT
#define PANGO_TYPE_STRETCH
#define PANGO_TYPE_FONT_MASK
PangoFontDescription * pango_font_description_new ()
PangoFontDescription * pango_font_description_copy ()
PangoFontDescription * pango_font_description_copy_static ()
guint pango_font_description_hash ()
gboolean pango_font_description_equal ()
void pango_font_description_free ()
void pango_font_descriptions_free ()
void pango_font_description_set_family ()
void pango_font_description_set_family_static ()
const char * pango_font_description_get_family ()
void pango_font_description_set_style ()
PangoStyle pango_font_description_get_style ()
void pango_font_description_set_variant ()
PangoVariant pango_font_description_get_variant ()
void pango_font_description_set_weight ()
PangoWeight pango_font_description_get_weight ()
void pango_font_description_set_stretch ()
PangoStretch pango_font_description_get_stretch ()
void pango_font_description_set_size ()
gint pango_font_description_get_size ()
void pango_font_description_set_absolute_size ()
gboolean pango_font_description_get_size_is_absolute ()
void pango_font_description_set_gravity ()
PangoGravity pango_font_description_get_gravity ()
PangoFontMask pango_font_description_get_set_fields ()
void pango_font_description_unset_fields ()
void pango_font_description_merge ()
void pango_font_description_merge_static ()
gboolean pango_font_description_better_match ()
PangoFontDescription * pango_font_description_from_string ()
char * pango_font_description_to_string ()
char * pango_font_description_to_filename ()
#define PANGO_TYPE_FONT_METRICS
PangoFontMetrics * pango_font_metrics_ref ()
void pango_font_metrics_unref ()
int pango_font_metrics_get_ascent ()
int pango_font_metrics_get_descent ()
int pango_font_metrics_get_approximate_char_width ()
int pango_font_metrics_get_approximate_digit_width ()
int pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness ()
int pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position ()
int pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness ()
int pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position ()
#define PANGO_TYPE_FONT
#define PANGO_FONT()
#define PANGO_IS_FONT()
PangoEngineShape * pango_font_find_shaper ()
PangoFontDescription * pango_font_describe ()
PangoFontDescription * pango_font_describe_with_absolute_size ()
PangoCoverage * pango_font_get_coverage ()
void pango_font_get_glyph_extents ()
PangoFontMetrics * pango_font_get_metrics ()
PangoFontMap * pango_font_get_font_map ()
#define PANGO_TYPE_FONT_FAMILY
#define PANGO_FONT_FAMILY()
#define PANGO_IS_FONT_FAMILY()
const char * pango_font_family_get_name ()
gboolean pango_font_family_is_monospace ()
void pango_font_family_list_faces ()
#define PANGO_TYPE_FONT_FACE
#define PANGO_FONT_FACE()
#define PANGO_IS_FONT_FACE()
const char * pango_font_face_get_face_name ()
void pango_font_face_list_sizes ()
PangoFontDescription * pango_font_face_describe ()
gboolean pango_font_face_is_synthesized ()
#define PANGO_TYPE_FONT_MAP
#define PANGO_FONT_MAP()
#define PANGO_IS_FONT_MAP()
#define PANGO_FONT_MAP_CLASS()
#define PANGO_IS_FONT_MAP_CLASS()
#define PANGO_FONT_MAP_GET_CLASS()
PangoContext * pango_font_map_create_context ()
PangoFont * pango_font_map_load_font ()
PangoFontset * pango_font_map_load_fontset ()
void pango_font_map_list_families ()
const char * pango_font_map_get_shape_engine_type ()
guint pango_font_map_get_serial ()
void pango_font_map_changed ()
#define PANGO_TYPE_FONTSET
PangoFont * pango_fontset_get_font ()
PangoFontMetrics * pango_fontset_get_metrics ()
gboolean (*PangoFontsetForeachFunc) ()
void pango_fontset_foreach ()
#define PANGO_TYPE_FONTSET_SIMPLE
PangoFontsetSimple * pango_fontset_simple_new ()
void pango_fontset_simple_append ()
int pango_fontset_simple_size ()

Types and Values

Object Hierarchy

    GBoxed
    ├── PangoFontDescription
    ╰── PangoFontMetrics
    GEnum
    ├── PangoStretch
    ├── PangoStyle
    ├── PangoVariant
    ╰── PangoWeight
    GFlags
    ╰── PangoFontMask
    GObject
    ├── PangoFont
       ╰── PangoFcFont
    ├── PangoFontFace
    ├── PangoFontFamily
    ├── PangoFontMap
       ╰── PangoFcFontMap
    ╰── PangoFontset
        ╰── PangoFontsetSimple

Known Derived Interfaces

PangoFont is required by PangoCairoFont.

PangoFontMap is required by PangoCairoFontMap.

Description

Pango supports a flexible architecture where a particular rendering architecture can supply an implementation of fonts. The PangoFont structure represents an abstract rendering-system-independent font. Pango provides routines to list available fonts, and to load a font of a given description.

Functions

PANGO_TYPE_FONT_DESCRIPTION

#define PANGO_TYPE_FONT_DESCRIPTION (pango_font_description_get_type ())

The GObject type for PangoFontDescription.


PANGO_TYPE_STYLE

#define PANGO_TYPE_STYLE (pango_style_get_type ())

PANGO_TYPE_WEIGHT

#define PANGO_TYPE_WEIGHT (pango_weight_get_type ())

PANGO_TYPE_VARIANT

#define PANGO_TYPE_VARIANT (pango_variant_get_type ())

PANGO_TYPE_STRETCH

#define PANGO_TYPE_STRETCH (pango_stretch_get_type ())

PANGO_TYPE_FONT_MASK

#define PANGO_TYPE_FONT_MASK (pango_font_mask_get_type ())

pango_font_description_new ()

PangoFontDescription *
pango_font_description_new (void);

Creates a new font description structure with all fields unset.

Returns

the newly allocated PangoFontDescription, which should be freed using pango_font_description_free().


pango_font_description_copy ()

PangoFontDescription *
pango_font_description_copy (const PangoFontDescription *desc);

Make a copy of a PangoFontDescription.

Parameters

desc

a PangoFontDescription, may be NULL.

[nullable]

Returns

the newly allocated PangoFontDescription, which should be freed with pango_font_description_free(), or NULL if desc was NULL.

[nullable]


pango_font_description_copy_static ()

PangoFontDescription *
pango_font_description_copy_static (const PangoFontDescription *desc);

Like pango_font_description_copy(), but only a shallow copy is made of the family name and other allocated fields. The result can only be used until desc is modified or freed. This is meant to be used when the copy is only needed temporarily.

Parameters

desc

a PangoFontDescription, may be NULL.

[nullable]

Returns

the newly allocated PangoFontDescription, which should be freed with pango_font_description_free(), or NULL if desc was NULL.

[nullable]


pango_font_description_hash ()

guint
pango_font_description_hash (const PangoFontDescription *desc);

Computes a hash of a PangoFontDescription structure suitable to be used, for example, as an argument to g_hash_table_new(). The hash value is independent of desc->mask .

Parameters

Returns

the hash value.


pango_font_description_equal ()

gboolean
pango_font_description_equal (const PangoFontDescription *desc1,
                              const PangoFontDescription *desc2);

Compares two font descriptions for equality. Two font descriptions are considered equal if the fonts they describe are provably identical. This means that their masks do not have to match, as long as other fields are all the same. (Two font descriptions may result in identical fonts being loaded, but still compare FALSE.)

Parameters

desc1

a PangoFontDescription

 

desc2

another PangoFontDescription

 

Returns

TRUE if the two font descriptions are identical, FALSE otherwise.


pango_font_description_free ()

void
pango_font_description_free (PangoFontDescription *desc);

Frees a font description.

Parameters

desc

a PangoFontDescription, may be NULL.

[nullable]

pango_font_descriptions_free ()

void
pango_font_descriptions_free (PangoFontDescription **descs,
                              int n_descs);

Frees an array of font descriptions.

Parameters

descs

a pointer to an array of PangoFontDescription, may be NULL.

[allow-none][array length=n_descs][transfer full]

n_descs

number of font descriptions in descs

 

pango_font_description_set_family ()

void
pango_font_description_set_family (PangoFontDescription *desc,
                                   const char *family);

Sets the family name field of a font description. The family name represents a family of related font styles, and will resolve to a particular PangoFontFamily. In some uses of PangoFontDescription, it is also possible to use a comma separated list of family names for this field.

Parameters

desc

a PangoFontDescription.

 

family

a string representing the family name.

 

pango_font_description_set_family_static ()

void
pango_font_description_set_family_static
                               (PangoFontDescription *desc,
                                const char *family);

Like pango_font_description_set_family(), except that no copy of family is made. The caller must make sure that the string passed in stays around until desc has been freed or the name is set again. This function can be used if family is a static string such as a C string literal, or if desc is only needed temporarily.

Parameters

desc

a PangoFontDescription

 

family

a string representing the family name.

 

pango_font_description_get_family ()

const char *
pango_font_description_get_family (const PangoFontDescription *desc);

Gets the family name field of a font description. See pango_font_description_set_family().

Parameters

Returns

the family name field for the font description, or NULL if not previously set. This has the same life-time as the font description itself and should not be freed.

[nullable]


pango_font_description_set_style ()

void
pango_font_description_set_style (PangoFontDescription *desc,
                                  PangoStyle style);

Sets the style field of a PangoFontDescription. The PangoStyle enumeration describes whether the font is slanted and the manner in which it is slanted; it can be either PANGO_STYLE_NORMAL, PANGO_STYLE_ITALIC, or PANGO_STYLE_OBLIQUE. Most fonts will either have a italic style or an oblique style, but not both, and font matching in Pango will match italic specifications with oblique fonts and vice-versa if an exact match is not found.

Parameters

desc

a PangoFontDescription

 

style

the style for the font description

 

pango_font_description_get_style ()

PangoStyle
pango_font_description_get_style (const PangoFontDescription *desc);

Gets the style field of a PangoFontDescription. See pango_font_description_set_style().

Parameters

Returns

the style field for the font description. Use pango_font_description_get_set_fields() to find out if the field was explicitly set or not.


pango_font_description_set_variant ()

void
pango_font_description_set_variant (PangoFontDescription *desc,
                                    PangoVariant variant);

Sets the variant field of a font description. The PangoVariant can either be PANGO_VARIANT_NORMAL or PANGO_VARIANT_SMALL_CAPS.

Parameters

desc

a PangoFontDescription

 

variant

the variant type for the font description.

 

pango_font_description_get_variant ()

PangoVariant
pango_font_description_get_variant (const PangoFontDescription *desc);

Gets the variant field of a PangoFontDescription. See pango_font_description_set_variant().

Parameters

Returns

the variant field for the font description. Use pango_font_description_get_set_fields() to find out if the field was explicitly set or not.


pango_font_description_set_weight ()

void
pango_font_description_set_weight (PangoFontDescription *desc,
                                   PangoWeight weight);

Sets the weight field of a font description. The weight field specifies how bold or light the font should be. In addition to the values of the PangoWeight enumeration, other intermediate numeric values are possible.

Parameters

desc

a PangoFontDescription

 

weight

the weight for the font description.

 

pango_font_description_get_weight ()

PangoWeight
pango_font_description_get_weight (const PangoFontDescription *desc);

Gets the weight field of a font description. See pango_font_description_set_weight().

Parameters

Returns

the weight field for the font description. Use pango_font_description_get_set_fields() to find out if the field was explicitly set or not.


pango_font_description_set_stretch ()

void
pango_font_description_set_stretch (PangoFontDescription *desc,
                                    PangoStretch stretch);

Sets the stretch field of a font description. The stretch field specifies how narrow or wide the font should be.

Parameters

desc

a PangoFontDescription

 

stretch

the stretch for the font description

 

pango_font_description_get_stretch ()

PangoStretch
pango_font_description_get_stretch (const PangoFontDescription *desc);

Gets the stretch field of a font description. See pango_font_description_set_stretch().

Parameters

Returns

the stretch field for the font description. Use pango_font_description_get_set_fields() to find out if the field was explicitly set or not.


pango_font_description_set_size ()

void
pango_font_description_set_size (PangoFontDescription *desc,
                                 gint size);

Sets the size field of a font description in fractional points. This is mutually exclusive with pango_font_description_set_absolute_size().

Parameters

desc

a PangoFontDescription

 

size

the size of the font in points, scaled by PANGO_SCALE. (That is, a size value of 10 * PANGO_SCALE is a 10 point font. The conversion factor between points and device units depends on system configuration and the output device. For screen display, a logical DPI of 96 is common, in which case a 10 point font corresponds to a 10 * (96 / 72) = 13.3 pixel font. Use pango_font_description_set_absolute_size() if you need a particular size in device units.

 

pango_font_description_get_size ()

gint
pango_font_description_get_size (const PangoFontDescription *desc);

Gets the size field of a font description. See pango_font_description_set_size().

Parameters

Returns

the size field for the font description in points or device units. You must call pango_font_description_get_size_is_absolute() to find out which is the case. Returns 0 if the size field has not previously been set or it has been set to 0 explicitly. Use pango_font_description_get_set_fields() to find out if the field was explicitly set or not.


pango_font_description_set_absolute_size ()

void
pango_font_description_set_absolute_size
                               (PangoFontDescription *desc,
                                double size);

Sets the size field of a font description, in device units. This is mutually exclusive with pango_font_description_set_size() which sets the font size in points.

Parameters

desc

a PangoFontDescription

 

size

the new size, in Pango units. There are PANGO_SCALE Pango units in one device unit. For an output backend where a device unit is a pixel, a size value of 10 * PANGO_SCALE gives a 10 pixel font.

 

Since: 1.8


pango_font_description_get_size_is_absolute ()

gboolean
pango_font_description_get_size_is_absolute
                               (const PangoFontDescription *desc);

Determines whether the size of the font is in points (not absolute) or device units (absolute). See pango_font_description_set_size() and pango_font_description_set_absolute_size().

Parameters

Returns

whether the size for the font description is in points or device units. Use pango_font_description_get_set_fields() to find out if the size field of the font description was explicitly set or not.

Since: 1.8


pango_font_description_set_gravity ()

void
pango_font_description_set_gravity (PangoFontDescription *desc,
                                    PangoGravity gravity);

Sets the gravity field of a font description. The gravity field specifies how the glyphs should be rotated. If gravity is PANGO_GRAVITY_AUTO, this actually unsets the gravity mask on the font description.

This function is seldom useful to the user. Gravity should normally be set on a PangoContext.

Parameters

desc

a PangoFontDescription

 

gravity

the gravity for the font description.

 

Since: 1.16


pango_font_description_get_gravity ()

PangoGravity
pango_font_description_get_gravity (const PangoFontDescription *desc);

Gets the gravity field of a font description. See pango_font_description_set_gravity().

Parameters

Returns

the gravity field for the font description. Use pango_font_description_get_set_fields() to find out if the field was explicitly set or not.

Since: 1.16


pango_font_description_get_set_fields ()

PangoFontMask
pango_font_description_get_set_fields (const PangoFontDescription *desc);

Determines which fields in a font description have been set.

Parameters

Returns

a bitmask with bits set corresponding to the fields in desc that have been set.


pango_font_description_unset_fields ()

void
pango_font_description_unset_fields (PangoFontDescription *desc,
                                     PangoFontMask to_unset);

Unsets some of the fields in a PangoFontDescription. The unset fields will get back to their default values.

Parameters

desc

a PangoFontDescription

 

to_unset

bitmask of fields in the desc to unset.

 

pango_font_description_merge ()

void
pango_font_description_merge (PangoFontDescription *desc,
                              const PangoFontDescription *desc_to_merge,
                              gboolean replace_existing);

Merges the fields that are set in desc_to_merge into the fields in desc . If replace_existing is FALSE, only fields in desc that are not already set are affected. If TRUE, then fields that are already set will be replaced as well.

If desc_to_merge is NULL, this function performs nothing.

Parameters

desc

a PangoFontDescription

 

desc_to_merge

the PangoFontDescription to merge from, or NULL.

[allow-none]

replace_existing

if TRUE, replace fields in desc with the corresponding values from desc_to_merge , even if they are already exist.

 

pango_font_description_merge_static ()

void
pango_font_description_merge_static (PangoFontDescription *desc,
                                     const PangoFontDescription *desc_to_merge,
                                     gboolean replace_existing);

Like pango_font_description_merge(), but only a shallow copy is made of the family name and other allocated fields. desc can only be used until desc_to_merge is modified or freed. This is meant to be used when the merged font description is only needed temporarily.

Parameters

desc

a PangoFontDescription

 

desc_to_merge

the PangoFontDescription to merge from

 

replace_existing

if TRUE, replace fields in desc with the corresponding values from desc_to_merge , even if they are already exist.

 

pango_font_description_better_match ()

gboolean
pango_font_description_better_match (const PangoFontDescription *desc,
                                     const PangoFontDescription *old_match,
                                     const PangoFontDescription *new_match);

Determines if the style attributes of new_match are a closer match for desc than those of old_match are, or if old_match is NULL, determines if new_match is a match at all. Approximate matching is done for weight and style; other style attributes must match exactly. Style attributes are all attributes other than family and size-related attributes. Approximate matching for style considers PANGO_STYLE_OBLIQUE and PANGO_STYLE_ITALIC as matches, but not as good a match as when the styles are equal.

Note that old_match must match desc .

Parameters

desc

a PangoFontDescription

 

old_match

a PangoFontDescription, or NULL.

[allow-none]

new_match

a PangoFontDescription

 

Returns

TRUE if new_match is a better match


pango_font_description_from_string ()

PangoFontDescription *
pango_font_description_from_string (const char *str);

Creates a new font description from a string representation in the form "FAMILY-LIST [SIZE]", where FAMILY-LIST is a comma separated list of families optionally terminated by a comma, STYLE_OPTIONS is a whitespace separated list of words where each word describes one of style, variant, weight, stretch, or gravity, and SIZE is a decimal number (size in points) or optionally followed by the unit modifier "px" for absolute size. Any one of the options may be absent. If FAMILY-LIST is absent, then the family_name field of the resulting font description will be initialized to NULL. If STYLE-OPTIONS is missing, then all style options will be set to the default values. If SIZE is missing, the size in the resulting font description will be set to 0.

Parameters

str

string representation of a font description.

 

Returns

a new PangoFontDescription.


pango_font_description_to_string ()

char *
pango_font_description_to_string (const PangoFontDescription *desc);

Creates a string representation of a font description. See pango_font_description_from_string() for a description of the format of the string representation. The family list in the string description will only have a terminating comma if the last word of the list is a valid style option.

Parameters

Returns

a new string that must be freed with g_free().


pango_font_description_to_filename ()

char *
pango_font_description_to_filename (const PangoFontDescription *desc);

Creates a filename representation of a font description. The filename is identical to the result from calling pango_font_description_to_string(), but with underscores instead of characters that are untypical in filenames, and in lower case only.

Parameters

Returns

a new string that must be freed with g_free().


PANGO_TYPE_FONT_METRICS

#define PANGO_TYPE_FONT_METRICS  (pango_font_metrics_get_type ())

The GObject type for PangoFontMetrics.


pango_font_metrics_ref ()

PangoFontMetrics *
pango_font_metrics_ref (PangoFontMetrics *metrics);

Increase the reference count of a font metrics structure by one.

Parameters

metrics

a PangoFontMetrics structure, may be NULL.

[nullable]

Returns

metrics .

[nullable]


pango_font_metrics_unref ()

void
pango_font_metrics_unref (PangoFontMetrics *metrics);

Decrease the reference count of a font metrics structure by one. If the result is zero, frees the structure and any associated memory.

Parameters

metrics

a PangoFontMetrics structure, may be NULL.

[nullable]

pango_font_metrics_get_ascent ()

int
pango_font_metrics_get_ascent (PangoFontMetrics *metrics);

Gets the ascent from a font metrics structure. The ascent is the distance from the baseline to the logical top of a line of text. (The logical top may be above or below the top of the actual drawn ink. It is necessary to lay out the text to figure where the ink will be.)

Parameters

metrics

a PangoFontMetrics structure

 

Returns

the ascent, in Pango units.


pango_font_metrics_get_descent ()

int
pango_font_metrics_get_descent (PangoFontMetrics *metrics);

Gets the descent from a font metrics structure. The descent is the distance from the baseline to the logical bottom of a line of text. (The logical bottom may be above or below the bottom of the actual drawn ink. It is necessary to lay out the text to figure where the ink will be.)

Parameters

metrics

a PangoFontMetrics structure

 

Returns

the descent, in Pango units.


pango_font_metrics_get_approximate_char_width ()

int
pango_font_metrics_get_approximate_char_width
                               (PangoFontMetrics *metrics);

Gets the approximate character width for a font metrics structure. This is merely a representative value useful, for example, for determining the initial size for a window. Actual characters in text will be wider and narrower than this.

Parameters

metrics

a PangoFontMetrics structure

 

Returns

the character width, in Pango units.


pango_font_metrics_get_approximate_digit_width ()

int
pango_font_metrics_get_approximate_digit_width
                               (PangoFontMetrics *metrics);

Gets the approximate digit width for a font metrics structure. This is merely a representative value useful, for example, for determining the initial size for a window. Actual digits in text can be wider or narrower than this, though this value is generally somewhat more accurate than the result of pango_font_metrics_get_approximate_char_width() for digits.

Parameters

metrics

a PangoFontMetrics structure

 

Returns

the digit width, in Pango units.


pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness ()

int
pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness
                               (PangoFontMetrics *metrics);

Gets the suggested thickness to draw for the underline.

Parameters

metrics

a PangoFontMetrics structure

 

Returns

the suggested underline thickness, in Pango units.

Since: 1.6


pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position ()

int
pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position
                               (PangoFontMetrics *metrics);

Gets the suggested position to draw the underline. The value returned is the distance above the baseline of the top of the underline. Since most fonts have underline positions beneath the baseline, this value is typically negative.

Parameters

metrics

a PangoFontMetrics structure

 

Returns

the suggested underline position, in Pango units.

Since: 1.6


pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness ()

int
pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness
                               (PangoFontMetrics *metrics);

Gets the suggested thickness to draw for the strikethrough.

Parameters

metrics

a PangoFontMetrics structure

 

Returns

the suggested strikethrough thickness, in Pango units.

Since: 1.6


pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position ()

int
pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position
                               (PangoFontMetrics *metrics);

Gets the suggested position to draw the strikethrough. The value returned is the distance above the baseline of the top of the strikethrough.

Parameters

metrics

a PangoFontMetrics structure

 

Returns

the suggested strikethrough position, in Pango units.

Since: 1.6


PANGO_TYPE_FONT

#define PANGO_TYPE_FONT              (pango_font_get_type ())

The GObject type for PangoFont.


PANGO_FONT()

#define PANGO_FONT(object)           (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((object), PANGO_TYPE_FONT, PangoFont))

Casts a GObject to a PangoFont.

Parameters

object

a GObject.

 

PANGO_IS_FONT()

#define PANGO_IS_FONT(object)        (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((object), PANGO_TYPE_FONT))

Parameters

object

a GObject.

 

Returns

TRUE if object is a PangoFont.


pango_font_find_shaper ()

PangoEngineShape *
pango_font_find_shaper (PangoFont *font,
                        PangoLanguage *language,
                        guint32 ch);

Finds the best matching shaper for a font for a particular language tag and character point.

Parameters

font

a PangoFont

 

language

the language tag

 

ch

a Unicode character.

 

Returns

the best matching shaper.


pango_font_describe ()

PangoFontDescription *
pango_font_describe (PangoFont *font);

Returns a description of the font, with font size set in points. Use pango_font_describe_with_absolute_size() if you want the font size in device units.

Parameters

font

a PangoFont

 

Returns

a newly-allocated PangoFontDescription object.


pango_font_describe_with_absolute_size ()

PangoFontDescription *
pango_font_describe_with_absolute_size
                               (PangoFont *font);

Returns a description of the font, with absolute font size set (in device units). Use pango_font_describe() if you want the font size in points.

Parameters

font

a PangoFont

 

Returns

a newly-allocated PangoFontDescription object.

Since: 1.14


pango_font_get_coverage ()

PangoCoverage *
pango_font_get_coverage (PangoFont *font,
                         PangoLanguage *language);

Computes the coverage map for a given font and language tag.

Parameters

font

a PangoFont

 

language

the language tag

 

Returns

a newly-allocated PangoCoverage object.

[transfer full]


pango_font_get_glyph_extents ()

void
pango_font_get_glyph_extents (PangoFont *font,
                              PangoGlyph glyph,
                              PangoRectangle *ink_rect,
                              PangoRectangle *logical_rect);

Gets the logical and ink extents of a glyph within a font. The coordinate system for each rectangle has its origin at the base line and horizontal origin of the character with increasing coordinates extending to the right and down. The macros PANGO_ASCENT(), PANGO_DESCENT(), PANGO_LBEARING(), and PANGO_RBEARING() can be used to convert from the extents rectangle to more traditional font metrics. The units of the rectangles are in 1/PANGO_SCALE of a device unit.

If font is NULL, this function gracefully sets some sane values in the output variables and returns.

Parameters

font

a PangoFont.

[nullable]

glyph

the glyph index

 

ink_rect

rectangle used to store the extents of the glyph as drawn or NULL to indicate that the result is not needed.

[out][allow-none]

logical_rect

rectangle used to store the logical extents of the glyph or NULL to indicate that the result is not needed.

[out][allow-none]

pango_font_get_metrics ()

PangoFontMetrics *
pango_font_get_metrics (PangoFont *font,
                        PangoLanguage *language);

Gets overall metric information for a font. Since the metrics may be substantially different for different scripts, a language tag can be provided to indicate that the metrics should be retrieved that correspond to the script(s) used by that language.

If font is NULL, this function gracefully sets some sane values in the output variables and returns.

Parameters

font

a PangoFont.

[nullable]

language

language tag used to determine which script to get the metrics for, or NULL to indicate to get the metrics for the entire font.

[allow-none]

Returns

a PangoFontMetrics object. The caller must call pango_font_metrics_unref() when finished using the object.


pango_font_get_font_map ()

PangoFontMap *
pango_font_get_font_map (PangoFont *font);

Gets the font map for which the font was created.

Note that the font maintains a weak reference to the font map, so if all references to font map are dropped, the font map will be finalized even if there are fonts created with the font map that are still alive. In that case this function will return NULL. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that the font map is kept alive. In most uses this is not an issue as a PangoContext holds a reference to the font map.

Parameters

font

a PangoFont, or NULL.

[nullable]

Returns

the PangoFontMap for the font, or NULL if font is NULL.

[transfer none][nullable]

Since: 1.10


PANGO_TYPE_FONT_FAMILY

#define PANGO_TYPE_FONT_FAMILY              (pango_font_family_get_type ())

The GObject type for PangoFontFamily.


PANGO_FONT_FAMILY()

#define PANGO_FONT_FAMILY(object)           (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((object), PANGO_TYPE_FONT_FAMILY, PangoFontFamily))

Casts a GObject to a PangoFontFamily.

Parameters

object

a GObject.

 

PANGO_IS_FONT_FAMILY()

#define PANGO_IS_FONT_FAMILY(object)        (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((object), PANGO_TYPE_FONT_FAMILY))

Parameters

object

a GObject.

 

Returns

TRUE if object is a PangoFontFamily.


pango_font_family_get_name ()

const char *
pango_font_family_get_name (PangoFontFamily *family);

Gets the name of the family. The name is unique among all fonts for the font backend and can be used in a PangoFontDescription to specify that a face from this family is desired.

Parameters

family

a PangoFontFamily

 

Returns

the name of the family. This string is owned by the family object and must not be modified or freed.


pango_font_family_is_monospace ()

gboolean
pango_font_family_is_monospace (PangoFontFamily *family);

A monospace font is a font designed for text display where the the characters form a regular grid. For Western languages this would mean that the advance width of all characters are the same, but this categorization also includes Asian fonts which include double-width characters: characters that occupy two grid cells. g_unichar_iswide() returns a result that indicates whether a character is typically double-width in a monospace font.

The best way to find out the grid-cell size is to call pango_font_metrics_get_approximate_digit_width(), since the results of pango_font_metrics_get_approximate_char_width() may be affected by double-width characters.

Parameters

family

a PangoFontFamily

 

Returns

TRUE if the family is monospace.

Since: 1.4


pango_font_family_list_faces ()

void
pango_font_family_list_faces (PangoFontFamily *family,
                              PangoFontFace ***faces,
                              int *n_faces);

Lists the different font faces that make up family . The faces in a family share a common design, but differ in slant, weight, width and other aspects.

Parameters

family

a PangoFontFamily

 

faces

location to store an array of pointers to PangoFontFace objects, or NULL. This array should be freed with g_free() when it is no longer needed.

[out][allow-none][array length=n_faces][transfer container]

n_faces

location to store number of elements in faces .

[out]

PANGO_TYPE_FONT_FACE

#define PANGO_TYPE_FONT_FACE              (pango_font_face_get_type ())

The GObject type for PangoFontFace.


PANGO_FONT_FACE()

#define PANGO_FONT_FACE(object)           (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((object), PANGO_TYPE_FONT_FACE, PangoFontFace))

Casts a GObject to a PangoFontFace.

Parameters

object

a GObject.

 

PANGO_IS_FONT_FACE()

#define PANGO_IS_FONT_FACE(object)        (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((object), PANGO_TYPE_FONT_FACE))

Parameters

object

a GObject.

 

Returns

TRUE if object is a PangoFontFace.


pango_font_face_get_face_name ()

const char *
pango_font_face_get_face_name (PangoFontFace *face);

Gets a name representing the style of this face among the different faces in the PangoFontFamily for the face. This name is unique among all faces in the family and is suitable for displaying to users.

Parameters

face

a PangoFontFace.

 

Returns

the face name for the face. This string is owned by the face object and must not be modified or freed.


pango_font_face_list_sizes ()

void
pango_font_face_list_sizes (PangoFontFace *face,
                            int **sizes,
                            int *n_sizes);

List the available sizes for a font. This is only applicable to bitmap fonts. For scalable fonts, stores NULL at the location pointed to by sizes and 0 at the location pointed to by n_sizes . The sizes returned are in Pango units and are sorted in ascending order.

Parameters

face

a PangoFontFace.

 

sizes

location to store a pointer to an array of int. This array should be freed with g_free().

[out][array length=n_sizes][nullable][optional]

n_sizes

location to store the number of elements in sizes

 

Since: 1.4


pango_font_face_describe ()

PangoFontDescription *
pango_font_face_describe (PangoFontFace *face);

Returns the family, style, variant, weight and stretch of a PangoFontFace. The size field of the resulting font description will be unset.

Parameters

face

a PangoFontFace

 

Returns

a newly-created PangoFontDescription structure holding the description of the face. Use pango_font_description_free() to free the result.


pango_font_face_is_synthesized ()

gboolean
pango_font_face_is_synthesized (PangoFontFace *face);

Returns whether a PangoFontFace is synthesized by the underlying font rendering engine from another face, perhaps by shearing, emboldening, or lightening it.

Parameters

face

a PangoFontFace

 

Returns

whether face is synthesized.

Since: 1.18


PANGO_TYPE_FONT_MAP

#define PANGO_TYPE_FONT_MAP              (pango_font_map_get_type ())

The GObject type for PangoFontMap.


PANGO_FONT_MAP()

#define PANGO_FONT_MAP(object)           (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((object), PANGO_TYPE_FONT_MAP, PangoFontMap))

Casts a GObject to a PangoFontMap.

Parameters

object

a GObject.

 

PANGO_IS_FONT_MAP()

#define PANGO_IS_FONT_MAP(object)        (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((object), PANGO_TYPE_FONT_MAP))

Parameters

object

a GObject.

 

Returns

TRUE if object is a PangoFontMap.


PANGO_FONT_MAP_CLASS()

#define PANGO_FONT_MAP_CLASS(klass)      (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), PANGO_TYPE_FONT_MAP, PangoFontMapClass))

Casts a GObject to a PangoFontMapClass.

Parameters

klass

a GObject.

 

PANGO_IS_FONT_MAP_CLASS()

#define PANGO_IS_FONT_MAP_CLASS(klass)   (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), PANGO_TYPE_FONT_MAP))

Parameters

klass

a GObject.

 

Returns

TRUE if klass is a subtype of PangoFontMapClass.


PANGO_FONT_MAP_GET_CLASS()

#define PANGO_FONT_MAP_GET_CLASS(obj)    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), PANGO_TYPE_FONT_MAP, PangoFontMapClass))

Parameters

obj

a PangoFontMap.

 

Returns

class of obj


pango_font_map_create_context ()

PangoContext *
pango_font_map_create_context (PangoFontMap *fontmap);

Creates a PangoContext connected to fontmap . This is equivalent to pango_context_new() followed by pango_context_set_font_map().

If you are using Pango as part of a higher-level system, that system may have it's own way of create a PangoContext. For instance, the GTK+ toolkit has, among others, gdk_pango_context_get_for_screen(), and gtk_widget_get_pango_context(). Use those instead.

Parameters

fontmap

a PangoFontMap

 

Returns

the newly allocated PangoContext, which should be freed with g_object_unref().

[transfer full]

Since: 1.22


pango_font_map_load_font ()

PangoFont *
pango_font_map_load_font (PangoFontMap *fontmap,
                          PangoContext *context,
                          const PangoFontDescription *desc);

Load the font in the fontmap that is the closest match for desc .

Parameters

fontmap

a PangoFontMap

 

context

the PangoContext the font will be used with

 

desc

a PangoFontDescription describing the font to load

 

Returns

the newly allocated PangoFont loaded, or NULL if no font matched.

[transfer full][nullable]


pango_font_map_load_fontset ()

PangoFontset *
pango_font_map_load_fontset (PangoFontMap *fontmap,
                             PangoContext *context,
                             const PangoFontDescription *desc,
                             PangoLanguage *language);

Load a set of fonts in the fontmap that can be used to render a font matching desc .

Parameters

fontmap

a PangoFontMap

 

context

the PangoContext the font will be used with

 

desc

a PangoFontDescription describing the font to load

 

language

a PangoLanguage the fonts will be used for

 

Returns

the newly allocated PangoFontset loaded, or NULL if no font matched.

[transfer full][nullable]


pango_font_map_list_families ()

void
pango_font_map_list_families (PangoFontMap *fontmap,
                              PangoFontFamily ***families,
                              int *n_families);

List all families for a fontmap.

Parameters

fontmap

a PangoFontMap

 

families

location to store a pointer to an array of PangoFontFamily *. This array should be freed with g_free().

[out][array length=n_families][transfer container]

n_families

location to store the number of elements in families .

[out]

pango_font_map_get_shape_engine_type ()

const char *
pango_font_map_get_shape_engine_type (PangoFontMap *fontmap);

pango_font_map_get_shape_engine_type has been deprecated since version 1.38 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Returns the render ID for shape engines for this fontmap. See the render_type field of PangoEngineInfo.

Parameters

fontmap

a PangoFontMap

 

Returns

the ID string for shape engines for this fontmap. Owned by Pango, should not be modified or freed.

Since: 1.4


pango_font_map_get_serial ()

guint
pango_font_map_get_serial (PangoFontMap *fontmap);

Returns the current serial number of fontmap . The serial number is initialized to an small number larger than zero when a new fontmap is created and is increased whenever the fontmap is changed. It may wrap, but will never have the value 0. Since it can wrap, never compare it with "less than", always use "not equals".

The fontmap can only be changed using backend-specific API, like changing fontmap resolution.

This can be used to automatically detect changes to a PangoFontMap, like in PangoContext.

Parameters

fontmap

a PangoFontMap

 

Returns

The current serial number of fontmap .

Since: 1.32.4


pango_font_map_changed ()

void
pango_font_map_changed (PangoFontMap *fontmap);

Forces a change in the context, which will cause any PangoContext using this fontmap to change.

This function is only useful when implementing a new backend for Pango, something applications won't do. Backends should call this function if they have attached extra data to the context and such data is changed.

Parameters

fontmap

a PangoFontMap

 

Since: 1.34


PANGO_TYPE_FONTSET

#define PANGO_TYPE_FONTSET              (pango_fontset_get_type ())

The GObject type for PangoFontset.


pango_fontset_get_font ()

PangoFont *
pango_fontset_get_font (PangoFontset *fontset,
                        guint wc);

Returns the font in the fontset that contains the best glyph for the Unicode character wc .

Parameters

fontset

a PangoFontset

 

wc

a Unicode character

 

Returns

a PangoFont. The caller must call g_object_unref when finished with the font.

[transfer full]


pango_fontset_get_metrics ()

PangoFontMetrics *
pango_fontset_get_metrics (PangoFontset *fontset);

Get overall metric information for the fonts in the fontset.

Parameters

fontset

a PangoFontset

 

Returns

a PangoFontMetrics object. The caller must call pango_font_metrics_unref() when finished using the object.


PangoFontsetForeachFunc ()

gboolean
(*PangoFontsetForeachFunc) (PangoFontset *fontset,
                            PangoFont *font,
                            gpointer user_data);

A callback function used by pango_fontset_foreach() when enumerating the fonts in a fontset.

Parameters

fontset

a PangoFontset

 

font

a font from fontset

 

user_data

callback data

 

Returns

if TRUE, stop iteration and return immediately.

Since: 1.4


pango_fontset_foreach ()

void
pango_fontset_foreach (PangoFontset *fontset,
                       PangoFontsetForeachFunc func,
                       gpointer data);

Iterates through all the fonts in a fontset, calling func for each one. If func returns TRUE, that stops the iteration.

Parameters

fontset

a PangoFontset

 

func

Callback function.

[closure data][scope call]

data

data to pass to the callback function.

[closure]

Since: 1.4


PANGO_TYPE_FONTSET_SIMPLE

#define PANGO_TYPE_FONTSET_SIMPLE       (pango_fontset_simple_get_type ())

The GObject type for PangoFontsetSimple.


pango_fontset_simple_new ()

PangoFontsetSimple *
pango_fontset_simple_new (PangoLanguage *language);

Creates a new PangoFontsetSimple for the given language.

Parameters

language

a PangoLanguage tag

 

Returns

the newly allocated PangoFontsetSimple, which should be freed with g_object_unref().


pango_fontset_simple_append ()

void
pango_fontset_simple_append (PangoFontsetSimple *fontset,
                             PangoFont *font);

Adds a font to the fontset.

Parameters

fontset

a PangoFontsetSimple.

 

font

a PangoFont.

 

pango_fontset_simple_size ()

int
pango_fontset_simple_size (PangoFontsetSimple *fontset);

Returns the number of fonts in the fontset.

Parameters

fontset

a PangoFontsetSimple.

 

Returns

the size of fontset .

Types and Values

PangoFontDescription

typedef struct _PangoFontDescription PangoFontDescription;

The PangoFontDescription structure represents the description of an ideal font. These structures are used both to list what fonts are available on the system and also for specifying the characteristics of a font to load.


enum PangoStyle

An enumeration specifying the various slant styles possible for a font.

Members

PANGO_STYLE_NORMAL

the font is upright.

 

PANGO_STYLE_OBLIQUE

the font is slanted, but in a roman style.

 

PANGO_STYLE_ITALIC

the font is slanted in an italic style.

 

enum PangoWeight

An enumeration specifying the weight (boldness) of a font. This is a numerical value ranging from 100 to 1000, but there are some predefined values:

Members

PANGO_WEIGHT_THIN

the thin weight (= 100; Since: 1.24)

 

PANGO_WEIGHT_ULTRALIGHT

the ultralight weight (= 200)

 

PANGO_WEIGHT_LIGHT

the light weight (= 300)

 

PANGO_WEIGHT_SEMILIGHT

the semilight weight (= 350; Since: 1.36.7)

 

PANGO_WEIGHT_BOOK

the book weight (= 380; Since: 1.24)

 

PANGO_WEIGHT_NORMAL

the default weight (= 400)

 

PANGO_WEIGHT_MEDIUM

the normal weight (= 500; Since: 1.24)

 

PANGO_WEIGHT_SEMIBOLD

the semibold weight (= 600)

 

PANGO_WEIGHT_BOLD

the bold weight (= 700)

 

PANGO_WEIGHT_ULTRABOLD

the ultrabold weight (= 800)

 

PANGO_WEIGHT_HEAVY

the heavy weight (= 900)

 

PANGO_WEIGHT_ULTRAHEAVY

the ultraheavy weight (= 1000; Since: 1.24)

 

enum PangoVariant

An enumeration specifying capitalization variant of the font.

Members

PANGO_VARIANT_NORMAL

A normal font.

 

PANGO_VARIANT_SMALL_CAPS

A font with the lower case characters replaced by smaller variants of the capital characters.

 

enum PangoStretch

An enumeration specifying the width of the font relative to other designs within a family.

Members

PANGO_STRETCH_ULTRA_CONDENSED

ultra condensed width

 

PANGO_STRETCH_EXTRA_CONDENSED

extra condensed width

 

PANGO_STRETCH_CONDENSED

condensed width

 

PANGO_STRETCH_SEMI_CONDENSED

semi condensed width

 

PANGO_STRETCH_NORMAL

the normal width

 

PANGO_STRETCH_SEMI_EXPANDED

semi expanded width

 

PANGO_STRETCH_EXPANDED

expanded width

 

PANGO_STRETCH_EXTRA_EXPANDED

extra expanded width

 

PANGO_STRETCH_ULTRA_EXPANDED

ultra expanded width

 

enum PangoFontMask

The bits in a PangoFontMask correspond to fields in a PangoFontDescription that have been set.

Members

PANGO_FONT_MASK_FAMILY

the font family is specified.

 

PANGO_FONT_MASK_STYLE

the font style is specified.

 

PANGO_FONT_MASK_VARIANT

the font variant is specified.

 

PANGO_FONT_MASK_WEIGHT

the font weight is specified.

 

PANGO_FONT_MASK_STRETCH

the font stretch is specified.

 

PANGO_FONT_MASK_SIZE

the font size is specified.

 

PANGO_FONT_MASK_GRAVITY

the font gravity is specified (Since: 1.16.)

 

struct PangoFontMetrics

struct PangoFontMetrics {
};

A PangoFontMetrics structure holds the overall metric information for a font (possibly restricted to a script). The fields of this structure are private to implementations of a font backend. See the documentation of the corresponding getters for documentation of their meaning.


PangoFont

typedef struct _PangoFont PangoFont;

The PangoFont structure is used to represent a font in a rendering-system-independent matter. To create an implementation of a PangoFont, the rendering-system specific code should allocate a larger structure that contains a nested PangoFont, fill in the klass member of the nested PangoFont with a pointer to a appropriate PangoFontClass, then call pango_font_init() on the structure.

The PangoFont structure contains one member which the implementation fills in.


struct PangoFontFamily

struct PangoFontFamily;

The PangoFontFamily structure is used to represent a family of related font faces. The faces in a family share a common design, but differ in slant, weight, width and other aspects.


struct PangoFontFace

struct PangoFontFace;

The PangoFontFace structure is used to represent a group of fonts with the same family, slant, weight, width, but varying sizes.


PangoFontMap

typedef struct _PangoFontMap PangoFontMap;

The PangoFontMap represents the set of fonts available for a particular rendering system. This is a virtual object with implementations being specific to particular rendering systems. To create an implementation of a PangoFontMap, the rendering-system specific code should allocate a larger structure that contains a nested PangoFontMap, fill in the klass member of the nested PangoFontMap with a pointer to a appropriate PangoFontMapClass, then call pango_font_map_init() on the structure.

The PangoFontMap structure contains one member which the implementation fills in.


struct PangoFontMapClass

struct PangoFontMapClass {
  GObjectClass parent_class;


  PangoFont *   (*load_font)     (PangoFontMap               *fontmap,
				  PangoContext               *context,
				  const PangoFontDescription *desc);
  void          (*list_families) (PangoFontMap               *fontmap,
				  PangoFontFamily          ***families,
				  int                        *n_families);
  PangoFontset *(*load_fontset)  (PangoFontMap               *fontmap,
				  PangoContext               *context,
				  const PangoFontDescription *desc,
				  PangoLanguage              *language);

  const char     *shape_engine_type;

  guint         (*get_serial)    (PangoFontMap               *fontmap);
  void          (*changed)       (PangoFontMap               *fontmap);
};

The PangoFontMapClass structure holds the virtual functions for a particular PangoFontMap implementation.

Members

GObjectClass parent_class;

parent GObjectClass.

 

load_font ()

a function to load a font with a given description. See pango_font_map_load_font().

 

list_families ()

A function to list available font families. See pango_font_map_list_families().

 

load_fontset ()

a function to load a fontset with a given given description suitable for a particular language. See pango_font_map_load_fontset().

 

const char *shape_engine_type;

the type of rendering-system-dependent engines that can handle fonts of this fonts loaded with this fontmap.

 

get_serial ()

a function to get the serial number of the fontmap. See pango_font_map_get_serial().

 

changed ()

See pango_font_map_changed()

 

struct PangoFontset

struct PangoFontset;

A PangoFontset represents a set of PangoFont to use when rendering text. It is the result of resolving a PangoFontDescription against a particular PangoContext. It has operations for finding the component font for a particular Unicode character, and for finding a composite set of metrics for the entire fontset.


struct PangoFontsetClass

struct PangoFontsetClass {
  GObjectClass parent_class;


  PangoFont *       (*get_font)     (PangoFontset     *fontset,
				     guint             wc);

  PangoFontMetrics *(*get_metrics)  (PangoFontset     *fontset);
  PangoLanguage *   (*get_language) (PangoFontset     *fontset);
  void              (*foreach)      (PangoFontset           *fontset,
				     PangoFontsetForeachFunc func,
				     gpointer                data);
};

The PangoFontsetClass structure holds the virtual functions for a particular PangoFontset implementation.

Members

GObjectClass parent_class;

parent GObjectClass.

 

get_font ()

a function to get the font in the fontset that contains the best glyph for the given Unicode character; see pango_fontset_get_font().

 

get_metrics ()

a function to get overall metric information for the fonts in the fontset; see pango_fontset_get_metrics().

 

get_language ()

a function to get the language of the fontset.

 

foreach ()

a function to loop over the fonts in the fontset. See pango_fontset_foreach().

 

PangoFontsetSimple

typedef struct _PangoFontsetSimple PangoFontsetSimple;

PangoFontsetSimple is a implementation of the abstract PangoFontset base class in terms of an array of fonts, which the creator provides when constructing the PangoFontsetSimple.