NAME

XSetFontPath, XGetFontPath, XFreeFontPath - set, get, or free the font search path

SYNTAX

int XSetFontPath(Display *_d_i_s_p_l_a_y, char **_d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_i_e_s, int _n_d_i_r_s); char **XGetFontPath(Display *_d_i_s_p_l_a_y, int *_n_p_a_t_h_s___r_e_t_u_r_n); int XFreeFontPath(char **_l_i_s_t);

ARGUMENTS

_d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_i_e_s Specifies the directory path used to look for a font.
Setting the path to the empty list restores the default path defined for the X server.
_d_i_s_p_l_a_y Specifies the connection to the X server.
_l_i_s_t Specifies the array of strings you want to free.
_n_d_i_r_s Specifies the number of directories in the path.
_n_p_a_t_h_s___r_e_t_u_r_n Returns the number of strings in the font path array.

DESCRIPTION

The _X_S_e_t_F_o_n_t_P_a_t_h function defines the directory search path for font lookup. There is only one search path per X server, not one per client. The encoding and interpretation of the strings are implementation-dependent, but typically they specify directories or font servers to be searched in the order listed. An X server is permitted to cache font information internally; for example, it might cache an entire font from a file and not check on subsequent opens of that font to see if the underlying font file has changed. However, when the font path is changed, the X server is guaranteed to flush all cached information about fonts for which there currently are no explicit resource IDs allocated. The meaning of an error from this request is implementation-dependent.

_X_S_e_t_F_o_n_t_P_a_t_h can generate a _B_a_d_V_a_l_u_e error.

The _X_G_e_t_F_o_n_t_P_a_t_h function allocates and returns an array of strings containing the search path. The contents of these strings are implementation-dependent and are not intended to be interpreted by client applications. When it is no longer needed, the data in the font path should be freed by using _X_F_r_e_e_F_o_n_t_P_a_t_h.

The _X_F_r_e_e_F_o_n_t_P_a_t_h function frees the data allocated by _X_G_e_t_F_o_n_t_P_a_t_h.

DIAGNOSTICS

_B_a_d_V_a_l_u_e
Some numeric value falls outside the range of values accepted by the request. Unless a specific range is specified for an argument, the full range defined by the argument's type is accepted. Any argument defined as a set of alternatives can generate this error.

SEE ALSO

XListFont(3X11), XLoadFonts(3X11)
_X_l_i_b _- _C _L_a_n_g_u_a_g_e _X _I_n_t_e_r_f_a_c_e