Xft(3)
NAME
Xft - X FreeType interface library
DESCRIPTION
Xft is a simple library designed to interface the FreeType rasterizer with the X Rendering Extension. This manual page barely scratches the surface of this library.
HEADER FILE
#include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
CONSTANTS
XFT_MAJOR
is the major version number of Xft.
XFT_MINOR
is the minor version number of Xft.
XFT_REVISION
is the revision number of Xft.
XFT_VERSION
is XFT_MAJOR times 10000 (ten thousand), plus XFT_MINOR times
100, plus XFT_REVISION.
XftVersion
is an alias for XFT_VERSION.
The following example illustrates how Xft's version constants might be
used:
#if (XFT_VERSION >= 20107)
(void) puts("Version 2.1.7 or later of the Xft library is in"
" use.");
#else
(void) printf("Insufficient version of Xft (%d.%d.%d) installed;
" need at least version 2.1.7.\n", XFT_MAJOR,
XFT_MINOR,
XFT_REVISION);
#endif
DATA TYPES
XftFont
typedef struct _XftFont {
int ascent;
int descent;
int height;
int max_advance_width;
FcCharSet *charset;
FcPattern *pattern;
} XftFont;
An XftFont is the primary data structure of interest to
programmers using Xft; it contains general font metrics and
pointers to the Fontconfig character set and pattern associated
with the font. The FcCharSet and FcPattern data types are
defined by the Fontconfig library.
XftFonts are populated with any of XftFontOpen(),
XftFontOpenName(), XftFontOpenXlfd(), XftFontOpenInfo(), or
XftFontOpenPattern(). XftFontCopy() is used to duplicate
XftFonts, and XftFontClose() is used to mark an XftFont as
unused. XftFonts are internally allocated, reference-counted,
and freed by Xft; the programmer does not ordinarily need to
allocate or free storage for them.
XftDrawGlyphs(), the XftDrawString*() family, XftDrawCharSpec(),
and XftDrawGlyphSpec() use XftFonts to render text to an XftDraw
object, which may correspond to either a core X drawable or an X
Rendering Extension drawable.
XftGlyphExtents() and the XftTextExtents*() family are used to
determine the extents (maximum dimensions) of an XftFont.
An XftFont's glyph or character coverage can be determined with
XftFontCheckGlyph() or XftCharExists(). XftCharIndex() returns
the XftFont-specific character index corresponding to a given
Unicode codepoint.
XftGlyphRender(), XftGlyphSpecRender(), XftCharSpecRender(), and
the XftTextRender*() family use XftFonts to draw into X
Rendering Extension Picture structures. Note: XftDrawGlyphs(),
the XftDrawString*() family, XftDrawCharSpec(), and
XftDrawGlyphSpec() provide a means of rendering fonts that is
independent of the availability of the X Rendering Extension on
the X server.
XftFontInfo
is an opaque object that stores information about a font.
XftFontInfo structures are created with XftFontInfoCreate(),
freed with XftFontInfoDestroy(), and compared with
XftFontInfoEqual(). XftFontInfo objects are internally
allocated and freed by Xft; the programmer does not ordinarily
need to allocate or free storage for them.
Each XftFontInfo structure in use is associated with a unique
identifier, which can be retrieved with XftFontInfoHash(). An
XftFont can be opened based on XftFontInfo data with
XftFontOpenInfo().
XftColor
typedef struct _XftColor {
unsigned long pixel;
XRenderColor color;
} XftColor;
An XftColor object permits text and other items to be rendered
in a particular color (or the closest approximation offered by
the X visual in use). The XRenderColor data type is defined by
the X Render Extension library.
XftColorAllocName() and XftColorAllocValue() request a color
allocation from the X server (if necessary) and initialize the
members of XftColor. XftColorFree() instructs the X server to
free the color currently allocated for an XftColor.
One an XftColor has been initialized, XftDrawSrcPicture(),
XftDrawGlyphs(), the XftDrawString*() family, XftDrawCharSpec(),
XftDrawCharFontSpec(), XftDrawGlyphSpec(),
XftDrawGlyphFontSpec(), and XftDrawRect() may be used to draw
various objects using it.
XftDraw
is an opaque object which holds information used to render to an
X drawable using either the core protocol or the X Rendering
extension.
XftDraw objects are created with any of XftDrawCreate() (which
associates an XftDraw with an existing X drawable),
XftDrawCreateBitmap(), or XftDrawCreateAlpha(), and destroyed
with XftDrawDestroy(). The X drawable associated with an
XftDraw can be changed with XftDrawChange(). XftDraws are
internally allocated and freed by Xft; the programmer does not
ordinarily need to allocate or free storage for them.
The X Display, Drawable, Colormap, and Visual of an XftDraw can
be queried with XftDrawDisplay(), XftDrawDrawable(),
XftDrawColormap(), and XftDrawVisual(), respectively. The X
Rendering Extension Picture associated with an XftDraw is
returned by XftDrawPicture().
XftCharSpec
typedef struct _XftCharSpec {
FcChar32 ucs4;
short x;
short y;
} XftCharSpec;
The FcChar32 data type is defined by the Fontconfig library.
XftCharFontSpec
typedef struct _XftCharFontSpec {
XftFont *font;
FcChar32 ucs4;
short x;
short y;
} XftCharFontSpec;
The FcChar32 data type is defined by the Fontconfig library.
XftGlyphSpec
typedef struct _XftGlyphSpec {
FT_UInt glyph;
short x;
short y;
} XftGlyphSpec;
The FT_UInt data type is defined by the FreeType library.
XftGlyphFontSpec
typedef struct _XftGlyphFontSpec {
XftFont *font;
FT_UInt glyph;
short x;
short y;
} XftGlyphFontSpec;
The FT_UInt data type is defined by the FreeType library.
FUNCTIONS
Opening and Matching Fonts
XftFont *
XftFontOpen (Display *dpy,
int screen,
...);
XftFontOpen takes a list of pattern element triples of the form field,
type, value (terminated with a NULL), matches that pattern against the
available fonts, and opens the matching font, sizing it correctly for
screen number screen on display dpy. The Display data type is defined
by the X11 library. Returns NULL if no match is found.
Example:
font = XftFontOpen (dpy, screen,
XFT_FAMILY, XftTypeString, "charter",
XFT_SIZE, XftTypeDouble, 12.0,
NULL);
This opens the "charter" font at 12 points. The point size is
automatically converted to the correct pixel size based on the
resolution of the monitor.
XftFont *
XftFontOpenName (Display *dpy,
int screen,
unsigned char *name);
XftFontOpenName behaves as XftFontOpen does, except that it takes a
Fontconfig pattern string (which is passed to the Fontconfig library's
FcNameParse() function).
XftFont *
XftFontOpenXlfd (Display *dpy,
int screen,
unsigned char *xlfd)
XftFontOpenXlfd behaves as XftFontOpen does, except that it takes a
string containing an X Logical Font Description (XLFD).
FcPattern *
XftFontMatch (Display *dpy,
int screen,
FcPattern *pattern,
FcResult *result);
Also used internally by the XftFontOpen* functions, XftFontMatch can
also be used directly to determine the Fontconfig font pattern
resulting from an Xft font open request. The FcPattern and FcResult
data types are defined by the Fontconfig library.
Determining the Pixel Extents of a Text String
void
XftTextExtents8 (Display *dpy,
XftFont *font,
FcChar8 *string,
int len,
XGlyphInfo *extents);
XftTextExtents8 computes the pixel extents on display dpy of no more
than len glyphs of a string consisting of eight-bit characters when
drawn with font, storing them in extents. The FcChar8 data type is
defined by the Fontconfig library, and the XGlyphInfo data type is
defined by the X Rendering Extension library.
void
XftTextExtents16 (Display *dpy,
XftFont *font,
FcChar16 *string,
int len,
XGlyphInfo *extents);
XftTextExtents16 computes the pixel extents on display dpy of no more
than len glyphs of a string consisting of sixteen-bit characters when
drawn with font, storing them in extents. The FcChar16 data type is
defined by the Fontconfig library, and the XGlyphInfo data type is
defined by the X Rendering Extension library.
void
XftTextExtents32 (Display *dpy,
XftFont *font,
FcChar32 *string,
int len,
XGlyphInfo *extents);
XftTextExtents32 computes the pixel extents on display dpy of no more
than len glyphs of a string consisting of thirty-two-bit characters
when drawn with font, storing them in extents. The FcChar32 data type
is defined by the Fontconfig library, and the XGlyphInfo data type is
defined by the X Rendering Extension library.
void
XftTextExtentsUtf8 (Display *dpy,
XftFont *font,
FcChar8 *string,
int len,
XGlyphInfo *extents);
XftTextExtentsUtf8 computes the pixel extents on display dpy of no more
than len bytes of a UTF-8 encoded string when drawn with font, storing
them in extents. The XGlyphInfo data type is defined by the X
Rendering Extension library.
void
XftTextExtentsUtf16 (Display *dpy,
XftFont *font,
FcChar8 *string,
FcEndian endian,
int len,
XGlyphInfo *extents);
XftTextExtentsUtf16 computes the pixel extents on display dpy of no
more than len bytes of a UTF-16LE- or UTF-16BE-encoded string when
drawn with font, storing them in extents. The endianness of string
must be specified in endian. The FcEndian data type is defined by the
Fontconfig library, and the XGlyphInfo data type is defined by the X
Rendering Extension library.
void
XftGlyphExtents (Display *dpy,
XftFont *font,
FT_UInt *glyphs,
int nglyphs,
XGlyphInfo *extents);
Also used internally by the XftTextExtents* functions, XftGlyphExtents
computes the pixel extents on display dpy of no more than nglyphs in
the array glyphs drawn with font, storing them in extents. The FT_UInt
data type is defined by the FreeType library, and the XGlyphInfo data
type is defined by the X Rendering Extension library.
Drawing Strings (and Other Things)
XftDraw *
XftDrawCreate (Display *dpy,
Drawable drawable,
Visual *visual,
Colormap colormap);
XftDrawCreate creates a structure that can be used to render text and
rectangles using the specified drawable, visual, and colormap on
display. The Drawable, Visual, and Colormap data types are defined by
the X11 library.
XftDraw *
XftDrawCreateBitmap (Display *dpy,
Pixmap bitmap);
XftDrawCreateBitmap behaves as XftDrawCreate, except it uses an X
pixmap of color depth 1 instead of an X drawable. The Pixmap data type
is defined by the X11 library.
XftDraw *
XftDrawCreateAlpha (Display *dpy,
Pixmap pixmap,
int depth);
XftDrawCreateAlpha behaves as XftDrawCreate, except it uses an X pixmap
of color depth depth instead of an X drawable. The Pixmap data type is
defined by the X11 library.
void
XftDrawChange (XftDraw *draw,
Drawable drawable);
XftDrawChange changes the X drawable association of the existing Xft
draw object draw from its current value to drawable.
Display *
XftDrawDisplay (XftDraw *draw);
XftDrawDisplay returns a pointer to the display associated with the Xft
draw object draw.
Drawable
XftDrawDrawable (XftDraw *draw);
XftDrawDrawable returns the X drawable associated with the Xft draw
object draw.
Colormap
XftDrawColormap (XftDraw *draw);
XftDrawColormap returns the colormap associatied with the Xft draw
object draw.
Visual *
XftDrawVisual (XftDraw *draw);
XftDrawVisual returns a pointer to the visual associated with the Xft
draw object draw.
Picture
XftDrawPicture (XftDraw *draw);
XftDrawPicture returns the picture associated with the Xft draw object
draw. If the the X server does not support the X Rendering Extension,
0 is returned.
Picture
XftDrawSrcPicture (XftDraw *draw,
XftColor *color);
This function is never called if the X server doesn't support the X
Rendering Extension; instead, XftGlyphCore is used.
void
XftDrawDestroy (XftDraw *draw);
XftDrawDestroy destroys draw (created by one of the XftCreate
functions) and frees the memory that was allocated for it.
void
XftDrawString8 (XftDraw *d,
XftColor *color,
XftFont *font,
int x,
int y,
unsigned char *string,
int len);
XftDrawString8 draws no more than len glyphs of string to Xft drawable
d using font in color at position x, y.
void
XftDrawRect (XftDraw *d,
XftColor *color,
int x,
int y,
unsigned int width,
unsigned int height);
XftDrawRect draws a solid rectangle of the specified color, width, and
height at position x, y to Xft drawable d.
COMPATIBILITY
As of version 2, Xft has become relatively stable and is expected to
retain source and binary compatibility in future releases.
Xft does provide a compatibility interface to its previous major
version, Xft 1.x, described below.
Xft 1.x Compatibility Header File
#include <X11/Xft/XftCompat.h>
Xft 1.x Compatibility Data Types
XftPattern
holds a set of names with associated value lists; each name
refers to a property of a font. XftPatterns are used as inputs
to the matching code as well as holding information about
specific fonts.
XftFontSet
contains a list of XftPatterns. Internally, Xft uses this data
structure to hold sets of fonts. Externally, Xft returns the
results of listing fonts in this format.
XftObjectSet
holds a set of names and is used to specify which fields from
fonts are placed in the the list of returned patterns when
listing fonts.
AUTHOR
Keith Packard
SEE ALSO
Fontconfig Developers Reference FreeType API Reference Xlib - C Language Interface
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