dxFreeFont(font%)

Parameters

fonthandle = A handle to a previously loaded font.

Description

This removes a TrueType font previously loaded into memory (though the dxLoadFont command).

Note: Blitz doesn't work with SYMBOL fonts, like Webdings and WingDings.

Example

; dxLoadFont/dxSetFont/dxFreeFont example

; enable graphics mode
Graphics 800,600,16

; Set global on font variables
Global fntArial,fntArialB,fntArialI,fntArialU

;Load fonts to a file handle variables
fntArial=dxLoadFont("Arial",24,False,False,False)
fntArialB=dxLoadFont("Arial",18,True,False,False)
fntArialI=dxLoadFont("Arial",32,False,True,False)
fntArialU=dxLoadFont("Arial",14,False,False,True)

; set the font and dxPrint dxText
dxSetFont fntArial
dxText 400,0,"This is just plain Arial 24 point",True,False

dxSetFont fntArialB
dxText 400,30,"This is bold Arial 18 point",True,False

dxSetFont fntArialI
dxText 400,60,"This is italic Arial 32 point",True,False

dxSetFont fntArialU
dxText 400,90,"This is underlined Arial 14 point",True,False

; Standard 'wait for ESC' from user
While Not dxKeyHit(1)
Wend

; Clear all the fonts from memory!
dxFreeFont fntArial
dxFreeFont fntArialB
dxFreeFont fntArialI
dxFreeFont fntArialU

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