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.TH register_font_file_type 3alleg4 "version 4.4.3" "Allegro" "Allegro manual"
.SH NAME
register_font_file_type \- Register a new font loading function. Allegro game programming library.\&
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <allegro.h>

.sp
.B void register_font_file_type(const char *ext,
.B FONT *(*load)(const char *filename, RGB *pal, void *param));
.SH DESCRIPTION
Informs the load_font() functions of a new file type, providing a routine 
to read fonts in this format. The function you supply must follow the 
following prototype:

.nf
   FONT *load_my_font(const char *filename, RGB *pal, void *param)
   {
      ...
   }
   
.fi
The pal parameter can optionally be used to return a palette for the FONT.
The parameter param can be anything you like: you can use this to pass
information to your loading routine, such as for instance the font height,
the character range to load or the index number of a font in a datafile.
If you choose to write your own font loading code, your function should be
prepared to deal with a value of NULL for either of these parameters.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR load_font (3alleg4)