.TH xcb_open_font 3  "libxcb 1.17.0" "X Version 11" "XCB Requests"
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.SH NAME
xcb_open_font \- opens a font
.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B #include <xcb/xproto.h>
.SS Request function
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xcb_void_cookie_t \fBxcb_open_font\fP(xcb_connection_t\ *\fIconn\fP, xcb_font_t\ \fIfid\fP, uint16_t\ \fIname_len\fP, const char\ *\fIname\fP);
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.SH REQUEST ARGUMENTS
.IP \fIconn\fP 1i
The XCB connection to X11.
.IP \fIfid\fP 1i
The ID with which you will refer to the font, created by \fIxcb_generate_id\fP.
.IP \fIname_len\fP 1i
Length (in bytes) of \fIname\fP.
.IP \fIname\fP 1i
A pattern describing an X core font.
.SH DESCRIPTION
Opens any X core font matching the given \fIname\fP (for example "-misc-fixed-*").

Note that X core fonts are deprecated (but still supported) in favor of
client-side rendering using Xft.
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns an \fIxcb_void_cookie_t\fP. Errors (if any) have to be handled in the event loop.

If you want to handle errors directly with \fIxcb_request_check\fP instead, use \fIxcb_open_font_checked\fP. See \fBxcb-requests(3)\fP for details.
.SH ERRORS
.IP \fIxcb_name_error_t\fP 1i
No font matches the given \fIname\fP.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR xcb-requests (3),
.BR xcb_generate_id (3)
.SH AUTHOR
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