Thanks for the note. Yes, @b causes the font number to be incremented
by FL_BOLD_STYLE (1). I do not see any reason to change this, so
it's safe to assume this behavior. I'll document this.
---Rouben Rostamian <rostamian@umbc.edu> wrote:
>
> The manual is silent on the effect of @b in browser lines when
> the user has explicitlty specifies the browser font. Under default
> circumstances, browser lines beginning with @b are displayed in bold.
> But suppose we set:
>
> #define MYFONT 33 /* some arbitrary font index
*/
> fl_set_font_name(MYFONT, "6x13"); /* full XLFD font spec will
also do */
> fl_set_browser_fontstyle(obj, MYFONT); /* set browser font */
>
> Then what is the effect of @b in a browser line?
>
> Some experimentation indicates that @b causes xforms to call the
> font (MYFONT+1) if such a font exists. Is this an undocumented
> feature?
>
> T.C., is there a chance to make this a permanent feature of xforms?
> Then the user can define
>
> #define MYFONT 33
> #define MYFONTBOLD 34
> fl_set_font_name(MYFONT, "6x13");
> fl_set_font_name(MYFONTBOLD, "6x13bold");
>
> which will retain the functionality of the @b switch. By the same
> token, fonts (MYFONT+2) and (MYFONT+3) will refer to the oblique and
> boldoblique variants of the base font.
>
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> >
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> The manual is non-specific on the effect of @b in browser lines.
> Suppose we set:
>
> int n = 33; /* some arbitrary font index */
> fl_set_font_name(n, "6x13"); /* full XLFD font spec will also
do */
> fl_set_browser_fontstyle(obj, n); /* set browser font */
>
> Then what is the effect of @b in a line?
>
> Some experimentation indicates that @b causes xforms to look
> for font (n+1) if such font exists. Is this an undocumented feature?
>
> T.C., is there a chance to make this a permanent feature
> of xforms? By the same token, fonts (n+2) and (n+3) will
> refer to the oblique and boldoblique variants of the base font.
>
> --
> Rouben Rostamian <rostamian@umbc.edu>
>
>
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