McIDAS User's Guide
Version 2010.2

[Search Manual] [Table of Contents] [Go to Previous] [Go to Next]

FONT

McIDAS graphics font utility.

Formats

FONT LIST
FONT RESET
FONT SET type

Parameters

LIST

lists the available font types (default)

RESET

resets the font type to the default McIDAS font

SET

sets the font type for McIDAS graphics; this option lists the current setting if you don't specify type

type

font type to use, in the format fffws

 

fff

three-character family name

 

w

B

bold weight

 

 

M

medium weight

 

s

I

italic slant

 

 

O

oblique slant

 

 

R

Roman slant

Remarks

You can use the global keyword FONT with any graphics command to override the current font setting. Each font type has an index file with the extension .FFD. The index file lists the font used when a specific size is requested in a McIDAS command. If the size you request is not available, another size is substituted. For example, if you run this command:

ZA 3 20 FONT=COUBO "Courier Bold Font

The text is plotted in 18 point Courier bold oblique rather than 20 point. The index file COUBO.FFD specifies that the file courbo18.bdf is used when a command requests 20 point text.

The default McIDAS font and those in the Courier family are non-proportional. Use these fonts to display evenly-spaced characters.

See Also

See Appendix A, Global Keywords for more information about the global keyword FONT.

Examples

FONT

This entry lists all the available font types.

FONT SET TIMMR

This entry sets the McIDAS graphics font type to Times Roman, medium weight.

[Search Manual] [Table of Contents] [Go to Previous] [Go to Next]