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# GtkFontSelection

## Name

GtkFontSelection -- a widget for selecting fonts.

## Synopsis

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

    struct      GtkFontSelection;
    GtkWidget*  gtk_font_selection_new          (void);
    GdkFont*    gtk_font_selection_get_font     (GtkFontSelection *fontsel);
    gchar*      gtk_font_selection_get_font_name
                                                (GtkFontSelection *fontsel);
    gboolean    gtk_font_selection_set_font_name
                                                (GtkFontSelection *fontsel,
                                                 const gchar *fontname);
    G_CONST_RETURN gchar* gtk_font_selection_get_preview_text
                                                (GtkFontSelection *fontsel);
    void        gtk_font_selection_set_preview_text
                                                (GtkFontSelection *fontsel,
                                                 const gchar *text);

## Object Hierarchy

      GObject
       +----GtkObject
             +----GtkWidget
                   +----GtkContainer
                         +----GtkBox
                               +----GtkVBox
                                     +----GtkFontSelection

## Properties

      "font-name"            gchararray           : Read / Write
      "font"                 GdkFont              : Read
      "preview-text"         gchararray           : Read / Write

## Description

The GtkFontSelection widget lists the available fonts, styles and sizes, allowing the user to select a font. It is used in the GtkFontSelectionDialog widget to provide a dialog box for selecting fonts.

To set the font which is initially selected, use gtk_font_selection_set_font_name().

To get the selected font use gtk_font_selection_get_font() or gtk_font_selection_get_font_name().

To change the text which is shown in the preview area, use gtk_font_selection_set_preview_text().

Filters can be used to limit the fonts shown. There are 2 filters in the GtkFontSelection - a base filter and a user filter. The base filter can not be changed by the user, so this can be used when the user must choose from the restricted set of fonts (e.g. for a terminal-type application you may want to force the user to select a fixed-width font). The user filter can be changed or reset by the user, by using the 'Reset Filter' button or changing the options on the 'Filter' page of the widget.

## Details

### struct GtkFontSelection

    struct GtkFontSelection;

The GtkFontSelection struct contains private data only, and should only be accessed using the functions below.

### gtk_font_selection_new ()

    GtkWidget*  gtk_font_selection_new          (void);

Creates a new GtkFontSelection.

Returns : | a new GtkFontSelection.

### gtk_font_selection_get_font ()

    GdkFont*    gtk_font_selection_get_font     (GtkFontSelection *fontsel);

Warning
`gtk_font_selection_get_font` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

Gets the currently-selected font.

`fontsel` : | a GtkFontSelection.
Returns : | the currently-selected font, or NULL if no font is selected.

### gtk_font_selection_get_font_name ()

    gchar*      gtk_font_selection_get_font_name
                                                (GtkFontSelection *fontsel);

Gets the currently-selected font name.

`fontsel` : | a GtkFontSelection.
Returns : |

### gtk_font_selection_set_font_name ()

    gboolean    gtk_font_selection_set_font_name
                                                (GtkFontSelection *fontsel,
                                                 const gchar *fontname);

Sets the currently-selected font.

`fontsel` : | a GtkFontSelection.
`fontname` : | a fontname.
Returns : | `TRUE` if the font was found.

### gtk_font_selection_get_preview_text ()

    G_CONST_RETURN gchar* gtk_font_selection_get_preview_text
                                                (GtkFontSelection *fontsel);

Gets the text displayed in the preview area.

`fontsel` : | a GtkFontSelection.
Returns : | the text displayed in the preview area.

### gtk_font_selection_set_preview_text ()

    void        gtk_font_selection_set_preview_text
                                                (GtkFontSelection *fontsel,
                                                 const gchar *text);

Sets the text displayed in the preview area.

`fontsel` : | a GtkFontSelection.
`text` : | the text to display in the preview area.

## Properties

"`font-name`" (gchararray : Read / Write)

  The X string that represents this font.

"`font`" (GdkFont : Read)

  The GdkFont that is currently selected.

"`preview-text`" (gchararray : Read / Write)

  The text to display in order to demonstrate the selected font.

## See Also

GtkFontSelectionDialog

  a dialog box which uses GtkFontSelection.

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