[GRASS-user] Freetype fonts in gis.m

[Michael Barton]

> From: Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>
> Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:51:14 +0100
> To: Michael Barton <michael.barton at asu.edu>
> Cc: <grassuser at grass.itc.it>
> Subject: Re: [GRASS-user] Freetype fonts in gis.m
> 
> 
> Michael Barton wrote:
> 
> Rather than resetting the font after commands which might change it,
> setting the font before commands which might draw text may be more
> appropriate.
> 
> Except that driver-less rendering will make this point moot. There,
> the issue is being able to set the default font (it's currently
> hard-coded to romans).
> 
> -- 
> Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>

Wouldn't it work to simply run d.font (or d.font.freetype) just before
running a d.command in this situaion too?

Michael
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Arizona State University

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