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GMImage.SetFont

Sets the Text rendering font.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
GraphicsMagick 2.0 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
MBS( "GMImage.SetFont"; ImageRef; value )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
ImageRef The image reference number. 1
value The new value.

Result

Returns "OK" on success.

Description

Sets the Text rendering font.
See GMImage.ListTypeInfo function to list fonts available.

You can use either GMImage.SetFontFamily or GMImage.SetFont, but not both.

Examples

Picks a ubuntu regular font:

MBS("GMImage.SetFont"; $ref; "@/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu/Ubuntu-R.ttf")

Annotate an image on an Ubuntu FileMaker Server:

Go to Layout [ “Annotate Test” ; Animation: None ]
Go to Record/Request/Page [ First ]

Set Variable [ $ref ; Value: MBS( "GMImage.New"; "200x200"; "white" ) ]
# Settings for the font
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("GMImage.SetFontPointsize"; $ref; 12) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("GMImage.SetFont"; $ref; "@/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu/Ubuntu-R.ttf") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("GMImage.SetFillColor"; $ref; "RGB 0 0 0") ]
# Write the text to the picture
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("GMImage.Annotate"; $ref; "Hello World"; "100x200+10+40"; 1) ]
# store the picture in the field
Set Field [ WebHook Chat::File ; MBS( "GMImage.WriteToPNGContainer"; $ref ) ]
Commit Records/Requests [ With dialog: Off ]
# Free image
Set Variable [ $Error ; Value: MBS("GMImage.Free";$ref) ]

See also

Release notes

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 17th February 2023


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