controlname

The name of a column, computed field,
or text control for which you want to get or set font properties.
For a column, you can specify the column name or a pound sign (#)
followed by the column number.

When you generate DataWindow syntax with DataWindowSyntaxFromSql, the Font
settings apply to all columns or all text controls.

property

A property of the text. The properties
and their values are listed in the table below.

value

The value to be assigned to the property. Value can
be a quoted DataWindow expression.

CharSet

(exp) An integer
specifying the character set to be used.

Values are:

• 0 – ANSI

• 1 – The default character set for the specified
  font

• 2 – Symbol

• 128 – Shift JIS

• 255 – OEM

Painter: Font tab, CharSet option.

Escapement

(exp) An integer
specifying the rotation for the baseline of the text in tenths of
a degree. For example, a value of 450 rotates the text 45 degrees.
0 is horizontal.

Painter: Font tab, Escapement option.

Face

(exp) A string specifying
the name of the font face, such as Arial or Courier.

Painter: Font tab, FaceName option or StyleBar.

Family

(exp) An integer
specifying the font family (Windows uses both face and family to determine
which font to use).

Values are:

• 0 – AnyFont

• 1 – Roman

• 2 – Swiss

• 3 – Modern

• 4 – Script

• 5 – Decorative

Painter: Font tab, Family option.

Height

(exp) An integer
specifying the height of the text in the unit measure for the DataWindow.
To specify size in points, specify a negative number.

Painter: Font tab, Size option (specified in points) or StyleBar
or Expressions tab.

Italic

(exp) Whether the
text should be italic. The default is no.

Painter: Font tab, Italic check box or StyleBar.

Pitch

(exp) The pitch
of the font.

Values are:

• 0 – The default
  pitch for your system

• 1 – Fixed

• 2 – Variable

Painter: Font tab, Pitch option.

Strikethrough

(exp) Whether the
text should be crossed out. The default is no.

Painter: Font tab, Strikeout check box.

Underline

(exp) Whether the
text should be underlined. The default is no.

Painter: Font tab, Underline check box or StyleBar.

Weight

(exp) An integer
specifying the weight of the text; for example, 400 for normal or
700 for bold.

Painter: Set indirectly using the Font tab, Bold option or
the StyleBar, Bold button.

Width

(exp) An integer
specifying the average character width of the font in the unit of measure
specified for the DataWindow. Width is usually unspecified, which
results in a default width based on the other properties.

Painter: Set indirectly using the font selection.