font_gdi

This type represents a font object. Internally, this type uses GDI library to rasterize font glyphs.

This type inherits font_base type. All of its base methods and fields are also available in this type.

__call

Constructs a font object.

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
name	string	System font name (example: 'Arial').
size	float	Font height, in pixels.
fl	font_flags	Font flags. Use bit library to construct them. Defaults to 0.
mi	int	Starting codepoint. Defaults to 0.
ma	int	Ending codepoint. Defaults to 255 (entire ASCII code page).
weight	int	Font weight. Defaults to 400 (regular).

Returns

Type	Description
font_gdi	Font object.

Example

local sys_font = draw.font_gdi('Calibri', 14);