TextSize

TextSize Set the point size for subsequent text drawing

#include <Quickdraw.h> Quickdraw

void TextSize(newSize );

short newSize ; size in typo graphical " points"; 0=12- point

TextSize selects the size, in points, for subsequently-drawn text.

newSize is the desired size, in typo graphical points. Values from 1 to 127

are allowed. A value of 0 specifies the system font size (12 points).

Notes: TextSize sets the txSize field of the current GrafPort structure. The

initial value is 0, specifying the system font size (12- point).

If the font used in subsequent text drawing is not available in size points,

the Font Manager will use a font it does have, scaling it to the desired size.

Such "scaled" fonts have a jagged look to them. See SetFScaleDisable for

more information font scaling.

You may use SetFScaleDisable to space text as if it were a different

point size, while continuing to use a “real” (unscaled) font.

To see if an unscaled version of a font exists as a system resource, use

GetFNum to learn its font reference number, then call RealFont.

A typo graphical point is approximately 1/72 of an inch; very nearly the

size of a pixel on the Mac screen.

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