Example

Represents a font in rich text.

Containment Hierarchy

Contained by: <actionbar>, <actionbarstyle>, <block>, <bordercaption>, <button>, <column>, <columnheader>, <embeddedcontrol>, <embeddedfolderpane>, <embeddeddatepicker>, <parstyle>, <run>, <sectiontitle>, <sparefont>, <sublevel>, <tablerowstyle>, <title>, <toplevel>

Syntax

<!ELEMENT font EMPTY>

Attributes

<!ATTLIST font

name	%string;	#IMPLIED
color	%color;	#IMPLIED
size	%length;	#IMPLIED
style	NMTOKENS	#IMPLIED
pitch	(%font.pitches;)	#IMPLIED
truetype	%boolean;	#IMPLIED
familyid	%hex;	#IMPLIED

>

color

Color of the font.

Hexadecimal number identifying the family of a font as specified by the operating system header files. Some examples of family ids in DXL are:

Hexadecimal family id	Font family
10	Roman
20	Swiss
30	Modern
40	Script
50	Decorative

The family id can usually be deduced from the font name on import, but specify it if you want to guarantee that a specific font is retained in round-trip conversions.

Name of the font. See the %font.names; entity for some font names that can be used in addition to a specific font name.

Pitch is the number of characters printed per inch. The options for pitch settings in DXL are defined in the %font.pitches; entity. The pitch can usually be deduced from the font name on import, but specify it if you want to guarantee that a specific font is retained in round-trip conversions.

Size of the font, in points.

A list of tokens taken from the %font.styles; entity.

Boolean. If true, indicates that the font is a TrueType font, which is an outline font standard that differs from PostScript, which is a page description language. You can usually determine whether or not a font is TrueType from the font name on import, but specify it if you want to guarantee to retain a specific font type in round-trip conversions.

The %font.names; entity lists the names that can be used in the font name attribute in addition to the specific font names, such as Courier New.

Syntax:

<!ENTITY % font.names "monospace |  multilingual | sans-serif | serif | user-interface">

The %font.pitches; entity defines the types of font pitches you can specify in DXL.

Syntax:

<!ENTITY % font.pitches "fixed | variable">

fixed

Indicates that the number of characters that print per inch is fixed. For example, a common pitch value is Courier 12, which is a 10 point font that prints at exactly 12 characters per inch.

Indicates that the number of characters that print per inch can change.

Syntax:

<!ENTITY % font.styles "normal | bold | italic | underline | strikethrough | superscript | subscript | shadow | emboss | extrude">

bold

Applies thicker ink to the text, making it stand out from the surrounding text.

Adds a slight shadow behind and to the upper left of the entered text, creating a raised effect.

Stretches the spacing of the text horizontally.

Applies an angle to the text.

Applies no special styling to the text. This option is the default and can be selected to remove other style settings from text.

Drops a copy of the text in a lighter shade behind and to the lower right of the entered text, creating a shadow effect.

Overwrites the text character with a dash mark. Text appears to be crossed out.

Minimizes the font and displaces the text so that it displays below the standard text line. This font style is often used for footnote symbols.

Minimizes the font and displaces the text so that it displays above the standard text line. This font style is often used for trademark symbols.

In DXL, the <font> element is not a container like it is in HTML. It is associated with other content by being a child of a container. For example, to make a run of text red:

<run> <font color='red' />

This is red text.

</run>

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See Also

The Domino DTD

Glossary