MKI_FONTDEF (Basic Classes) Changed in Version 2023.2

C++ Syntax

class MKI_FONTDEF

{

  public:

  __int32 m_nFontType,

          m_nFontStyle,

          m_nFontWeight;

  MKI_FONTNAME m_szFontName;

  void

  Init( void );

  bool

  IsIdentical( const MKI_FONTDEF& f_rFont );

  bool

  IsFillable( void ); New in Version 2023.2

};

This structure contains the description of a font including type, style and weight.

Element Description

FontType

[__int32] Type of the font. This value determines, if the specified font is a internal font, a TrueType font or a device font (esp. PostScript). Possible values are:

MKI_FONTTYPE_INTERN

Internal font (e.g. "DINDRAFT").

MKI_FONTTYPE_TRUETYPE

TrueType font (e.g. "Times New Roman").

MKI_FONTTYPE_DEVICE

PostScript or device font (e.g. "Palatino").

FontStyle

[__int32] Style of the font. This value consists of two parts: The lower 8 bits (bits 0 to 7) are a bit-wise OR combination of several of the following styles:

MKI_FONTSTYLE_REGULAR

No special style.

MKI_FONTSTYLE_ITALIC

Italic. If this bit is set the font will be displayed italic (if possible).

MKI_FONTSTYLE_UNDERLINE

Underline. If this bit is set the font will be displayed underlined (if possible).

MKI_FONTSTYLE_OVERLINE

Underline. If this bit is set the font will be displayed overlined (if possible). Currently, this bit is only supported within dimensions.

MKI_FONTSTYLE_STRIKEOUT

Strikeout.  If this bit is set the font will be displayed striked out (if possible). This bit is ignored at the moment!

The next 8 bits (bits 8 to 15) are a one-byte value indication the character set to choose for a TrueType font. The following values defined in Win32 are currently supported:

ANSI_CHARSET

BALTIC_CHARSET

CHINESEBIG5_CHARSET

DEFAULT_CHARSET

EASTEUROPE_CHARSET

GB2312_CHARSET

GREEK_CHARSET

HANGUL_CHARSET

MAC_CHARSET

OEM_CHARSET

RUSSIAN_CHARSET

SHIFTJIS_CHARSET

SYMBOL_CHARSET

TURKISH_CHARSET

HEBREW_CHARSET

ARABIC_CHARSET

THAI_CHARSET

For details on these character sets, please refer to the MSDN (keyword LOGFONT) or other Win32/x64 documentation. If the value of this byte is DEFAULT_CHARSET (0x01), this will be translated to SYMBOL_CHARSET to be compatible with previous MKD file versions.

For internal fonts, this value should be set to MKI_FONTSTYLE_REGULAR, as it has no effect in this case.

FontWeight

[__int32] Weight of the font. The weight of the font is defined analogously to the weight definition of TrueType fonts. Possible values are:

For internal fonts, this value should be set to 400 (Regular), as it has no effect in this case.

FontName Changed in Version 2019.1

[MKI_FONTNAME] Name of the font, up to 63 characters. Names of TrueType and PostScript fonts may be up to 31 characters long.

MKD Syntax

Type,Style,Weight,Name

The data type MKI_FONTDEF is used to store a font's description. In MKD files, three font types are supported: TrueType, device (esp. PostScript) and internal fonts.