CairoFonts {Cairo} | R Documentation |
CairoFonts
initializes the fonts used for Cairo graphics devices.
CairoFonts( regular="Helvetica:style=Regular", bold="Helvetica:style=Bold", italic="Helvetica:style=Italic", bolditalic="Helvetica:style=Bold Italic,BoldItalic", symbol="Symbol" )
regular |
character; fontconfig pattern for the 'plain text' font. |
bold |
character; fontconfig pattern for the 'bold face' font. |
italic |
character; fontconfig pattern for the 'italic' font. |
bolditalic |
character; fontconfig pattern for the 'bold italic' font. |
symbol |
character; fontconfig pattern for the 'symbol' font. |
This function sets the fonts for Cairo graphics devices globally; previously opened Cairo graphics devices will also use these fonts. The argument names correspond to the five values of the graphical parameter 'font', i.e. regular is 1, bold is 2, italic is 3, etc.
For an explanation of fontconfig patterns, see CairoFontMatch
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## Not run: # # The following fontconfig patterns define the free truetype fonts # available in the debian package 'ttf-freefont'. # # Freesans is very similar to Helvetica CairoFonts( regular="FreeSans:style=Medium", bold="FreeSans:style=Bold", italic="FreeSans:style=Oblique", bolditalic="FreeSans:style=BoldOblique" ) ## End(Not run)