(PECL printer SVN)
printer_create_font — Create a new font
$face
, int $height
, int $width
, int $font_weight
, bool $italic
, bool $underline
, bool $strikeout
, int $orientation
)The function creates a new font and returns a handle to it. A font is used to draw text. For an example see printer_select_font().
face
face must be a string specifying the font face.
height
height specifies the font height.
width
width specifies the font width.
font_weight
The font_weight specifies the font weight
(400 is normal), and can be one of the following predefined constants.
PRINTER_FW_THIN:
sets the font weight to thin (100).
PRINTER_FW_ULTRALIGHT:
sets the font weight to ultra light (200).
PRINTER_FW_LIGHT:
sets the font weight to light (300).
PRINTER_FW_NORMAL:
sets the font weight to normal (400).
PRINTER_FW_MEDIUM:
sets the font weight to medium (500).
PRINTER_FW_BOLD:
sets the font weight to bold (700).
PRINTER_FW_ULTRABOLD:
sets the font weight to ultra bold (800).
PRINTER_FW_HEAVY:
sets the font weight to heavy (900).
italic
italic can be TRUE or FALSE,
and sets whether the font should be italic.
underline
underline can be TRUE or FALSE,
and sets whether the font should be underlined.
strikeout
strikeout can be TRUE or FALSE,
and sets whether the font should be stroked out.
orientaton
orientation specifies a rotation.
Returns a font handle on success or FALSE on error.
extremesanity (2006-09-19 10:12:29)
Two tips:
- An orientation of -900 is up and down.
- You can print barcodes by installing a free barcode font like Code39 on the window machine with php installed and then selecting it as a font.
josh at engledental dot com (2002-06-29 20:30:46)