The Font class represents a font object used by GUI controls and drawing surfaces.
A Font inherits from CustomFont, CanvasHelper, and Object. Font objects can be created with createFont and can also be accessed through properties such as Control.Font or Canvas.Font.
Inheritance
| Class
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Inherits From
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Description
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| Font
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CustomFont
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Represents a configurable font object.
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| CustomFont
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CanvasHelper
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Base class for font handling.
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| CanvasHelper
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Object
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Base class for canvas-related helper objects.
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Related Function
function createFont() : Font
Returns a new Font object. The created font is initialized based on the main Cheat Engine window.
Properties
| Property
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Type
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Description
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| Name
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String
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The font name.
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| Size
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Integer
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The font size.
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| Height
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Integer
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The font height.
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| Orientation
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Integer
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The font orientation.
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| Pitch
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String
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The font pitch. See Pitch Values.
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| Color
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Integer
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The font color.
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| CharSet
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Integer
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The font character set.
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| Quality
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String
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The font quality. See Quality Values.
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| Style
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String set
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The font style set. See Style Values.
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Methods
| Method
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Return Type
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Description
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| getName()
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String
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Gets the font name of the font.
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| setName(name)
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void
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Sets the font name of the font.
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| getSize()
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Integer
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Gets the size of the font.
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| setSize(size)
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void
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Sets the size of the font.
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| getColor()
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Integer
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Gets the color of the font.
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| setColor(color)
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void
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Sets the color of the font.
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| assign(font)
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void
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Copies the contents of the given font to this font.
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Pitch Values
| Value
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Description
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| fpDefault
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Default font pitch.
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| fpVariable
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Variable-width font pitch.
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| fpFixed
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Fixed-width font pitch.
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Quality Values
| Value
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Description
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| fqDefault
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Default font quality.
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| fqDraft
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Draft font quality.
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| fqProof
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Proof font quality.
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| fqNonAntialiased
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Non-antialiased font quality.
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| fqAntialiased
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Antialiased font quality.
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| fqCleartype
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ClearType font quality.
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| fqCleartypeNatural
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Natural ClearType font quality.
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Style Values
| Value
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Description
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| fsBold
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Bold text.
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| fsItalic
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Italic text.
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| fsStrikeOut
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Strikeout text.
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| fsUnderline
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Underlined text.
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Examples
Create a Font object
1 local font = createFont()
2
3 print(font.Name)
Set font properties
1 local font = createFont()
2
3 font.Name = "Consolas"
4 font.Size = 12
5 font.Color = 0x0000FF
6 font.Style = "[fsBold]"
Use getter and setter methods
1 local font = createFont()
2
3 font.setName("Consolas")
4 font.setSize(14)
5
6 print(font.getName())
7 print(font.getSize())
Set font pitch and quality
1 local font = createFont()
2
3 font.Name = "Consolas"
4 font.Pitch = "fpFixed"
5 font.Quality = "fqCleartype"
Assign a font to a label
1 local form = createForm()
2 local label = createLabel(form)
3
4 local font = createFont()
5 font.Name = "Consolas"
6 font.Size = 14
7 font.Style = "[fsBold]"
8 font.Color = 0x0000FF
9
10 label.Font.assign(font)
11 label.Caption = "Styled label"
Copy one font to another
1 local sourceFont = createFont()
2 sourceFont.Name = "Consolas"
3 sourceFont.Size = 12
4 sourceFont.Style = "[fsBold]"
5 sourceFont.Color = 0x0000FF
6
7 local targetFont = createFont()
8 targetFont.assign(sourceFont)
9
10 print(targetFont.Name)
11 print(targetFont.Size)
12
13 sourceFont.destroy()
14 targetFont.destroy()
Use a font with Canvas text
1 local form = createForm()
2 form.Width = 300
3 form.Height = 160
4
5 form.OnPaint = function(sender)
6 local canvas = sender.Canvas
7
8 canvas.Font.Name = "Consolas"
9 canvas.Font.Size = 14
10 canvas.Font.Color = 0x0000FF
11 canvas.Font.Style = "[fsBold]"
12
13 canvas.textOut(20, 40, "Canvas text")
14 end
15
16 form.show()
Restore a control font
1 local oldFont = createFont()
2 oldFont.assign(MainForm.Font)
3
4 MainForm.Font.Name = "Consolas"
5 MainForm.Font.Size = 12
6 MainForm.Font.Style = "[fsBold]"
7
8 sleep(1000)
9
10 MainForm.Font.assign(oldFont)
11 oldFont.destroy()
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