[comp.sys.atari.st.tech] How can I use the 6x6 ROM font?

jfbruno@rodan.acs.syr.edu (John Bruno) (05/19/91)

I'm trying to write some stuff to a window in the 6x6 system font, but I
can't seem to get it to change.  work_out[10]==1 after I open the workstation
(I'm not using GDOS, by the way).  When I call vqt_name() I get 
"6x6 system font" and a returned value of 1, but when I try to vst_font,
the normal system font is still used, not the small one.  Where am I blowing
it?

---jb

kbad@atari.UUCP (Ken Badertscher) (05/21/91)

Use vst_point().

Setting the point size to 8 will get you the 6x6 system font,
9 will give you the 8x8 font, 10 the 8x16 font, and 20 the 16x32 font
(if you're running under TOS 2.0x/3.0x).

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