Drawing Outline Text

The following figure shows an example of how to draw text from an outline font with GpiOutlinePath.

#define INCL_GPIPRIMITIVES
#include <os2.h>
void fncPATH03(void){
    LONG lcid = 1;                            /* Identifier for font           */
    FATTRS fattrs;                            /* Structure for font attributes */
    SIZEF sizfx;                              /* Structure for character box   */
    POINTL ptl;                               /* Structure for starting point  */
    HPS hpsWin;

    fattrs.usRecordLength = sizeof(FATTRS);
    fattrs.fsSelection = FATTR_SEL_OUTLINE;   /* Specifies outline font        */
    fattrs.lMatch = 0;                        /* System determines font        */
    fattrs.szFacename[0] = 0;
    fattrs.idRegistry = 0;
    fattrs.usCodePage = 0;
    fattrs.lMaxBaselineExt = 0;
    fattrs.lAveCharWidth = 0;
    fattrs.fsType = 0;
    fattrs.fsFontUse = FATTR_FONTUSE_OUTLINE; /* Specifies outline font        */

    GpiCreateLogFont(hpsWin,(PSTR8) NULL, lcid, &fattrs);
    GpiSetCharSet(hpsWin, lcid);              /* Sets logical font             */

    sizfx.cx = MAKEFIXED(30, 0);              /* Width of character box        */
    sizfx.cy = MAKEFIXED(30, 0);              /* Height of character box       */
    GpiSetCharBox(hpsWin, &sizfx)             /* Sets size of character box    */

    GpiBeginPath(hpsWin, 1L);                 /* Begins path                   */
    ptl.x = 100;
    ptl.y = 200;
    GpiMove(hpsWin, &ptl);                    /* Sets current position         */
    GpiCharString(hpsWin, 7L, "Outline");     /* Establishes char. string      */
    GpiEndPath(hpsWin);                       /* Ends path                     */
    GpiOutlinePath(hpsWin, 1L, 0L);           /* Draws character string        */
} /* fncPATH03 */