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   Hi,

I can't quite figure out how to switch between bold and non-bold text.

I am adding fonts to my dcument as follows:

QP.AddStandardFont(4);
QP.AddStandardFont(5);

This gives me helvetica and helvetica bold.

I am then calling 
Qp.SelectFont(QP.FontID(4)); 
for non bold and

Qp.SelectFont(QP.FontID(5));

to switch to bold. But whichver one I opt for first sticks for the remainder of the document and the switch makes no difference.

First, am I approaching this in the correct way and if so what more do I need to do.

Thanks

Mark

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skwirelboy Members Profile Find Members Posts Team Player Joined: 27 Feb 06 Status: Offline Points: 45	Post Options Post Reply Quote skwirelboy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Bold text Posted: 18 Aug 08 at 8:31AM
	Hi, I can't quite figure out how to switch between bold and non-bold text. I am adding fonts to my dcument as follows: QP.AddStandardFont(4); QP.AddStandardFont(5); This gives me helvetica and helvetica bold. I am then calling Qp.SelectFont(QP.FontID(4)); for non bold and Qp.SelectFont(QP.FontID(5)); to switch to bold. But whichver one I opt for first sticks for the remainder of the document and the switch makes no difference. First, am I approaching this in the correct way and if so what more do I need to do. Thanks Mark

jwhitham Members Profile Find Members Posts Beginner Joined: 10 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote jwhitham Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Aug 08 at 2:29PM
	You need to use the result of the AddStandardFont function to select the font. In Pascal it would be: var afont: integer; afont := qp.AddStandardFont(5); qp.SelectFont(afont);

skwirelboy Members Profile Find Members Posts Team Player Joined: 27 Feb 06 Status: Offline Points: 45	Post Options Post Reply Quote skwirelboy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Aug 08 at 6:50AM
	Thanks for the reply. I add all the fonts at the outset (ie Helvetica and HelveticaBold. I then select them using the function in my original reply. I assumje I don't want to go adding the same font over and over again when I switch between bold and non-bold. If this assumption is correct, why does the function that I am using for selecting the fonts not seem to work. Thanks

jwhitham Members Profile Find Members Posts Beginner Joined: 10 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote jwhitham Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Aug 08 at 7:24AM
	the FontID() function takes the index of the font in your document as its argument so, in your case, you would use: Qp.SelectFont(QP.FontID(1)); for non bold and Qp.SelectFont(QP.FontID(2));