panda_createfont
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# panda_createfont

return a handle to the requested font

     #include&lt;panda/constants.h&gt;
     #include&lt;panda/functions.h&gt;
     char * panda_createfont (panda_pdf * output, char *fontname, int type, char *encoding)

## DESCRIPTION

<command>PANDA INTERNAL</command>. This funtion call creates a font object for the requested font and returns the identifier that should be used when the font is set within the PDF document.

## RETURNS

A font identifier (handle) as a null terminated string.

## EXAMPLE

     #include&lt;panda/constants.h&gt;
     #include&lt;panda/functions.h&gt;
     panda_pdf *output;
     char *fonthandle;
     panda_init();
     output = panda_open("output.pdf", "w");
     fonthandle = (output, "Helventica", 3, "MacRomanEncoding");

## SEE ALSO

panda_setfont

## VERSION

This documentation was generated for `Panda` 0.5.2 by `autodocbook` (http://www.stillhq.com).

## AUTHOR

`Panda` is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 - 2003, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute.

## BUGS

There are no known bugs in `Panda`. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know.