In FXRuby when trying to specify a font I get an error "FXDCWindow::setFont: illegal or NULL font specified.", how to fix this?

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In Ruby when trying to specify a font I get an error "FXDCWindow::setFont: illegal or NULL font specified.". I tried doing it like this:

@font = FXFont.new(app, 'times')

I need to set a font in order to use drawText in my program and I can't figure out how to. Oh and for the record I'm justt a beginner. Thanks!

"app" is the application instance (app = FXApp.new0 , I think "Self" works just as well. — Adam Ashwal, Nov 14 '10 at 21:20

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 15 '10 at 03:31

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According to the documentation, you need to specify the size at least. Try:

@font = FXFont.new(app, "times,12")

answered Nov 15 '10 at 03:31

Mark Thomas

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 15 '10 at 20:14

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Make sure you're not trying to use the font object before it has been created; see http://www.fox-toolkit.org/faq.html#ILLEGALICON.

answered Nov 15 '10 at 20:14

Lyle Johnson

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