al_load_ttf_font_stretch_f(3alleg5)

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version 5.2.11.3 · 4 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ al_load_ttf_font_stretch_f ✨

okay bestie, pull up a chair, because we're about to talk about al_load_ttf_font_stretch_f — the glow-up font loader from the Allegro 5 API 💖 this one lives in the Allegro reference manual and it's lowkey iconic.

🌸 NAME 🌸

al_load_ttf_font_stretch_f — Allegro 5 API 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <allegro5/allegro_ttf.h>

ALLEGRO_FONT *al_load_ttf_font_stretch_f(ALLEGRO_FILE *file,
    char const *filename, int w, int h, int flags)

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

So basically it's giving al_load_ttf_font_stretch(3alleg5) energy, but the font gets read from the file handle instead 🫶

And the filename? Not me using it for the font itself, no no — it's only there so Allegro can hunt down possible additional files sitting next to a font file. it's giving "I'm just here for the vibes and the side quests" 💀

🎀 Note, and this one is IMPORTANT bestie: the file handle is owned by the returned ALLEGRO_FONT object and must not be freed by the caller 😭 because FreeType expects to be able to read from it at a later time. so like… hands off. it's not yours anymore. you gave it away. periodt. 💅

⭐ SINCE ⭐

5.0.6, 5.1.0 🌈

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

and that's the whole vibe check, bestie — slay responsibly 🧚✨

Allegro reference manual · al_load_ttf_font_stretch_f(3alleg5) — mwah, no cap, go load some fonts 💖🎀🦋

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