10.1 glutBitmapCharacter

  glutBitmapCharacter renders a bitmap character using OpenGL.

Usage

void glutBitmapCharacter(void *font, int character);

font

Bitmap font to use.

character

Character to render (not confined to 8 bits).

Description

Without using any display lists, glutBitmapCharacter renders the character in the named bitmap font. The available fonts are:

GLUT_BITMAP_8_BY_13

A fixed width font with every character fitting in an 8 by 13 pixel rectangle. The exact bitmaps to be used is defined by the standard X glyph bitmaps for the X font named:

-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-80-iso8859-1

GLUT_BITMAP_9_BY_15

A fixed width font with every character fitting in an 9 by 15 pixel rectangle. The exact bitmaps to be used is defined by the standard X glyph bitmaps for the X font named:

-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-C-90-iso8859-1

GLUT_BITMAP_TIMES_ROMAN_10

A 10-point proportional spaced Times Roman font. The exact bitmaps to be used is defined by the standard X glyph bitmaps for the X font named:

-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--10-100-75-75-p-54-iso8859-1

GLUT_BITMAP_TIMES_ROMAN_24

A 24-point proportional spaced Times Roman font. The exact bitmaps to be used is defined by the standard X glyph bitmaps for the X font named:

-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--24-240-75-75-p-124-iso8859-1

GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_10

A 10-point proportional spaced Helvetica font. The exact bitmaps to be used is defined by the standard X glyph bitmaps for the X font named:

-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--10-100-75-75-p-56-iso8859-1

GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_12

A 12-point proportional spaced Helvetica font. The exact bitmaps to be used is defined by the standard X glyph bitmaps for the X font named:

-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--12-120-75-75-p-67-iso8859-1

GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_18

A 18-point proportional spaced Helvetica font. The exact bitmaps to be used is defined by the standard X glyph bitmaps for the X font named:

-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--18-180-75-75-p-98-iso8859-1