Re: Web Font from WebControl font

[Benoît Minisini <benoit.minisini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 30/08/2025 à 23:11, Bruce Steers a écrit :
> On Sat, 30 Aug 2025 at 22:04, Benoît Minisini <benoit.minisini@gambas- 
> basic.org <mailto:benoit.minisini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     Le 30/08/2025 à 22:57, Bruce Steers a écrit :
>      > Could do with a nice way to set a new Font (gb.web.gui) from the
>     string
>      > of a control.
>      >
>      > I have this working but i do not know how robust it is...
>      >
>      >    Paint.Font = Font[Split(hWebObject.Font, ",
>     ").Reverse().Join(" ")]
>      >
>      > So a control that has the Font string of "serif,bold,32px"
>     converts to
>      > Font["32px bold serif"]
>      >
>      > Maybe a Font.FromString() method or Paint.GetFont() ?
>      >
>      > Respects
>      > BruceS
>      >
>
>     I'm currently working on the Font class syntax, so that it can be used
>     with the 'WebControl.Font' and the 'Paint.Font' properties the same way.
>
>     Stay tuned.
>
>     -- 
>     Benoît Minisini
>
>
> You sir are an absolute star :)
>
> Thank you.
> WebDrawingArea really needed this text drawing.
> custom controls are very possible now :)
>
> Respects
> BruceS

Done in the last commit.

Now the 'gb.web.gui' Font object string representation are, like with 
'gb.gui', a comma separated list of font properties:

Font["Arial,32px,bold,italic"]

The "normal" property indicates that the font won't inherit the font 
properties of its parents.

For detailed CSS font properties, you can use this kind of syntax:

Font["weight:300,width:condensed,style:oblique,

For the Paint class, the "normal" font property is ignored. And text 
decoration is emulated (only 'underline' and 'line-through'), as it is 
not supported by the canvas interface.

Backward-compatibility with the old string Font property is ensured by 
'gb.web.gui' and the IDE transparently (provided there is no bug in it).

Regards,

--
Benoît Minisini.