Font string

The font defines how individual characters in e.g. text fields, trend widgets, tables, selection lists, spin buttons, combo boxes, etc. will be implemented. Font strings are specified in a QT internal format, which are dealt with in the relevant manuals. This subject will not be dealt with here. For programming Control scripts, a dialog box can be opened from the script editor, which can be used to automatically insert the string with the required font into the script (see also chapter Font).

Note: WinCC OA understands both Qt5 and Qt6 FontStrings. For this reason, the existing examples may use Qt5 FontStrings.

Example

main()
{
  int x;
  x=setValue("textfield1", "font", "Lucida Calligraphy,-1,11,5,50,0,0,0,0,0");
}
Figure 1. Text Field with a Text

The setValue/getValue functions for the font cannot be used for a primitive text.