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From: toml@marvin.Solbourne.COM (Tom LaStrange)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Problems freeing an XFontStruct
Message-ID: <TOML.91Apr11170916@marvin.Solbourne.COM>
Date: 11 Apr 91 23:09:16 GMT
Sender: toml@Solbourne.COM (Tom LaStrange)
Organization: Solbourne Computer, Inc.
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I'm having problems freeing an XFontStruct, here's the code:

	GC gc;
	XFontStruct *fsp;

	gc = XCreateGC(dpy, win, 0, 0);
	fsp = XQueryFont(dpy, XGContextFromGC(gc));
	XFreeFont(dpy, fsp);

This generates the following protocol error:

X Error of failed request:  BadFont (invalid Font parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request:  46 (X_CloseFont)
  Resource id in failed request:  0x1500002
  Serial number of failed request:  6
  Current serial number in output stream:  11

I presume because the font ID in the XFontStruct is actually the graphics
context ID and XFreeFont() assumes it's a font ID.

So is it possible to free a font structure obtained using a GC rather
than a font ID?

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(I kid you not)Tom LaStrange        toml@Solbourne.COM