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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: X11 - a Font question
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Date: 6 Dec 88 17:13:59 GMT
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    How can I query the X11 system to determine the
    "current" fontin the system???

You don't say exactly what you mean by "query".  If you
want font metrics, you can use XQueryFont, passing it
a GC (that contains the default font).  The protocol does
not provide a means of getting the name of the default font.