Re: Replacement for CGContextSelectFont ?

One thing you might consider is just using an attributed string: NSAttributedString* attrString = [[NSAttributedString alloc] initWithString:@"Text" attributes:@[NSFontAttributeName:[NSFont fontWithName:@"Times" size:16]]]; [attrString drawAtPoint:somePoint]; Something like that, at least. >

Re: Replacement for CGContextSelectFont ?

Another alternative, if you’re going to go high-level, is to use a CATextLayer. —Graham > On 16 Sep 2016, at 12:46 AM, Alex Kac wrote: > > One thing you might consider is just using an attributed string: > > NSAttributedString* attrString = [[NSAttributedString alloc]

Replacement for CGContextSelectFont ?

I am trying to "resurrect" some old code. There are several deprecated functions in it. One of them is CGContextSelectFont() . I looked at the documentation , where it just says I should use Core Text. I also googled, but it is not clear to me , how I can replace it. The snippet of code is

Re: Replacement for CGContextSelectFont ?

The point is supposed to be use Core Text for text not only the font choice. CG won't give good layout like Core text. If you are comfortable with CG programming style then Core Text is pretty easy. > On 15 Sep 2016, at 15:53, Gabriel Zachmann wrote: > > I am trying