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2.1.1.8 FamilyFont Enumeration

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The FamilyFont Enumeration specifies the font family. Font families describe the look of a font in a general way. They are intended for specifying fonts when the exact typeface desired is not available.

 typedef  enum
 {
   FF_DONTCARE = 0x00,
   FF_ROMAN = 0x01,
   FF_SWISS = 0x02,
   FF_MODERN = 0x03,
   FF_SCRIPT = 0x04,
   FF_DECORATIVE = 0x05
 } FamilyFont;

FF_DONTCARE: The default font is specified, which is implementation-dependent.

FF_ROMAN: Fonts with variable stroke widths, which are proportional to the actual widths of the glyphs, and which have serifs. "MS Serif" is an example.

FF_SWISS: Fonts with variable stroke widths, which are proportional to the actual widths of the glyphs, and which do not have serifs. "MS Sans Serif" is an example.

FF_MODERN: Fonts with constant stroke width, with or without serifs. Fixed-width fonts are usually modern. "Pica", "Elite", and "Courier New" are examples.

FF_SCRIPT: Fonts designed to look like handwriting. "Script" and "Cursive" are examples.

FF_DECORATIVE: Novelty fonts. "Old English" is an example.

In a Font Object (section 2.2.1.2), when a FamilyFont value is packed into a byte with a PitchFont Enumeration (section 2.1.1.24) value, the result is a PitchAndFamily Object (section 2.2.2.14).