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49.2.3 Font Instance Names

Function: list-fonts pattern &optional device

This function returns a list of font names matching the given pattern. device specifies which device to search for names, and defaults to the currently selected device.

Function: font-instance-name font-instance

This function returns the name used to allocate font-instance.

Function: font-instance-truename font-instance

This function returns the canonical name of the given font instance. Font names are patterns which may match any number of fonts, of which the first found is used. This returns an unambiguous name for that font (but not necessarily its only unambiguous name).