NAME

       mfont_parse_name - Create a font by parsing a fontname.

SYNOPSIS

       MFont* mfont_parse_name (const char * name, MSymbol format)

DESCRIPTION

       Create a font by parsing a fontname. The mfont_parse_name() function creates a new font
       object. The properties are extracted fontname name.

       format specifies the format of name.  If format is Mx, name is parsed as XLFD (X Logical
       Font Description). If format is Mfontconfig, name is parsed as Fontconfig's textual
       representation of font. If format is Mnil, name is at first parsed as XLFD, and it it
       fails, parsed as Fontconfig's representation.

RETURN VALUE

           If the operation was successful, this function returns a pointer to the created font.
           Otherwise it returns NULL.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2001 Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)
       Copyright (C) 2001-2011 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
       (AIST)
       Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of
       the GNU Free Documentation License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html>.