The GFONT Procedure

Example 2: Creating Figures for a Symbol Font

Procedure features:

GFONT statement options:

	CTEXT=
	DATA=
	FILLED
	NAME=
	RESOL=

Other features:

LIBNAME statement

Sample library member:

GR16N02

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This example shows how to create three simple figures for a symbol font. Each figure is laid out on a grid that is 64 font units square. The third figure is a circle with a slash through it. Diagram of Circle with Slash Figure shows the figure and some of its coordinate points laid out on a grid.

Diagram of Circle with Slash Figure

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libname reflib 'SAS-data-library'; libname gfont0 'SAS-data-library'; goptions reset=global gunit=pct border cback=white colors=(black blue green red) ftext=swiss htitle=6 htext=3;

data reflib.figures; input char $ ptype $ x y segment lp $; datalines; A W 0 64 0 P /* triangle pointing right */ A V 4 4 1 P A V 60 32 1 P A V 4 60 1 P A V 4 4 1 P

B W 0 64 0 P /* heart */ B V 32 2 1 P B V 44 17 1 P B V 58 40 1 P B C 46 47 1 P B V 56 58 1 P B C 46 47 1 P B V 32 52 1 P B C 18 47 1 P B V 8 58 1 P B C 18 47 1 P B V 6 40 1 P B V 20 17 1 P B V 32 2 1 P

C W 0 64 0 P /* circle with slash */ C V 32 64 1 P C C 32 32 1 P C V 64 32 1 P C C 32 32 1 P C V 32 0 1 P C C 32 32 1 P C V 0 32 1 P C C 32 32 1 P C V 32 64 1 P C V . . 1 P C V 12.4 18.1 1 P C C 32 32 1 P C V 8 32 1 P C C 32 32 1 P C V 32 56 1 P C C 32 32 1 P C V 45.9 51.6 1 P C V . . 1 P C V 51.6 45.9 1 P C C 32 32 1 P C V 56 32 1 P C C 32 32 1 P C V 32 8 1 P C C 32 32 1 P C V 18.1 12.4 1 P ;

title 'A Font of Three Figures'; footnote j=r 'GR16N02 ';

proc gfont data=reflib.figures name=figures filled height=.75in ctext=red showroman romht=.5in resol=2; run; quit;

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