How do I specify a user font name in Linux?

[tdollmeyer]

I'm moving a vi from Windows to Linux. One element of the vi is a user defined font. In Windows the name "Helvetica" is being used. How do I specify a valid font name in Linux?

[Christopher Mitchell]

You may have to install the font of your choice on the linux machine. Once it is installed, you can specify the font for a control, indicator, etc. by using the 'text settings' option in the tool bar.

Using VI Server, you might be able to do a mass change of the fonts for labels and captions. The following webpage contains an example that changes the value of controls -- you could modify this example to modify the fonts:

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/explprog.nsf/6c163603265406328625682a006ed37d/56685792886a556e86256740007fe32a?OpenDocument

I did not thoroughly test this so this option might not be 100% snag free....