- const char *prefix = (fixed ? "Monaco" : (serif ? "Times" : "Helvetica"));
- const char *suffix = (bold && ital
- ? (serif ? "-BoldItalic" : "-BoldOblique")
- : (bold ? "-Bold" :
- ital ? (serif ? "-Italic" : "-Oblique") : ""));
- char *name = (char *) malloc (strlen(prefix) + strlen(suffix) + 1);
- strcpy (name, prefix);
- strcat (name, suffix);
+ const char *name;
+
+ if (fixed) {
+ //
+ // "Monaco" only exists in plain.
+ // "LucidaSansTypewriterStd" gets an AGL bad value error.
+ //
+ if (bold && ital) name = "Courier-BoldOblique";
+ else if (bold) name = "Courier-Bold";
+ else if (ital) name = "Courier-Oblique";
+ else name = "Courier";
+
+ } else if (serif) {
+ //
+ // "Georgia" looks better than "Times".
+ //
+ if (bold && ital) name = "Georgia-BoldItalic";
+ else if (bold) name = "Georgia-Bold";
+ else if (ital) name = "Georgia-Italic";
+ else name = "Georgia";
+
+ } else {
+ //
+ // "Geneva" only exists in plain.
+ // "LucidaSansStd-BoldItalic" gets an AGL bad value error.
+ // "Verdana" renders smoother than "Helvetica" for some reason.
+ //
+ if (bold && ital) name = "Verdana-BoldItalic";
+ else if (bold) name = "Verdana-Bold";
+ else if (ital) name = "Verdana-Italic";
+ else name = "Verdana";
+ }