# MX\_CHOOSEFONT

> [HTML Version](mx_choosefont.htm)

**xcall MIAMEX, MX\_CHOOSEFONT, font\$, status**

MX\_CHOOSEFONT (MIAMEX 165) displays the font selection dialog and return the selected font name. 

**Parameters**

_font\$  _([String](string.md), 32+)  \[in/out\]

name of font. On input, it determines the default font selected in the dialog; on output it returns the newly selected font.

_status  _(F)  \[out\]

is 0 for OK, or else indicates an error. Executing this function in a non-GUI environment should return -1.