When using load font file "nameofyourfont.ttf" the result contains Handler: can't find handler (file)
It looks like "load" is accepted only in the form "load URL"... On Mon, March 5, 2018 9:28 pm, Mike Bonner via use-livecode wrote: > Hmm. Not sure what to do about loading a fontfile then. Out of > curiosity, what is the error? > > On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 11:39 AM, jbv via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> Hi Mike, >> Thanks for your reply. >> >> >> Yes, I managed to set the textfont of a btn or fld to one of the fonts >> available in the fontnames, but I still can't figure how to use any other >> ttf font... load font file "nameofyourfont.ttf" -> returns an error I >> tried load URL "nameofyourfont.ttf", it works, but then the textfont >> property isn't updated... >> >> On Mon, March 5, 2018 3:59 pm, Mike Bonner via use-livecode wrote: >> >>> With on-rev, I put up this script.. >>> >>> >>> >>> <?lc >>> create button "mybtn" >>> >>> repeat for each line tLIne in the fontnames -- will make 1 png per >>> font >>> >>> set the label of btn "mybtn" to tLine set the textfont of button >>> "mybtn" >>> to tLine set the width of button "mybtn" to the formattedwidth of >>> button "mybtn" + 5 >>> >>> >>> >>> export snapshot from button "mybtn" to file (tLine & ".png") as PNG >>> >>> put the textfont of button "mybtn" && "<img src=" & quote & tline & >>> ".png" >>> & quote & "><br>" & cr >>> end repeat ?> >>> >>> >>> And it works fine, with the exception of fonts with a - in the name. >>> All >>> of them are Hershey fonts, so not sure if its the font family that is >>> broken, or the dashes causing the issue. >>> >>> If you have a ttf font file to use, you can probably put it on your >>> server next to your script and: load font file "nameofyourfont.ttf" >>> and >> then >>> set the textfont to "nameofyourfont" and it will likely work. >>> >>> To see my script in action, check here: >>> http://guidezone.info/fonttest.lc >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 8:21 AM, Warren Samples via use-livecode < >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On 03/02/2018 04:14 AM, jbv via use-livecode wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello list >>>>> How can I load ttf font files with LC server, at least version 7.1 >>>>> available on my on-rev account ? Neither "revFontLoad" nor >>>>> "start using >>>>> font file" seem to work... And the list of available fonts >>>>> returned by "the fontNames" is quite >>>>> limited... >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>>> jbv >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Does on-rev run on Linux? If you create a directory called '.fonts' >>>> under your user name and install the fonts you want to use in your >>>> images in that directory, LiveCode will find them. >>>> >>>> A quick test shows this to be true using LC Server 8.1.4, but you >>>> may have to do some experimenting to get them working in a script >>>> accessed through your web server. Executing a script to show the >>>> fontnames works from the command line but without having done any >>>> real investigating, I have to admit it's not working when accessed >>>> through my server. This isn't an on-rev nor an Apache server so >>>> ymmv. If you decide to go the standalone route, you should be able >>>> to install your fonts this way to use them in the standalone. >>>> >>>> Good luck! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Warren >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit >>>> >> this >>>> url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >>>> preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit >> this >>> url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >>> preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this >> url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this > url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode