My apologies.. Had a brain fritz, it should be "start using font file.." load url would just load whatever url into cache and not font it up.
On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 1:07 AM, jbv via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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