Loading Custom Fonts
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:05 pm
Is it possible to load fonts as a resource at startup from an embeddable font file in my app's directory structure?
I have tried using revFontLoad as described in the LiveCode Dictionary, but it caused my iOS simulator to become unresponsive. I checked the iOS Release Notes, but the only info on fonts had to do with querying the iOS system fonts.
I know that iOS can only load .svg fonts in HTML pages via Mobile Safari, but was wondering if this feature is currently supported, or could be added as a feature request? I think this would be of great value to us by reducing the memory overhead of image-based display type and body copy, especially to text-intensive apps. Would this even be possible?
If anyone has tried this, or has any other ideas, please let me know. I have an upcoming project that would utilize this feature fully.
BTW, how does one make a feature request?
Many thanks...
Todd
I have tried using revFontLoad as described in the LiveCode Dictionary, but it caused my iOS simulator to become unresponsive. I checked the iOS Release Notes, but the only info on fonts had to do with querying the iOS system fonts.
I know that iOS can only load .svg fonts in HTML pages via Mobile Safari, but was wondering if this feature is currently supported, or could be added as a feature request? I think this would be of great value to us by reducing the memory overhead of image-based display type and body copy, especially to text-intensive apps. Would this even be possible?
If anyone has tried this, or has any other ideas, please let me know. I have an upcoming project that would utilize this feature fully.
BTW, how does one make a feature request?
Many thanks...
Todd
