Integrate fonts in software

[AlessioForconi]

Is it possible to integrate in the stand alone compilation the fotn that I have chosen in the design phase, so that the destination computer will display them even if it has not installed them?

Thanks

[Klaus]

Buonasera Alessio,

do this:
1. Add your Fonts (respect copyrights!) via the "Copy files" tab in the "Standalone Builder Settings"
2. Then you can "start using" them and they will be available while your standalone is running.
3. Add something like this to your "preopenstack" handler

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put specialfolderpath("resources") & "/"name_of_font_here.ttf" into tFontFile
start using font file tFontFile
## Do so for every font you have included
if the result <> EMPTY then
  answer "Error while loading font:" & CR & the result
end if
## if there is an error -> the result will not be EMPTY
...

4. The font will only be available to your application, unless you add:

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start using font file tFontFile globally
...

Best

Klaus

[richmond62]

I recommend you check out revFontLoad
in the Dictionary.

[Klaus]

"revFontLoad" has been deprecated in LC 7 or 8.
You will not find it anymore in the LC 9 dictionary.

[richmond62]

You will not find it anymore in the LC 9 dictionary.

But, on the other hand, one doesn't know which version of LiveCode AlessioForconi is using.

[Klaus]

"start using font file xxx" has been introduced in LC 6.5, which should cover most "ancient" installations. Your turn!

[richmond62]

That should do, as I assume it is probably a version of the LiveCode series that is being used if not 9.x.

[bogs]

"start using font file xxx" has been introduced in LC 6.5, which should cover most "ancient" installations. Your turn!

That should do, as I assume it is probably a version of the LiveCode series that is being used if not 9.x.

And it is the version of Lc I use most often when I am not using Mc or Rev2.1.x. Wouldn't it be funny if there were another person out there pulling for the vintage versions

[Klaus]

No, it wouldn't!

[bogs]

Tee hee

[AlessioForconi]

Buonasera Alessio,

do this:
1. Add your Fonts (respect copyrights!) via the "Copy files" tab in the "Standalone Builder Settings"
2. Then you can "start using" them and they will be available while your standalone is running.
3. Add something like this to your "preopenstack" handler

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...
put specialfolderpath("resources") & "/"name_of_font_here.ttf" into tFontFile
start using font file tFontFile
## Do so for every font you have included
if the result <> EMPTY then
  answer "Error while loading font:" & CR & the result
end if
## if there is an error -> the result will not be EMPTY
...

4. The font will only be available to your application, unless you add:

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...
start using font file tFontFile globally
...

Best

Klaus

Klaus,

ho provato a eseguire il tuo suggerimento ma non funziona.
Ho posizionato il file del font nella cartella resources, che è posizionata nella cartella dello stack.

Dopo che ho compilato l'eseguibile la cartella viene regolarmente creata, con il file del font presente, ma ottengo sempre l'errore del font impossibile da caricare.

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on preOpenStack
   put specialfolderpath("resources") & "/TerminalDosis-Medium.ttf" into tFontFile
   start using font file tFontFile
   ## Do so for every font you have included
   if the result <> EMPTY then
      answer "non è stato possibile caricare il Font selezionato:" & CR & the result
   end if
   ## if there is an error -> the result will not be EMPTY
end preOpenStack

P. S. L'eseguibile del Mac non ha nessuna cartella, nè del font nenache del database e degli altri file necessari (immagini ed altro) ma solo il file dell'applicazione.

P. P. S. Uso LC 9.0.1

P. P. P. S. Su Mac

[Klaus]

Sorry, my italian is limited to only some common phrases, could you please explain in english agin?

[AlessioForconi]

Forgive me klaus, I forgot to translate

I tried to make your suggestion but it does not work. I placed the font file in the resources folder, which is located in the stack folder. After I have compiled the executable, the folder is regularly created, with the font file present, but I always get the error of the font that can not be loaded.

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on preOpenStack
   put specialfolderpath("resources") & "/TerminalDosis-Medium.ttf" into tFontFile
   start using font file tFontFile
   ## Do so for every font you have included
   if the result <> EMPTY then
      answer "non è stato possibile caricare il Font selezionato:" & CR & the result
   end if
   ## if there is an error -> the result will not be EMPTY
end preOpenStack

P. S. The executable of the Mac has no folder, nor the nenache font of the database and other necessary files (images and more) but only the application file.

P. P. S. Use LC 9.0.1

P. P. S. S. Mac

[Klaus]

Hi Alessio,

sorry could you be a bit more specific here?

I placed the font file in the resources folder, which is located in the stack folder. After I have compiled the executable, the folder is regularly created, with the font file present,...

Did you add the font via the "Copy files" tab in the standalone builder settings?
The IDE does not have a "resources" folder, in the IDE specialfolderpath("resources") points to the folder containing the current stack.


Best

Klaus

[AlessioForconi]

I did that