Does the fontFamily object cover all fonts in the fonts folder on the client? If not then a check of the folder would solve that real quick.
----- Original Message ----- From: Ian Griffiths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 5:03 AM Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Fonts > Why would that be easier than searching through the list of FontFamily > objects returned by the mechanisms I mentioned? > > > -- > Ian Griffiths > DevelopMentor > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dustin Wish with NCA Communications" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Try doing a search through the harddrive on the client to see if the file > > exists? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Ian Griffiths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > The FontFamily class provides a GetFamilies method and a > > > Families property. > > > These both provide you with a complete list of available fonts. You can > > > then look for the font you require. Or you can use the > > > InstalledFontCollection class. Normally this will return the same > > > information. (Unless your client application is using private copies of > > > fonts.) > > > > > > I'm not aware of a way of looking the name to see if it is installed > > though. > > > As far as I'm aware you just have to search the list. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Jeff Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > Is there a simple way to determine if a specific Font is installed from > C# > > ? > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or > subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
