I would assume that any font in the font folder could be used by windows (Please correct if I'm wrong). I would think that if you are writing a custom app could call out the font. Better yet, I would assume that if the font is in the font folder it would be installed?
D. Wish .Net makes me Randy.......Ya Baby Ya ----- Original Message ----- From: Ian Griffiths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Fonts > If it's not in the FontFamily list of families then you can't use it. > > As far as I know this means it will cover all the fonts in the fonts folder. > (Although I'm not sure about the ancient font formats - the strange > plotter-like fonts and the non-scalable ones. I also don't care...) The > interesting question is going to be "What fonts are available for me to > use?" The contents of the font folder are an irrelevant implementation > detail, surely? > > > -- > Ian Griffiths > DevelopMentor > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dustin Wish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > 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]> > > > > > Why would that be easier than searching through the list of FontFamily > > > objects returned by the mechanisms I mentioned? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Dustin Wish" <[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.
