> Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:06:44 +0200> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
> [email protected]> Subject: Re: [Pharo-project] New
> pharo-dev based on 10178> > 2008/11/28 Andrew Tween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:> >>
> >> >> Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:07:57 +0200> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>
> To: [email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Pharo-project] New
> pharo-dev based on 10178> >>> >> 2008/11/28 Andrew Tween <[EMAIL
> PROTECTED]>:> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:36:14 +0200>
> >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> To: [email protected]>
> >> >> Subject: Re: [Pharo-project] New pharo-dev based on 10178> >> >>> >> >>
> 2008/11/28 Andrew Tween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:> >> >> >> >> >> > If FFI is
> present, then FreeTypeFontProvider gets the windows font> >> >> > folder> >>
> >> > path with an API call.> >> >> > see
> FreeTypeFontProvider>>getWindowsFontFolderPath> >> >> >> >> >> > If FFI is
> not present, then> >> >> > FreeTypeFontProvider>>guessWindowsFontFolderPath>
> >> >> > is executed, which attempts to guess the fonts folder location.> >>
> >> > To do this it checks to see if c:\windows\fonts, d:\windows\fonts,> >>
> >> > e:\windows\fonts, etc. exist.> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> use> >> >>
> SHGetSpecialFolderPath ( NULL, buffer , 0x14 /* = CSIDL_FONTS , from> >> >>
> <shlobj.h> */ , false)> >> >> of shell32.dll to retrieve the location of
> fonts directory in windoze.> >> >>> >> >> Then you don't need to guess
> anymore where windoze fonts located :)> >> >> >> > I obviously didn't make
> myself clear, so I'll have another go :)> >> >> >> > The guessing only
> happens if FFI is not present.> >> >> >> > If FFI is present then it uses FFI
> to call SHGetFolderPathA in> >> > shfolder.dll> >> > to get the location.> >>
> >> >> > please refer to FreeTypeFontProvider>>getWindowsFontFolderPath for
> the> >> > details.> >>> >> Aha. It not works, because there is no FFI package
> loaded into dev image.> >> Once i loaded FFI it stopped bugging me about
> inserting disk in a drive.> >>> >> May i guess, that dev image should contain
> FFI package by default?> >> > I would vote for including FFI in the dev
> image.> > And Alien, when it's ready.> >> >>> >> >> >> >
> SHGetSpecialFolderPath (or SHGetFolderPath) could be added to some> >> >
> plugin,> >> > rather than using FFI, but hasn't yet.> >> >> >>> >> s/some
> plugin/freetype plugin> >>> >> :)> >> > Or make it a general purpose thing in
> the VM> >> > i don't think that font path is too general to be in VM.
True, but I was thinking beyond just the font path.
Getting the Temp folder path, would also be useful.
A general purpose function could do it all. e.g.
getOSPath: 'fonts'
getOSPath: 'temp'
I seem to recall that that this has been discussed in the past on the
squeak-dev list.
> > >>> > -- > Best regards,> Igor Stasenko AKA sig.> >
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