Re: How to get font-name(s) inside a font-file (e.g. .ttf)?

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From: Gary Setter
Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 13:10

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<M_R> wrote in message news:0c7u719l2n1sqsjblkuj6q5kqimdvbrvun@4ax.com...
> How to get font-name(s) inside a font-file (e.g. .ttf)?
>
> I found out, that trying to use a font of an external resource
> temporarily (e.g. an own font) I can use something like this:
>
> if( AddFontResourceEx(font_file_name.c_str(), FR_PRIVATE, 0)!=0)
>   ...
>
> but how get I some information about this new font-resource,
> especially how do I get the name(s) 'font_name' to assign to
> TFont::Name, as
>
> Application->MainForm->Canvas->Font->Name=font_name;
>

Hi  Michael,

It depends on why you a installing user fonts I suppose. Once the font is
installed, it is available via EnumFontFamilies or ChooseFont. I suppose you
could use EnumFontFamilies before and after installation and check for
differences.
Best regards,
Gary

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