componatising fonts

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Robin Hickmott

How do you componatise fonts?

Ive created new components used the font Protoype and told them to copy the
files into c:\windows\fonts

the fonts are there in the image and in the correct folder but I cant use
them.

At least one is a TrueType font.

Regards
 
Robin Hickmott said:
How do you componatise fonts?

Ive created new components used the font Protoype and told them to copy
the files into c:\windows\fonts

the fonts are there in the image and in the correct folder but I cant use
them.

At least one is a TrueType font.

Regards
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Hello Robin,

Looking at existing fonts in the database you will notice that there is a
registry value in addition to the font file that gets copied to
\Windows\Fonts. The registry path is SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts\%fontname%. So for Microsoft Sans Serif the value
would look like this:

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts\Microsoft Sans Serif
(TrueType)

And the value for the data is the name of the font file, micross.ttf. So try
adding this value to your custom fonts. It may make it easier to install the
fonts on your development workstation and inspect the
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts key for the correct name
value.

HTH,
Brad
 
Yes ive found by going into the contol panel and choosing "fonts" for some
reaosn gets it to work but it wont until this has been done :(

Ill have a look at the registry keys :)

Thanks
 
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