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Way to check if a font exists #82577 10/05/04 09:29 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,327 T tidy_trax OP Hoopy frood
OP tidy_trax Hoopy frood T Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,327	Is there a way to check if a font exists? I was trying to use $width, but it didn't work. New username: hixxy

Re: Way to check if a font exists #82578 10/05/04 11:07 AM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 219 F fxmakers Fjord artisan
fxmakers Fjord artisan F Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 219	Hi! Why not checking in C:\[WinDir]\Fonts or in the Registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Fonts (valid for Windows 2000)

Re: Way to check if a font exists #82579 10/05/04 11:09 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,327 T tidy_trax OP Hoopy frood
OP tidy_trax Hoopy frood T Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,327	I thought of that, but the font that you can pass to /font doesn't always have the same name as the file in c:\windows\fonts. New username: hixxy

Re: Way to check if a font exists #82580 10/05/04 04:28 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,922 O Online Hoopy frood
Online Hoopy frood O Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,922	- $isFontInstalled() - FontExists function of Kte.dll (faster and more reliable)

Re: Way to check if a font exists #82581 10/05/04 04:32 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,327 T tidy_trax OP Hoopy frood
OP tidy_trax Hoopy frood T Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,327	Ah yes, never thought of it that way, i don't need it now though, thanks anyway New username: hixxy

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