start using font
Type
command
Summary
Loads a font from a font file into memory.
Syntax
start using font file <fontFile> [globally]
Description
The start using font command loads a font from a font file into memory. The fontFile is the path to the font file. Use the globally adverb to indicate that the font should be available to all applications on the system rather than private to the current application.
The fontNames function will return the name of all available fonts and the fontFilesInUse property will return the fill paths of the loaded font files. To determine the name of the newly loaded font, compare the value of the fontNames before and after loading the font.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
fontFile |
Examples
start using font file "C:/myFontFolder/myCustomFont.ttf"
start using font file "C:/myFontFolder/myCustomFont.ttf" globally
Value
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
the result | If the font was loaded successfully, the start using font command puts empty into the result. If the font failed to load, the result will contain an error string. This will be 'can't load font file' if the specifed file could not be loaded as a font. |
Related
command: stop using font
property: fontFilesInUse
Compatibility and Support
Introduced
LiveCode 6.5
OS
mac
windows
Platforms
desktop