I am searching the right way to find fonts folder for each platforms (Windows, linux, macOS X)

On Windows it's generally "C:\Windows\Fonts" but a direct access seems brutal, it's certainly expected to retrieve this path by using some register keys?

Is someone know how it works for linux and/or macOS X?

I need to be able to retrieve fastest as possible the right file from the font and family name.

On Thu, 05 Sep 2013 21:48:03 +0200, Flamaros wrote:

> I am searching the right way to find fonts folder for each platforms
> (Windows, linux, macOS X)
> 
> On Windows it's generally "C:\Windows\Fonts" but a direct access seems brutal, it's certainly expected to retrieve this path by using some register keys?
> 
> Is someone know how it works for linux and/or macOS X?
> 
> I need to be able to retrieve fastest as possible the right file from the font and family name.


For linux, see fontconfig:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontconfig
http://www.freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html

On Thursday, 5 September 2013 at 19:59:20 UTC, Justin Whear wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Sep 2013 21:48:03 +0200, Flamaros wrote:
>
>> I am searching the right way to find fonts folder for each platforms
>> (Windows, linux, macOS X)
>> 
>> On Windows it's generally "C:\Windows\Fonts" but a direct access seems
>> brutal, it's certainly expected to retrieve this path by using some
>> register keys?
>> 
>> Is someone know how it works for linux and/or macOS X?
>> 
>> I need to be able to retrieve fastest as possible the right file from
>> the font and family name.
>
>
> For linux, see fontconfig:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontconfig
> http://www.freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html

Thx

On 2013-09-05 21:48, Flamaros wrote:
> I am searching the right way to find fonts folder for each platforms
> (Windows, linux, macOS X)
>
> On Windows it's generally "C:\Windows\Fonts" but a direct access seems
> brutal, it's certainly expected to retrieve this path by using some
> register keys?
>
> Is someone know how it works for linux and/or macOS X?
>
> I need to be able to retrieve fastest as possible the right file from
> the font and family name.

The paths used for fonts on Mac OS X are the ones listed in this table:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2435

To programmatically work with fonts, have a look at these API's:

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Carbon/Reference/CTFontRef/Reference/reference.html

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/GraphicsImaging/Reference/CGFont/Reference/reference.html

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/TextFonts/Conceptual/CocoaTextArchitecture/FontHandling/FontHandling.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40009459-CH5-SW1

That last link describes an Objective-C API.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg

On Thursday, 5 September 2013 at 19:48:07 UTC, Flamaros wrote:
> I am searching the right way to find fonts folder for each platforms (Windows, linux, macOS X)
>
> On Windows it's generally "C:\Windows\Fonts" but a direct access seems brutal, it's certainly expected to retrieve this path by using some register keys?
>
> Is someone know how it works for linux and/or macOS X?
>
> I need to be able to retrieve fastest as possible the right file from the font and family name.

Windows: call SHGetKnownFolderPath with FOLDERID_Fonts as rfid.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb762188%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

On Friday, 6 September 2013 at 16:05:43 UTC, Tourist wrote:
> On Thursday, 5 September 2013 at 19:48:07 UTC, Flamaros wrote:
>> I am searching the right way to find fonts folder for each platforms (Windows, linux, macOS X)
>>
>> On Windows it's generally "C:\Windows\Fonts" but a direct access seems brutal, it's certainly expected to retrieve this path by using some register keys?
>>
>> Is someone know how it works for linux and/or macOS X?
>>
>> I need to be able to retrieve fastest as possible the right file from the font and family name.
>
> Windows: call SHGetKnownFolderPath with FOLDERID_Fonts as rfid.
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb762188%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

Nice, thx.

Do you know if there is a table of fonts and there family, or need open all font file my self?

On Friday, 6 September 2013 at 20:54:53 UTC, Flamaros wrote:
> On Friday, 6 September 2013 at 16:05:43 UTC, Tourist wrote:
>> On Thursday, 5 September 2013 at 19:48:07 UTC, Flamaros wrote:
>>> I am searching the right way to find fonts folder for each platforms (Windows, linux, macOS X)
>>>
>>> On Windows it's generally "C:\Windows\Fonts" but a direct access seems brutal, it's certainly expected to retrieve this path by using some register keys?
>>>
>>> Is someone know how it works for linux and/or macOS X?
>>>
>>> I need to be able to retrieve fastest as possible the right file from the font and family name.
>>
>> Windows: call SHGetKnownFolderPath with FOLDERID_Fonts as rfid.
>>
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb762188%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
>
> Nice, thx.
>
> Do you know if there is a table of fonts and there family, or need open all font file my self?

I need to do some more tests, but scanning the registry seems working under Windows.
Here is my test code :

string	fontPathFromName(in string name, in Font.Family family = Font.Family.Regular)
{
    version(Windows)
    {
        import std.windows.registry;

        string	fontPath = "C:/Windows/Fonts/";
        string	fontFileName;
        Key		fontKey;

        fontKey = Registry.localMachine().getKey("Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Fonts");

        if (family == Font.Family.Regular)
            fontFileName = fontKey.getValue(name ~ " (TrueType)").value_EXPAND_SZ();
        else if (family == Font.Family.Bold)
            fontFileName = fontKey.getValue(name ~ " Bold (TrueType)").value_EXPAND_SZ();
        else if (family == Font.Family.Italic)
            fontFileName = fontKey.getValue(name ~ " Italic (TrueType)").value_EXPAND_SZ();
        else if (family == (Font.Family.Bold | Font.Family.Italic))
            fontFileName = fontKey.getValue(name ~ " Bold Italic (TrueType)").value_EXPAND_SZ();
        return fontPath ~ fontFileName;
    }
}

unittest
{
    assert(fontPathFromName("Arial") == "C:/Windows/Fonts/arial.ttf");
    assert(fontPathFromName("arial") == "C:/Windows/Fonts/arial.ttf");	// Test with wrong case
    assert(fontPathFromName("Arial", Font.Family.Bold | Font.Family.Italic) == "C:/Windows/Fonts/arialbi.ttf");
}

On Tuesday, 15 October 2013 at 23:10:32 UTC, Flamaros wrote:
> On Friday, 6 September 2013 at 20:54:53 UTC, Flamaros wrote:
>> On Friday, 6 September 2013 at 16:05:43 UTC, Tourist wrote:
>>> On Thursday, 5 September 2013 at 19:48:07 UTC, Flamaros wrote:
>>>> I am searching the right way to find fonts folder for each platforms (Windows, linux, macOS X)
>>>>
>>>> On Windows it's generally "C:\Windows\Fonts" but a direct access seems brutal, it's certainly expected to retrieve this path by using some register keys?
>>>>
>>>> Is someone know how it works for linux and/or macOS X?
>>>>
>>>> I need to be able to retrieve fastest as possible the right file from the font and family name.
>>>
>>> Windows: call SHGetKnownFolderPath with FOLDERID_Fonts as rfid.
>>>
>>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb762188%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
>>
>> Nice, thx.
>>
>> Do you know if there is a table of fonts and there family, or need open all font file my self?
>
> I need to do some more tests, but scanning the registry seems working under Windows.
> Here is my test code :
>
> string	fontPathFromName(in string name, in Font.Family family = Font.Family.Regular)
> {
>     version(Windows)
>     {
>         import std.windows.registry;
>
>         string	fontPath = "C:/Windows/Fonts/";
>         string	fontFileName;
>         Key		fontKey;
>
>         fontKey = Registry.localMachine().getKey("Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Fonts");
>
>         if (family == Font.Family.Regular)
>             fontFileName = fontKey.getValue(name ~ " (TrueType)").value_EXPAND_SZ();
>         else if (family == Font.Family.Bold)
>             fontFileName = fontKey.getValue(name ~ " Bold (TrueType)").value_EXPAND_SZ();
>         else if (family == Font.Family.Italic)
>             fontFileName = fontKey.getValue(name ~ " Italic (TrueType)").value_EXPAND_SZ();
>         else if (family == (Font.Family.Bold | Font.Family.Italic))
>             fontFileName = fontKey.getValue(name ~ " Bold Italic (TrueType)").value_EXPAND_SZ();
>         return fontPath ~ fontFileName;
>     }
> }
>
> unittest
> {
>     assert(fontPathFromName("Arial") == "C:/Windows/Fonts/arial.ttf");
>     assert(fontPathFromName("arial") == "C:/Windows/Fonts/arial.ttf");	// Test with wrong case
>     assert(fontPathFromName("Arial", Font.Family.Bold | Font.Family.Italic) == "C:/Windows/Fonts/arialbi.ttf");
> }

I did some progress with fontconfig under linux, I'll try to use it for Windows too.

Le 08/11/2013 21:05, Flamaros a écrit :
> On Tuesday, 15 October 2013 at 23:10:32 UTC, Flamaros wrote:
>> On Friday, 6 September 2013 at 20:54:53 UTC, Flamaros wrote:
>>> On Friday, 6 September 2013 at 16:05:43 UTC, Tourist wrote:
>>>> On Thursday, 5 September 2013 at 19:48:07 UTC, Flamaros wrote:
>>>>> I am searching the right way to find fonts folder for each
>>>>> platforms (Windows, linux, macOS X)
>>>>>
>>>>> On Windows it's generally "C:\Windows\Fonts" but a direct access
>>>>> seems brutal, it's certainly expected to retrieve this path by
>>>>> using some register keys?
>>>>>
>>>>> Is someone know how it works for linux and/or macOS X?
>>>>>
>>>>> I need to be able to retrieve fastest as possible the right file
>>>>> from the font and family name.
>>>>
>>>> Windows: call SHGetKnownFolderPath with FOLDERID_Fonts as rfid.
>>>>
>>>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb762188%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
>>>>
>>>
>>> Nice, thx.
>>>
>>> Do you know if there is a table of fonts and there family, or need
>>> open all font file my self?
>>
>> I need to do some more tests, but scanning the registry seems working
>> under Windows.
>> Here is my test code :
>>
>> string    fontPathFromName(in string name, in Font.Family family =
>> Font.Family.Regular)
>> {
>>     version(Windows)
>>     {
>>         import std.windows.registry;
>>
>>         string    fontPath = "C:/Windows/Fonts/";
>>         string    fontFileName;
>>         Key        fontKey;
>>
>>         fontKey =
>> Registry.localMachine().getKey("Software\\Microsoft\\Windows
>> NT\\CurrentVersion\\Fonts");
>>
>>         if (family == Font.Family.Regular)
>>             fontFileName = fontKey.getValue(name ~ "
>> (TrueType)").value_EXPAND_SZ();
>>         else if (family == Font.Family.Bold)
>>             fontFileName = fontKey.getValue(name ~ " Bold
>> (TrueType)").value_EXPAND_SZ();
>>         else if (family == Font.Family.Italic)
>>             fontFileName = fontKey.getValue(name ~ " Italic
>> (TrueType)").value_EXPAND_SZ();
>>         else if (family == (Font.Family.Bold | Font.Family.Italic))
>>             fontFileName = fontKey.getValue(name ~ " Bold Italic
>> (TrueType)").value_EXPAND_SZ();
>>         return fontPath ~ fontFileName;
>>     }
>> }
>>
>> unittest
>> {
>>     assert(fontPathFromName("Arial") == "C:/Windows/Fonts/arial.ttf");
>>     assert(fontPathFromName("arial") ==
>> "C:/Windows/Fonts/arial.ttf");    // Test with wrong case
>>     assert(fontPathFromName("Arial", Font.Family.Bold |
>> Font.Family.Italic) == "C:/Windows/Fonts/arialbi.ttf");
>> }
>
> I did some progress with fontconfig under linux, I'll try to use it for
> Windows too.

I find a way to make it work under Windows.
I also bind almost all fontconfig API in a similar way of Derelict.

If someone is interested look font.d at :
https://github.com/D-Quick/DQuick

PS : I took fontconfig dll from GTK packages