Re: Fonts for SoText2 (SoFont,SoFontStyle)

[Christoph Hintermueller <hinzge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

AGGRRR
The only way (TGS) Inventor recognizes the fonts via name is
1) fontname and filename are identical or atleast there must be a 
symbolic link named like the font
means
eg: font `Courier-Bold' -> filename `Courier-Bold'
2) all the fonts/links to fonts must be collected in one directory even 
if all directories containing proper fonts and filenames are listed in
the environment Variable `OIV_PSFONT_PATH' (AGGRRR)

conclusion neither there is a possibility to thest wether font can 
displayed or not nor is there any support for XFS :(

cu
Christoph




Christoph Hintermüller wrote:

> Hi
> I do have the following problem
> For exporting the content of the shown scene as and Image for inclusion 
> into a paper
> I have coded a SoText2 and SoFont(Style) based module via which one can 
> label
> parts of the scene but i do have the following problems with the Fonts 
> themselves
> 1) if i let the psfontpath (UNIX) beeing the default one I do only have 
> 2 fonts
>     a normal and a Bold one
> 2) if i do extend the psfont path to all fontpathes known on the system 
> so it
> might be possible that the font selected by the user via a font dialog 
> can be
> found, the font is found but can't be displayed
>
> -> what do I have to set in the SoFontStyle node to get the font displayed
> (basically)
> -> how can i check wether a font is displayable by Inventor or not
> -> how to compile a fontname (style) so that inventor picks the correct 
> font
>
>
> when talking above about fontname/style I mean:
>    Arial
>    Times (new) Roman
>    ...
>
>    and these are meant as they are
> further i do need a solution which also holds for windows (eg using 
> #ifdefs)
>
> cu
> Christoph