AddUserFont(string) Method

Summary

Adds a user font stored in a disk file to the LEADTOOLS toolkit.

Syntax

C++

public static void AddUserFont( 
   string fileName 
)

Public Shared Sub AddUserFont( 
   ByVal fileName As String 
)

public:  
   static void AddUserFont( 
      String^ fileName 
   )

Parameters

fileName

String containing the name of a valid font file.

Remarks

Use this method to add one or more user fonts to the LEADTOOLS toolkit. The font data can contain single or many face types and this method can be called multiple times to add several files. LEADTOOLS supports TrueType (.ttf) and OpenType (.otf) font formats.

This method allows a process using LEADTOOLS toolkits to use fonts without installing them into the operating system. Refer to LEADTOOLS Draw Engine and Multi-Platform Considerations for more information.

Note that fonts are added to the current draw engine. Therefore, an application must: