Font Management

[dkeene]

Hello, all

I have installed a font on my server and would like it to appear on unigui controls. They show up on the development system, but not on remote systems. 

I have enclosed two screen snaps that show the difference.

I tried a forum suggestion:

   MimeTable.AddMimeType('ttf', 'application/font', False);
 

but the results are in the snaps.

Can anyone explain how to get fonts that may not be on the remote user computer to show up on unigui controls?

[Sherzod]

49 minutes ago, dkeene said:

Can anyone explain how to get fonts that may not be on the remote user computer to show up on unigui controls?

Hello,

If I understand you correctly, you need include these fonts (CustomFiles...)

For example, in this post there is a solution for using google font:

 

[dkeene]

Thank you Sherzod; does this mean that my font needs to reside on the internet somewhere? what if I wish to use a font that's existing on my server?

[Sherzod]

1 hour ago, dkeene said:

does this mean that my font needs to reside on the internet somewhere?

No.

1 hour ago, dkeene said:

what if I wish to use a font that's existing on my server?

Yes, of course, you can place it on your server (for example, in the files folder) and include it in your project.

[dkeene]

Can someone please show an example of placing a ttf font file (such as Arial.ttf) and adding the string reference to it in the UniServerModule.CustomFiles

i added for example in my win64 debug environment --

c:\MyApplication\Win64\Debug\files\FONTS\AntiqueOlive.ttf

c:\MyApplication\Win64\Debug\files\FONTS\AntiqueOliveBold.ttf

c:\MyApplication\Win64\Debug\files\FONTS\AntiqueOliveItalic.ttf

and on

procedure TUniServerModule.UniGUIServerModuleCreat(Sender: TObject); 

begin

   MimeTable.AddMimeType('ttf', 'application/Win64/files/fonts/', false);

end;

 

what else must I do for custom fonts to appear on remote computers without the font previously installed?

thanks

Doug

 

 

[Sherzod]

7 hours ago, dkeene said:

adding the string reference to it in the UniServerModule.CustomFiles

Hello,

Have you tried?

CustomFiles:

files/FONTS/AntiqueOlive.ttf

 

[dkeene]

Sorry this did not work. Could you or someone please outline the steps necessary to make a font on a remote machine

appear on controls as they appear on the server? I added MimeTable.AddMimeType('ttf', 'application/Win64/Debug/files/fonts/', False);

This functionality seems to be fundamental and would be useful.

 

I tried 

files/FONTS/AntiqueOlive.ttf

c:/MyApplication/Win64/Debug/files/FONTS/AntiqueOlive.ttf

c:\MyApplication\Win64\Debug\files\FONTS\AntiqueOlive.ttf

 

 

 

 

 

Can someone please show an example of placing a ttf font file (such as Arial.ttf) and adding the string reference to it in the UniServerModule.CustomFiles

i added for example in my win64 debug environment --

c:\MyApplication\Win64\Debug\files\FONTS\AntiqueOlive.ttf

c:\MyApplication\Win64\Debug\files\FONTS\AntiqueOliveBold.ttf

c:\MyApplication\Win64\Debug\files\FONTS\AntiqueOliveItalic.ttf

and on

procedure TUniServerModule.UniGUIServerModuleCreat(Sender: TObject); 

begin

   MimeTable.AddMimeType('ttf', 'application/Win64/files/fonts/', false);

   MimeTable.AddMimeType('ttf', 'application/Win64/Debug/files/fonts/', false);

end;

 

what else must I do for custom fonts to appear on remote computers without the font previously installed?

thanks

Doug

 

 

[Sherzod]

On 6/12/2020 at 1:50 AM, dkeene said:

MimeTable.AddMimeType('ttf', 'application/Win64/files/fonts/', false);

MimeTable.AddMimeType('ttf', 'application/font', False);

 

[dkeene]

this did not help, unfortunately

any other thoughts? is there a step-by-step guide somewhere

attached: Snap 8 is program run from a remote machine

Snap114 is program run on server. AntiqueOlive font appears on server machine but

is interpreted as TImesNewRoman on remote.

[Sherzod]

There are examples on the forum, sorry, maybe I do not fully understand your case.

For example you can analyze this post:

 

[dkeene]

I am just trying to make a webpage that I create with a specific font (antiqueolive.ttf) for example, appear the same on a remote computer that does not yet have that font installed. Is this possible or is there no way to do this?

[Sherzod]

31 minutes ago, dkeene said:

I am just trying to make a webpage that I create with a specific font (antiqueolive.ttf) for example, appear the same on a remote computer that does not yet have that font installed. Is this possible or is there no way to do this?

What option do you use for deployment?

[dkeene]

i don't know what you mean. i see the web page remotely by typing the address of my server at 8077 as usual. The webpage is built by the server that has the font installed, so why wouldn't the web page appear with the same font correctly? as the two screen snaps show, the local computer has the antiqueolive font but the remote computer shows the same page with a times new roman font.

[Abaksoft]

6 minutes ago, dkeene said:

i don't know what you mean. i see the web page remotely by typing the address of my server at 8077 as usual. The webpage is built by the server that has the font installed, so why wouldn't the web page appear with the same font correctly? as the two screen snaps show, the local computer has the antiqueolive font but the remote computer shows the same page with a times new roman font.

mmm...

This remember me an old PC with an old google chrome version.

Try to update the browser of this remote computer.

[dkeene]

Thank you Abaksoft, I will try. Unfortunately, my application, which also creates

a PDF using the unique font on the server, don't show the unique font in the file.

I will update the browser and try another browser like firefox.