[HeDiBo]

I checked the fonts you sent me with NexusFont (https://nexusfont.nl.softonic.com/). Most fonts were produced with FontLab. Is it possible FontLab uses features that only windows 10 (or 8) understands?

[HeDiBo]

'Support' wrote:

I have clicked this “List Family Names” button before a screenshoting.

Please, ignore “Font file” field, this field was used before “List Family Names”clicking.

Same problem in all directories.

As I wrote above, these fonts are not working in Win 7 at all (Excel, Word do not work with these fonts).

Does the test program work with other fonts, that will work in Word on Windows 7?

[HeDiBo]

'Support' wrote:

Screenshot is attached

This status occurs after “Status := PrivateFonts.AddFontFile(widename);”

The directory used for the font is the windows font directory (the filename says so). That doesn't work.

Try clicking the “List Family Names” button at the right top of the window.

[HeDiBo]

'Support' wrote:

I see error message with status = 10 (FileNotFound).

And, these fonts are installed, but doesn't work under Windows 7 at all.

I don't understand the File Not Found error.

Can you provide a screenshot of the main window and of the error message?

[HeDiBo]

'Support' wrote:

First tries of loading were from “e:DesignFontsRegularBad” folder.

Later I have copied some fonts to “c:WindowsFonts” – same problem.

Some fonts were installed after that – same problem…

Windows 10 (on virtual machine) works well with all fonts.

If you set the directory to e:DesignFontsRegularBad and click the “List Family Names” button, do you see the font families? If not, what do you see?

[HeDiBo]

'Support' wrote:

Thank you for programs. What is your Windows version?

I have installed these fonts in the OS, but FileNotFound (10) status occurs still…

You are probably trying to load them from the system font directory (C:WindowFonts). I addressed that problem in an earlier post. Have a look there.

I'm working with Windows 10 64bit.

I'm now working on a version that will give the real font name, next to the family name.

[HeDiBo]

I modified the original program, to enable listing all family names in a given directory.

[attachment=8813:GetPrivateFontInfo.zip]

Also I made a new project that lists all standard system font families, using the same technique.

[attachment=8816:GetSystemFontInfo.zip]

[HeDiBo]

I found out that, in order to access system fonts as ordinary files, you have to go through an UNC name.

So select the fonts directory by going to the network button and selecting the drive C share, etc. Ending up with \computer-namec$WindowsFonts

[HeDiBo]

I also found out it is impossible to use the standard font directory (C:WindowsFonts). It cannot find any file there.

Maybe that's what bothered you.

But that's not an issue, because you cannot add fonts from the system fonts anyway (in Add Fonts you cannot choose C:WIndowsFonts)

PS. The original post spoke of TsFontStore. That should have been TsCharImageList. I've corrected the message accordingly.

[HeDiBo]

The call PrivateFonts.AddFontFile needs a widestring for the filename.

Maybe that's the cause for trouble on some development environments.

I changed it, so you can have another try: [attachment=8812:GetPrivateFontInfo.zip]

[HeDiBo]

'Support' wrote:

Maybe it's depended from OS, I will check it more on different systems.

In my system (Win7 x64), these fonts were not loaded in your application with 'FileNotFound' status.

When one of the GPFont calls fails, I give a message with a status. What status did you get?

[HeDiBo]

Here is a picture of three runs of my program with your fonts:

[attachment=8811:3FontSamples.jpg]

[HeDiBo]

'Support' wrote:

Thank you!

Many OTF fonts can't be processed by this way, seems. But I will research it, maybe I will find something too.

Some fonts which can't be processed are attached here for tests.

Returned status – FileNotFound.

I could open and retrieve all font names from your sample.

Don't know what happened at your side.

I added my exe file for you to test.

PS. Please delete it again, it takes up almost all my remaining space

[HeDiBo]

'Support' wrote:

There is a problem exists – I have no idea how to receive a font name from the OTF file.

You can see the acGetFontName function which used for extracting of a font name.

This name used in the design-time editor for showing of list of loaded fonts.

This name used by developer later when defined Font.Name property.

But, I don't know a way for receiving of font name from OTF files, unfortunately.

I've made up a sample project, that will show a font name for a TTF file and for an OTF file. You don't have to know anything about the internal structure of the font file: [attachment=8808:GetPrivateFontInfo.zip].

I must admit it cost me quite some time to find these hidden font functions.

[HeDiBo]

'Support' wrote:

Not very speaking name, I think. Because button is mousesensitive always (if enabled).

Maybe AllowMouseTransparency is better..

I specifically said High and Low. Because with transparent pixels not hittable, sensitivity is Low (not absent, just lower than high sensitivity). So button is mouse sensitive always, just in different degrees.

[HeDiBo]

'Support' wrote:

I have recompiled your project, but panel is expanded if calendar is dropped down there.

Look my Exe. Do you have another behavior of the component?

After the first time it collapsed, the problem starts. Best set the Collapsed property to True at design time. You'll have the problem straight away.

[HeDiBo]

'Support' wrote:

I can add an additional property which will disable transparency of pixels for mouse, but don't know how to name it.

MouseSensitive? (Values High or Low maybe)

[HeDiBo]

'Support' wrote:

Yes, this button should not be transparent in your case.

Transparent mode may be used for showing of images where transparent pixels are transparent for mouse (not rectangle region).

If all pixels are not transparent for mouse then control will be pressed if you click on transparent corner pixels, it will looks weird, I think.

You're giving a technical response. None of my users will understand that. As it is now, I don't think it can get any weirder 💥

[HeDiBo]

'Support' wrote:

I mean, that if AutoHide property of panel is True, then panel must be hidden if not focused and if it's not under mouse.

This condition is not correct?

The point is that the month calendar is an integral part of the date edit control. So if the calendar drops down, focus is really on the date edit and that control is part of the roll out panel. So the roll out panel should not collapse.

[HeDiBo]

'Support' wrote:

Thank you for the demo.

FloatButton is fully transparent there (for mouse too), except of glyph pixels.

That means it cannot be clicked reliably. That cannot be the way it's meant.

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