Custom Fonts/Not installed Fonts

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Mar 13 2014, 2:24 pm
(See the best response by Nadrew.)
Is there a sure fire way to allow for fonts that are either custom or simply not installed appear for people connecting?

I've read around and there seems to be issues regarding this subject.
Mar 13 2014, 3:02 pm
Best response
 
var/list/font_resources = list('my_font.ttf')


Any font included in the rsc using single-quotes will be avaliable to use on your interface and outputs, browser controls, however, are a bit touchy about it.

The method above is just a way of referencing multiple fonts without a bunch of variables, but if you're only using one it doesn't need to be a list at all.
Mar 13 2014, 3:56 pm
Sadly what I need it for is primarily on browsers. Anyway around that "touchy-ness"?
Mar 13 2014, 4:24 pm
It should work, but I wouldn't rely on it.
Mar 13 2014, 5:16 pm (Edited on Mar 13 2014, 5:26 pm)
I got the files to compile fine but they don't seem to be usable.

I'll keep trying, for one the files don't appear unless I mark show all files and I have to include the entire path - so I guess byond is not really geared towards supporting ttf's.

I'm currently testing with fonts I don't have installed, would this cause an issue?

var/list/font_rsc = list('font/Signature.ttf')
var/signfont = "Signature"

"<font face=\"[signfont]\">text</font>"


Anything I'm doing wrong?
Mar 14 2014, 11:09 am
I can't seem to get it to work.
Mar 14 2014, 3:08 pm
You're using it wrong. In <font face=\...</font> you need to include the name of the font surrounded by single quotes.

<font face='Signature'></font>


That should work.
Mar 14 2014, 3:27 pm
Doesn't appear to. Tried 'Signature.ttf' for good measure as well to no avail.
Mar 14 2014, 3:55 pm
I had changed the name of the file, and Magnum pointed out privately that I should use the original. Works now.
Mar 14 2014, 4:02 pm
Right, many TTF files have a 'family' encoded into them, it doesn't always match the name of the file.
Mar 14 2014, 7:59 pm (Edited on Mar 14 2014, 8:05 pm)
Font file seems to only work once then never again; other people seem to be reporting the same thing. Valid bug?
Mar 15 2014, 12:29 pm
I have had trouble with this as well. I needed to restart my machine for it to work again, at times it didn't show itself at all, the other made the game stuck at game loading.
May 24 2014, 2:12 am
I'm also interested in finding a solution to custom fonts in browsers. Webfonts should work now, in BYOND 5.0 Version 506.
http://www.byond.com/docs/notes/506.html