>>   NSFontManager* fontManager = [NSFontManager sharedFontManager];
>>   NSFont* font   = [fontManager fontWithFamily:@"Helvetica" traits:fontStyle 
>> weight:5 size:12];
>> However, the displayed font is not always what I asked. For example, It 
>> works with Verdana (I see it bold). But it does not works with Helvetica. 
>> Although the name is converted to Helvetica-Bold, the fonts are still 
>> regular.

I haven’t used that NSFontManager method before. My guess is that by specifying 
an explicit weight you’ve overridden the bold mask (although that’s not quite 
what the docs say.)

How are you rendering the text?

—Jens

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