Personally, I’ve used it to make a font management tool for dealing with large font libraries. It’s not something ‘fit for prime time’ as it looks abysmal at the moment but it works. :)
Keith Keith Martin Senior Lecturer, LCC (University of the Arts London) 360 media specialist http://PanoramaPhotographer.com Contact and info http://thatkeith.com +44 (0)7909541365 > On 8 Jan 2020, at 06:25, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I think I see where I got misguided. "Start using font" is for desktop. The > fontnames dictionary entry explains how to include fonts in the Copy Files > pane in standalone settings. So if the fonts are included in the build, I > don't need to "start using", they're available automatically. > > Which makes me wonder why I'd ever need "start using" at all. > >> On 1/6/20 7:21 PM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode wrote: >> I have a folder "Fonts" that I include in the "copy files" pane of the >> standalone settings. I put my fonts there. I don't think that the folder >> name matters. The fonts are automatically available. >> Ralph DiMola >> IT Director >> Evergreen Information Services >> rdim...@evergreeninfo.net >> -----Original Message----- >> From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf >> Of J. Landman Gay via use-livecode >> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2020 7:24 PM >> To: LiveCode Mailing List >> Cc: J. Landman Gay >> Subject: Start using font >> The dictionary says that fonts can only be embedded on desktop apps but I >> have a dim memory we could do it on mobile too. Has anyone done that? >> -- >> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | >> http://www.hyperactivesw.com >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
