Some variation of fc-list "Myriad Pro" > somefile
should get you a file you can run a test on. --Barry macKichan On 8/29/2010 10:56 AM, Alan Munn wrote: > > On Aug 29, 2010, at 12:24 PM, Michiel Kamermans wrote: > >> Hi Alan, >> >>> Is there a way to check whether a font is present in a user's >>> system? I need to generate a document with Myriad Pro if it exists, >>> Arial otherwise, and if neither, exit with an error. >> >> Myriad Pro is nothing like Arial, though... but just to make your >> life worse: thought about version numbers? There are many versions of >> Myriad Pro, and many versions of Arial. How do you know which version >> numbers are permissible? > > Well, since I have no information on that, I'll assume that all are > useable. > >> >> But let's step back for a moment because there's a fundamental >> problem with your question: if you're using TeX, you're implicitly >> saying you care deeply about the typesetting of your document, which >> includes being particular about which stretches of text use what >> font. Not just "which various fonts look good for this text", but >> "which font is the one I intend to use for this bit of my document". >> Rather than testing for several fonts on a user's machine, and >> picking "the best match", like if the content were styled via >> (X)HTML+CSS, with a font rule that specifies various fonts with >> fallbals, part of the power of TeX is the fact that it will always >> look the same on any machine it's compiled on, provided the >> dependencies are met. So, either your document will look the same no >> matter what machine it's compiled on, or it doesn't compile. The idea >> that it will compile with Myriad Pro on one machine, and Arial on >> another, basically violates the very idea of TeX. > > Sure, in an ideal world. But this particular application is to > conform to standards set by my university, and for better or for > worse, they've allowed Arial to substitute for Myriad Pro if the > latter is not available. And it may turn out that since I can > reasonably assume that Myriad Pro should be available, I can fix > things so that it is the only font used, as long as it can be found. > >> >> The better way to solve whatever problem you're having that made you >> wonder how to detect certain fonts is to simply supply those fonts >> along with your .tex source. If other people need to compile your >> source, simply ensure that they have everything they need to compile it? > > Well I don't know if redistribution of Adobe fonts is permitted (I > would assume not) so this really isn't a (legal) option. > > Alan > >
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