On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 12:17:38PM -0400, Alan Munn wrote:
> 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.
>
> I couldn't find anything in either the fontspec and xetex documentation.
I don't have a xetex answer, sorry, but I find it interesting, so I
tried something luatexy, just in case some one else is interested. It
should be self explanatory:
\input luaotfload.sty
\directlua {
local name = 'Latin Modern Roman' % should be found
% local name = 'cmr10' % tfm font
% local name = 'foobar' % non-existent font
local spec = fonts.define.analyze(name)
local file = fonts.names.resolve(spec)
% if the font is not found the asked name is returned
if file == name then
% it can be a tfm font, just in case
local tfm = kpse.find_file(file, "ofm")
if tfm then
tex.sprint("font is found and is a tfm font")
else
tex.sprint("font not found")
end
else
tex.sprint("font is found")
end
}
\bye
Regards,
Khaled
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Khaled Hosny
Arabic localiser and member of Arabeyes.org team
Free font developer
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