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Re: Using device fonts in object graphics ? [message #82614 is a reply to message #82613]

Thu, 03 January 2013 09:59

George.millward
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Registered: October 2012

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On Thursday, January 3, 2013 10:50:14 AM UTC-7, george....@yahoo.com wrote:
> On Thursday, January 3, 2013 10:44:22 AM UTC-7, David Fanning wrote:
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>>> I'm trying to load and use 'device' fonts in IDL object graphics.
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>>> All I find in the documentation are references to direct graphics.
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>>> in direct graphics all you do is set !p.font = 0 and get on with it.
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>>> Anyone know how to use device fonts in object graphics ?
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>>> I'm fearing the lack of documentation means that it can't be done.
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>> I've never heard of this being done. The object graphics system
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>> is really set up to use True-type fonts.
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>> Cheers,
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>> David Fanning, Ph.D.
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>> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
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>> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
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>> Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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> David,
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> Hmm - but doesn't that mean that object graphics only has access to Times,
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> George.

oh, hang on - now I see you can add true-type fonts:

http://www.exelisvis.com/docs/Using_TrueType_Fonts.html

G.

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		Re: Using device fonts in object graphics ? By: George.millward on Thu, 03 January 2013 10:23
		Re: Using device fonts in object graphics ? By: David Fanning on Thu, 03 January 2013 10:10
		Re: Using device fonts in object graphics ? By: David Fanning on Thu, 03 January 2013 10:04
		Re: Using device fonts in object graphics ? By: George.millward on Thu, 03 January 2013 09:59
		Re: Using device fonts in object graphics ? By: George.millward on Thu, 03 January 2013 09:50
		Re: Using device fonts in object graphics ? By: David Fanning on Thu, 03 January 2013 09:44

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