Getting a list of embedded fonts

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#1

I’m kind of curious to know which fonts come embedded with OpenFl; I’ve been trying to get a list of them with openfl.text.Font.enumerateFonts() but the array only seems to get populated if you end up using it, e.g. in the AddingText example:

var format = new TextFormat ("Katamotz Ikasi", 30, 0x7A0026);
var textField = new TextField ();
trace(Font.enumerateFonts() + " is the value for enumerateFonts()");

And then on the browser it prints out:

AddingText.js:6107 Main.hx:19: [{
		src : null, 
		name : Katamotz Ikasi
	}] is the value for enumerateFonts()

Otherwise the array is empty.

Is there another way to get a list of the fonts, or are they documented somewhere?

#2

Ah never mind - I didn’t realised that the AddingText example had that font in the assets, so looks like there aren’t any embedded fonts OpenFl includes by default!

#3

No, not currently. Later we may add better support for finding/using system fonts, but currently its best to include your own fonts

EDIT: However, we do map to installed system fonts by default when “_sans”, “_serif” or “_typewriter” are used as your font name :slight_smile:

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#4

Thank singmajesty - it defaults to Times New Roman on my machine when the font isn’t there, but that is useful to know for getting some text variations without doing anything extra :slight_smile:

#5

You should able to also get Arial (or its equivalent) and Courier New (or something similar) using “_sans” or “_typewriter”