[wxPython-users] load true type front (ttf) from file directly

[Christopher Barker]

Robin Dunn wrote:
>> I'm trying to figure out a way to read the file directly 
>> without having to install the font in my system to give access to it 
>> from my program.
>>
>> Is this possible?
> 
> Not with wxPython.

to bad though -- it's on my (very long) list of code I"d like to contribute!

> You may be able to use a library like freetype (if 
> they have a Python wrapper) to get info about the glyphs in the font 
> file, and then draw the glyphs yourself.

Perhaps easier would be to use PIL, then transfer the PIL image to 
wxPython (there are examples of that that in the Wiki)

-Chris




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