ASP.NET text in image

[marko]

I have created a small script in ASP.NET using VB.NET for creating pictures
with text inside. Now I have a problem how to use my own font directory, and
not Windows system fonts directory.

How to read available fonts an put on of them into the objFont? Thanks!

m.

 

[marko]

This is the part of code that works fine now.

objFont = new Font("Verdana", 8)
objGraphics.DrawString(sTextToGenerate, objFont, Brushes.Black, 1, 1)


How to read available fonts and put one of them into the objFont? Thanks!

 

[Tampa.NET Koder]

Well, if the font is stored on the server..I think it should pick it up.
Never tried it

 

[marko]

Well, if the font is stored on the server..I think it should pick it up.
Never tried it

Well, it should, but my ISP has forbidden access to WINDOWS/Fonts directory.
So, I need to have my own /Fonts. I don't know how to read *.ttf into the
..Net framework and "say" to it to use those. I was googling a little bit,
but with no success. If someone knows how to write a few lines of code in
VB.... )

 

[Ersin Gençtürk]

// Load font
string fontName = Request.Form.Get("fontname") + ".ttf";
PrivateFontCollection privateFontCollection = new
PrivateFontCollection();
privateFontCollection.AddFontFile(Server.MapPath("./") + fontName);

FontFamily fontFamily = privateFontCollection.Families[0];

 

[marko]

// Load font
string fontName = Request.Form.Get("fontname") + ".ttf";
PrivateFontCollection privateFontCollection = new
PrivateFontCollection();
privateFontCollection.AddFontFile(Server.MapPath("./") + fontName);

FontFamily fontFamily = privateFontCollection.Families[0];

Thanks! It helped me and the problem is solved

m.