AeonGUI::FontDatabase Class Reference

#include <aeongui/FontDatabase.hpp>

Static Public Member Functions
static bool	Initialize ()
	Initialize the font database. Call once at startup.
static void	Finalize ()
	Finalize the font database. Call once at shutdown.
static bool	AddFontDirectory (const std::string &aPath)
	Add a directory of font files (.ttf, .otf, etc.) to the database.
static bool	AddFontFile (const std::string &aPath)
	Add a single font file to the database.
static PangoFontMap *	GetFontMap ()
	Get the PangoFontMap backed by the local font database.
static PangoContext *	CreateContext ()
	Create a new PangoContext from the local font map.

Detailed Description

FontDatabase provides a local font database for AeonGUI, independent of system-installed fonts. It uses FcConfig + PangoFontMap to load fonts from application-provided directories.

This is a singleton; call Initialize()/Finalize() once.

Member Function Documentation

AddFontDirectory()

bool AeonGUI::FontDatabase::AddFontDirectory ( const std::string & aPath )

static

Add a directory of font files (.ttf, .otf, etc.) to the database.

Parameters

aPath

Path to the font directory.

Returns

true on success.

AddFontFile()

bool AeonGUI::FontDatabase::AddFontFile ( const std::string & aPath )

static

Add a single font file to the database.

Parameters

aPath

Path to the font file.

Returns

true on success.

CreateContext()

PangoContext * AeonGUI::FontDatabase::CreateContext ( )

static

Create a new PangoContext from the local font map.

Returns

Pointer to a new PangoContext.

GetFontMap()

PangoFontMap * AeonGUI::FontDatabase::GetFontMap ( )

static

Get the PangoFontMap backed by the local font database.

Returns

Pointer to the PangoFontMap.

Initialize()

bool AeonGUI::FontDatabase::Initialize ( )

static

Initialize the font database. Call once at startup.

Returns

true on success.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• include/aeongui/FontDatabase.hpp
• core/FontDatabase.cpp