Re: Re: pango_font_map_load_font returning NULL when trying to create with ft2 fontmap

[PRADEEP BOTU <pradeep botu samsung com>]

can u explain more on what you told  "This probably means that you have not installed fontconfig properly so it
cannot find any fonts." 

------- Original Message -------
Sender : Behdad Esfahbod<behdad behdad org> 
Date   : May 20, 2009 15:55 (GMT+09:00)
Title  : Re: pango_font_map_load_font returning NULL when trying to create with
 ft2	fontmap

On 05/20/2009 02:45 AM, PRADEEP BOTU wrote:
>    Hi behdad
>
> can you eloberate this.

Unfortunately I can't.  I have no access to or knowledge about win32.

behdad


>how to install fontconfig. is it different for win32 and freetype rendering.
>
> I am able to load the font using win32. But i am failing to load using freetype.
>
> thanks,
> Pradeep
>
>
> ------- Original Message -------
> Sender : Behdad Esfahbod<behdad behdad org>
> Date   : May 20, 2009 01:39 (GMT+09:00)
> Title  : Re: pango_font_map_load_font returning NULL when trying to create with
>   ft2	fontmap
>
> This probably means that you have not installed fontconfig properly so it
> cannot find any fonts.
>
> behdad
>
> On 05/19/2009 08:05 AM, PRADEEP BOTU wrote:
>> Problem: pango_font_map_load_font returning NULL when trying to create with context created uising pango_ft2_get_context/ pango_context_new and fontmap created using pango_ft2_font_map_for_display.
>>
>>     Code snippet:
>>
>>      #include<glib.h>
>> #include<gmodule.h>
>> #include "pango.h"
>> #include "pangoft2.h"
>>
>>      PangoFontMap *fontmap = pango_ft2_font_map_for_display();
>>     PangoContext *context;
>>
>>      context = pango_context_new ();
>>
>>       pango_context_set_font_map(context, fontmap);
>>     /* No arguments given */
>>
>>       PangoFontDescription *desc = pango_font_description_from_string("Verdana");
>>
>>      /* spits warnings if font cannot be loaded */
>>    PangoFont *font = pango_font_map_load_font (fontmap2, context, desc);
>>
>>      g_object_unref (font);
>>
>>
>>     Here font is returrning NULL. Normally it should return PangoFont onject. If i use win32 context, i am able to create the font object..
>>
>>    But if i use win32 fontmap and win32 context, font retuning valid object.
>>
>>    like: PangoFontMap *fontmap = pango_win32_font_map_for_display();
>>
>>    context = pango_win32_get_context ();
>>
>> Help me in this regard..
>>
>> thanks,
>> pradeep Botu
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