addFontFile from Resources

Question

I have added a custom font using below code:

PrivateFontCollection pfc = new PrivateFontCollection();
pfc.AddFontFile("C:\\Path To\\YourFont.ttf");
label1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font(pfc.Families[0], 16, FontStyle.Regular);

I added the font file in resources. How do I add with addFontFile from resources?

Answer 1

private static void AddFontFromResource(PrivateFontCollection privateFontCollection, string fontResourceName)
{
    var fontBytes = GetFontResourceBytes(typeof (App).Assembly, fontResourceName);
    var fontData = Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(fontBytes.Length);
    Marshal.Copy(fontBytes, 0, fontData, fontBytes.Length);
    privateFontCollection.AddMemoryFont(fontData, fontBytes.Length);
    // Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(fontData);  Nasty bug alert, read the comment
}

private static byte[] GetFontResourceBytes(Assembly assembly, string fontResourceName)
{
    var resourceStream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(fontResourceName);
    if (resourceStream == null)
        throw new Exception(string.Format("Unable to find font '{0}' in embedded resources.", fontResourceName));
    var fontBytes = new byte[resourceStream.Length];
    resourceStream.Read(fontBytes, 0, (int)resourceStream.Length);
    resourceStream.Close();
    return fontBytes;
}

Answer 2

This is the way I do it.

First get your Font.ttf file and using Visual Studio, drag and drop the file to the root folder or resource folder.

In Solution Explorer, right-click the file and click properties. Select Build Action = Content. This will show the file in the Application Files under Project Properties > Publish > Application Files. You will see that the file now can be selected (By default it's automatically included).

ClickOnce will now copy the file to the StartupPath

To use it, follow this sample:

PrivateFontCollection pfc = new PrivateFontCollection();

pfc.AddFontFile(Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, "font_name.ttf"));

textBox1.Font = new Font(pfc.Families[0], 18, FontStyle.Regular);

Answer 3

If you included your font in the resources

Try this function

private void AddFontFromMemory()
{
    Stream fontStream = this.GetType().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("yourfont.ttf");
 
    byte[] fontdata = new byte[fontStream.Length];
    fontStream.Read(fontdata,0,(int)fontStream.Length);
    fontStream.Close();

    unsafe
    {
        fixed(byte * pFontData = fontdata)
        {
            pfc.AddMemoryFont((System.IntPtr)pFontData,fontdata.Length);
        }
    }
}

Edited

How load resource from assembly:(YourNamespace.file.ttf)

Stream fontStream = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
 .GetManifestResourceStream("WindowsFormsApplication1.SBADR.TTF");

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