[RESOLVED] Fonts in VB

[half flung pie]

I'm using a rare font for some of the labels in my program. Will this font be saved with the program? And if not, is there a way (other than using pictures) to keep my font with the program?

[Hack]

It should yes. Can you compile your app and run it on a test machine to verify this?

[half flung pie]

I compiled it and tested it on my brother's laptop. (Win XP, in case that matters.) The font looked like it was converted to a standard font like Arial.

[half flung pie]

Maybe I should add that this is a font I made and isn't on anyone else's computer

[Hack]

Maybe I should add that this is a font I made and isn't on anyone else's computer

In that case, I think you will probably have to install it on each machine that will run your app.

For the moment, just install it on your brother's laptop, run your app, and see what happens.

[Blade]

The font won't get compiled with the app. You'll have to create an install package for the app and include the font with that.

[half flung pie]

I installed the font on his machine, it works that way. I was hoping for a way that my program could be run from a disk with no installing of anything though. I would use a picture instead of the font, but the text is dynamic :-(

[Hack]

A setup and installation package can be run from a CD, and it would take care of installing all the stuff that you need installed.