Android and Font Names

[Klaus major-k]

Hi Håkan,

> Am 28.07.2025 um 15:19 schrieb Hakan at exformedia.se <hakan at exformedia.se>:
> 
> Hi Klaus,
> I remember dabbling with this a long time ago and I think it was kind of:
> - Find the offset for the name table in the file
> - Find the postscript name in that table. Was often (always?) saved under ID 6 (or was it 5?)
> 
> But this is just from the top of my head. I’m pretty sure I have some old somewhere but it’s traveling now, but can dig it out in a few days when I get back home if needed.

thank you, but Matthias Rebbe already helped me out and found the postscript name of my font in question! :-)

> :-Håkan
> Skickat från min iPhone
> 
>> 25 juli 2025 kl. 11:53 skrev Klaus major-k via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
>> 
>> Hi Matthias,
>> 
>>> Am 25.07.2025 um 11:39 schrieb Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
>>> 
>>> There are tools available, which allow to view and change the properties of a font. With such a tool, you could read out the postscript.
>> 
>> I see, thanks, but was hoping to be able to do this with LC somehow.
>> 
>>> If you like, you can send me the font file and check it for you.
>> 
>> Great, thank you very much, will do! :-)

Best

Klaus

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