TTF Text Font

[arnschmidt]

Where can I find a TTF Text font like ARIAL-TTF?
I was trying to do the Draft ShapeString Tutorial.
Thanks

[chrisb]

On which system?

Windows keeps the fonts in C:\Windows\Fonts.

[Tilli]

Where . . .?

. . . Windows . . . C:\Windows\Fonts.

Hi and welcome to the forum.

In any future help-requests you'd do well to follow the IMPORTANT GUIDELINES shown above in jarring red. It helps the experts to help us.

Fonts.

On this Linux Mint there are various fonts in /usr/share/fonts/, and TTFs specifically in the ./truetype subfolder.

But, do you mean where to find them on your system, or where to get some in the first place..? In which case, maybe a typical search could help..?

Just a thought.

[arnschmidt]

I'm using Windows 10 and FreeCAD 0.17
I know I have font libraries on Windows 10 and WP software but I can't find any True Type Fonts (.TTF)
I have searched the internet for them but no luck.
It seems that is the only format the Draft ShapeString tutorial, that came with FreeCAD, looks for.

[chrisb]

I know I have font libraries on Windows 10 and WP software but I can't find any True Type Fonts (.TTF)

Windows may hide the font folder. Enter the path mentioned above directly in the addressline of the file explorer.

[TheMarkster]

I downloaded some off the web, but I don't recall which site. Do a google search for free true type fonts.

edit: Open a command prompt: Start -> cmd.exe. Enter:

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c:
cd c:\windows
dir /a /s *.ttf

[wandererfan]

I know I have font libraries on Windows 10 and WP software but I can't find any True Type Fonts (.TTF)
...
It seems that is the only format the Draft ShapeString tutorial, that came with FreeCAD, looks for.

ShapeString should handle *.ttf, *.pfb and *.otf fonts.

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https://www.wfonts.com/font/arial

[mario52]

hi

can be useful for Windows 10

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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from __future__ import unicode_literals
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#Macro_Window_fonts 20/09/2016 27/05/2018 23/03/2019
#
#OS: Windows 10
#Word size of OS: 64-bit
#Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
#Version: 0.16.6706 (Git)
#Build type: Release
#Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-16
#Hash: f86a4e411ff7848dea98d7242f43b7774bee8fa0
#Python version: 2.7.8
#Qt version: 4.8.7
#Coin version: 4.0.0a
#OCC version: 6.8.0.oce-0.17
#
__title__   = "Window_fonts"
__author__  = "Mario52"
__url__     = "http://www.freecadweb.org/index-fr.html"
__version__ = "00.03"
__date__    = "23/03/2019"

import PySide
from PySide import QtGui ,QtCore
from PySide.QtGui import *
from PySide.QtCore import *
 
import Draft, Part, PartGui, FreeCADGui, FreeCAD
from FreeCAD import Base
import math
from math import sqrt, pi, sin, cos, asin

Gui = FreeCADGui
App = FreeCAD

global PolicePath
import os, time, sys
import platform

if platform.system() == "Windows" :
    PolicePath = "C:/Windows/Fonts/ARIAL.TTF"
elif platform.system() == "Linux" :
    PolicePath = "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/Ubuntu-M.ttf"
elif platform.system() == "Darwin":
    PolicePath = "/Library/Fonts/Arial.ttf"
else:
    PolicePath = "C:/Windows/Fonts/ARIAL.TTF"

nomPolice = os.path.basename(PolicePath).split('.')[0]
     
class Ui_MainWindow(object):

    def __init__(self ):
        self.window = MainWindow
        #self.path   = FreeCAD.ConfigGet("AppHomePath")
        self.path   = FreeCAD.ConfigGet("UserAppData")
        self.path   = self.path.replace("\\","/")

        self.nomPolice = "Arial"
        self.FontSize  = 10.0
        self.fonteComp = ""
        self.font      = ""

        self.red       = (204.0 / 255)
        self.green     = (204.0 / 255)
        self.blue      = (204.0 / 255)
        self.alpha     = 1.0                      # 1.0 = visibility max (opacity)

        self.fontGlobal_08 = QtGui.QFont()        #
        self.fontGlobal_08.setFamily("Arial")     #
        self.fontGlobal_08.setPointSize(8.0)      #
 
    def setupUi(self, MainWindow):
        self.window = MainWindow

        MainWindow.setObjectName(("MainWindow"))
        MainWindow.resize(300, 200)
        MainWindow.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(300, 200))
        MainWindow.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(300, 200))
        self.centralwidget = QtGui.QWidget(MainWindow)
        self.centralwidget.setObjectName(("centralwidget"))

        self.fontComboBox = QtGui.QFontComboBox(self.centralwidget)               # 1: for QtGui.QFontComboBox() 
        self.fontComboBox.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(20, 20, 257, 22))
        self.fontComboBox.setToolTip("Model 1")
        self.fontComboBox.setMaxVisibleItems(20)
        self.fontComboBox.setFontFilters(QtGui.QFontComboBox.AllFonts)
        font = QtGui.QFont()
        font.setFamily(("Arial"))
        font.setPointSize(10)
        self.fontComboBox.setCurrentFont(font)
        self.fontComboBox.setObjectName(("fontComboBox"))
        self.fontComboBox.currentFontChanged.connect(self.on_fontComboBox)         # ""

        self.PB_Fonte_expl = QtGui.QPushButton(self.centralwidget)                 # 2: for QFileDialog()
        self.PB_Fonte_expl.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(20, 50, 257, 23))
        self.PB_Fonte_expl.setToolTip("Model 2")
        self.PB_Fonte_expl.setFont(self.fontGlobal_08)                #
        self.PB_Fonte_expl.setObjectName(("PB_Fonte_expl"))
        self.PB_Fonte_expl.clicked.connect(self.on_PB_Fonte_expl)                  # ""

        self.PB_Fonte = QtGui.QPushButton(self.centralwidget)                      # 3: for QtGui.QFontDialog.getFont()
        self.PB_Fonte.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(20, 80, 257, 23))
        self.PB_Fonte.setToolTip("Model 3")
        self.PB_Fonte.setFont(self.fontGlobal_08)                     #
        self.PB_Fonte.setObjectName(("PB_Fonte"))
        self.PB_Fonte.clicked.connect(self.on_PB_Fonte)                            # ""

        self.textEdit = QtGui.QTextEdit(self.centralwidget)
        self.textEdit.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(20, 110, 257, 41))
        self.textEdit.setToolTip("Your text")
        self.textEdit.setFont(self.fontGlobal_08)                     #
        self.textEdit.setObjectName(("textEdit"))

        self.PB_OK = QtGui.QPushButton(self.centralwidget)
        self.PB_OK.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(20, 160, 75, 23))
        self.PB_OK.setToolTip("Validate")
        self.PB_OK.setFont(self.fontGlobal_08)
        self.PB_OK.setObjectName(("PB_OK"))
        self.PB_OK.clicked.connect(self.on_PB_OK)                                   # ""

        self.PB_color = QtGui.QPushButton(self.centralwidget)
        self.PB_color.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(100, 160, 75, 23))
        self.PB_color.setToolTip("Text color")
        self.PB_color.setFont(self.fontGlobal_08)
        self.PB_color.setObjectName(("PB_color"))
        self.PB_color.clicked.connect(self.on_PB_color)                             # ""

        self.checkBox_1 = QtGui.QCheckBox(self.centralwidget)
        self.checkBox_1.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(240, 160, 75, 23))
        self.checkBox_1.setToolTip("Create text")
        self.checkBox_1.setObjectName(("checkBox_1"))
        self.checkBox_1.setChecked(False)
#        self.checkBox_1.clicked.connect(self.on_checkBox_1_clicked)

        MainWindow.setCentralWidget(self.centralwidget)

        self.retranslateUi(MainWindow)
        QtCore.QMetaObject.connectSlotsByName(MainWindow)

    def retranslateUi(self, MainWindow):
        MainWindow.setWindowFlags(PySide.QtCore.Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint)            # PySide cette fonction met la fenetre en avant
        MainWindow.setWindowTitle("Window_fonts")
        self.PB_Fonte_expl.setText("Model 2")
        self.PB_Fonte.setText("Model 3")
        self.PB_OK.setText("Ok")
        self.PB_color.setText("Color")
        self.checkBox_1.setText("Text")

    def on_fontComboBox(self):                                                      # 1: for QtGui.QFontComboBox(self.centralWidget) 1:
        global PolicePath
        self.fonte     = self.fontComboBox.currentFont()
        self.nomPolice = self.fonte.rawName()
        self.FontSize  = self.fonte.pointSizeF()
        if platform.system() == "Windows" :
            self.pathFont  = QtGui.QDesktopServices.storageLocation(QtGui.QDesktopServices.FontsLocation) # path font search OK for Windows
            FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("Windows" + "\n")
        else:
            self.pathFont  = QtGui.QDesktopServices.storageLocation(QtGui.QDesktopServices.FontsLocation) # 
            FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("linux" + "\n")
        self.fonteComp = self.pathFont + "/" + self.nomPolice + ".TTF"              # complete path and name
        self.fonteComp = self.fonteComp.replace("\\","/")                           # replace the slatch to "/"
        FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage(str("1: fontComboBox " ) + self.fonteComp + "\n")

    def on_PB_Fonte_expl(self):                                                     # 2: for QFileDialog                              2:
        global PolicePath
        font = ""
        self.window.hide()
        font, Filter = PySide.QtGui.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(None, "New Font", PolicePath, "*.ttf") #PySide
#        font, Filter = PySide.QtGui.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(None, "New Font", PolicePath, "File TTF (*.ttf);;"
#                                                                                                  "File FON (*.fon);;"
#                                                                                                  "All type (*.*);;") #PySide
        self.window.show()
        try:
            if font != "":
                self.fonte = font
                self.fonteComp = self.fonte
                self.fonteComp = self.fonteComp.replace("\\","/")                           # replace the slatch to "/"
            FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage(str("2: QFileDialog ") + self.fonteComp + "\n")
        except Exception:
            None

    def on_PB_Fonte(self):                                                          # 3: for QtGui.QFontDialog.getFont()             3:
        global PolicePath
        self.window.hide()
        font, ok = QtGui.QFontDialog.getFont(QFont("Arial", 8))                     # ("Arial", 8) the font imposted if ok == False
        self.window.show()
        if ok:
            self.fonte     = font
            self.nomPolice = self.fonte.rawName()
            self.FontSize  = self.fonte.pointSizeF()
            if platform.system() == "Windows" :
                self.pathFont  = QtGui.QDesktopServices.storageLocation(QtGui.QDesktopServices.FontsLocation) # path font search OK for Windows
                FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("Windows" + "\n")
            else:
                self.pathFont  = QtGui.QDesktopServices.storageLocation(QtGui.QDesktopServices.FontsLocation) # 
                FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("linux" + "\n")
            self.fonteComp = self.pathFont + "/" + self.nomPolice + ".TTF"          # complete path and name
            self.fonteComp = self.fonteComp.replace("\\","/")                       # replace the slatch to "/"
        FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage(str("3: QFontDialog ") + self.fonteComp + "\n")

    def on_PB_OK(self):
        global PolicePath
        texte = unicode(self.textEdit.toPlainText())
        if texte != "":
            if self.fonteComp == "": self.fonteComp = PolicePath
            if self.FontSize == 0:   self.FontSize  = 2.0

            if " " in self.fonteComp:
                self.fonteComp = self.fonteComp.replace(" ","")
                tx = Draft.makeShapeString(String=unicode(texte),FontFile= self.fonteComp ,Size=self.FontSize,Tracking=0) # create the text
#                tx = Draft.makeShapeString(String=unicode(texte),FontFile= chr(34)+self.fonteComp+chr(34) ,Size=self.FontSize,Tracking=0) # create the text
#                FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("trouve" + "\n")
            else:
                tx = Draft.makeShapeString(String=unicode(texte),FontFile= self.fonteComp ,Size=self.FontSize,Tracking=0) # create the text
#                FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("non trouve" + "\n")

            lab = self.fonteComp.split("/")[-1]
            tx.Label = lab
            tx.ViewObject.ShapeColor = (self.red, self.green, self.blue)                # color of ShapeString

            ## Texte
            if self.checkBox_1.isChecked():
                tx2 = Draft.makeText([texte],point=FreeCAD.Vector(0.0,0.0,0.0))
                tx2.ViewObject.FontName  = self.fonteComp
                tx2.ViewObject.TextColor = (self.red, self.green, self.blue)            # color of text
                tx2.Label = lab

            FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()

            FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage(str(texte) + "\n")
            FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage(self.fonteComp + "\n")
            FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage(str(self.FontSize) + "\n")
            FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("___________________" + "\n")

        else:
            FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("Not string"+"\n")

    def on_PB_color(self):
        self.PB_color.setStyleSheet("background-color: QPalette.Base")                  # original color system (button "Color")
        self.window.hide()                                                              # hide the window for open color dialog
        couleur = QtGui.QColorDialog.getColor()                                         # open the color dialog
        if couleur.isValid():                                                           # if color is valid (Ok)

            self.red   = couleur.redF()                                                 # extract the color RGBa with Qt (0.0 to 1.0)
            self.green = couleur.greenF()                                               # extract the color RGBa with Qt (0.0 to 1.0)
            self.blue  = couleur.blueF()                                                # extract the color RGBa with Qt (0.0 to 1.0)
            self.alpha = couleur.alphaF()                                               # extract the color RGBa with Qt (0.0 to 1.0)

#            self.red   = int(str(couleur.name()[1:3]),16)                               # example extract color use and convert hexadecimal code (0 to 255)
#            self.green = int(str(couleur.name()[3:5]),16)                               # example extract color use and convert hexadecimal code (0 to 255)
#            self.blue  = int(str(couleur.name()[5:7]),16)                               # example extract color use and convert hexadecimal code (0 to 255)

        self.PB_color.setStyleSheet("background-color: " + couleur.name())              # with hexadecimal value ex: "#ffaaff" (button "Color")
        self.window.show()                                                              # show the window and close color

#______________________________________________________________________________________

doc = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument
if doc == None:
    doc = FreeCAD.newDocument()

MainWindow = QtGui.QMainWindow()
ui = Ui_MainWindow()
ui.setupUi(MainWindow)
MainWindow.show()

EDIT :23/03/2019 16h17 Paris
modify and correct section 2 (as FC)

EDIT :27/05/2018 23h10 Paris
modify code for create annotation text with the ShapeString

mario

[Sembazuru]

hi

can be useful for Windows 10

I'm sure that code might be useful for Windows 10, but what does it do and how would I use it if I wanted to?

Sorry for such a basic question, but I'm a rank amateur with FreeCAD, and just want to easily choose fonts on my Windows 10 laptop for use with the ShapeString tool. The select a font file is quite non-helpful in these modern days with font chooser requesters. Especially with Windows giving me a permission error when I try to navigate to C:\Windows\Fonts using the provided file requester. I'm not trying to write to the fonts directory, just read from it. Stupid Windows...

[wandererfan]

The select a font file is quite non-helpful in these modern days with font chooser requesters.

The issue is that ShapeString needs the actual font file to extract the glyph geometry. The connection between font name and font file name/location is not obvious and is not available from say QFontDialog.

In your case, I would mimic the Linux solution - make your own fonts directory (where you have full permissions) and copy the font files you need into that directory.

Most common TTF fonts are available for download.