Including custom fonts in installer packages...

[Strokes]

Sup Gents,

Is it possible to include downloaded custom fonts in an installer package..? I'm aware other files like text files can be included but unsure how to include a font file (.ttf) files...

Good weekend to all...

Strokes

[g_e_m_i_n_i]

I added a custom font and its automatically loaded into my fonts list provided by labview. So I think that would be an OS addition, not specifically adding the font to only labview. 

[Strokes]

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@g e m i n i wrote:

I added a custom font and its automatically loaded into my fonts list provided by labview. So I think that would be an OS addition, not specifically adding the font to only labview. 

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I understand it is an OS addition but the fonts don't seem to carry over in my case. I built an executable of my program and tested it on a different computer to than my development computer. Low and behold the fonts changed to generic ones.

Any solution? 

[crossrulz]

You should be able to make the installer put the font file in C:\Windows\Fonts.  This should work at least for Windows 7.  I think XP uses the same location.

[g_e_m_i_n_i]

crossrulz - you are correct for the XP location. I double checked it is C:\WINDOWS\Fonts.

[Kev_R]

Strokes,

In relation to your first post asking how to include a custom font in an installer.

Add the .ttf (font file) to your project, under your project explorer: My Computer (right click) >> Add >> file >> .ttf (font file)

You will need to write a .bat file that will copy the .ttf (font file) from your installation destination to C:\Windows\Fonts\ 

Here's how you add the font installation to your installer

Under your Installer Properties >> Advanced >> Run executable at end of installation (check box) >> select .bat file

This will run the batch file after the installation

I recommend having a read of this:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/rspitz/archive/2010/09/25/how-to-install-a-font-from-the-command-line-on-...

Kev R

[wygonski]

I know this is an old post, but I'm replying to help users like myself who followed instructions here which do not work on Win10 and Win7. 

Instructions were to create a batch file which copies the font to c:\windows\fonts.   Reality is that the copy procedure works from Windows Explorer, but does *not* work from a batch file, see here.

Hopefully this will save someone an hour or so of grief.