I'm using the FreeType2 library in an iPhone project, and I'm trying to simply load a TTF file from the system, if possible.
FT_Library library;
FT_Face face;
int error;
error = FT_Init_FreeType( &library );
if ( error == 0 )
printf("Initialized FreeType2\r\n"); /* Prints */
error = FT_New_Face(library, "/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.ttf", 0, &face);
if ( error == FT_Err_Cannot_Open_Resource )
printf("Font not found\r\n"); /* Prints */
That error seems to be for file not found. Is /System/Library/Fonts not the location of the fonts? Or, do iPhone apps simply not have any read access at all to that directory.
Thanks!
To find the fonts installed on your device, load the font manifest (a plist):
NSDictionary *cgFonts = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:@"/System/Library/Fonts/CGFontCache.plist"];
Once you parse it, you'll find the entry for your font:
Helvetica = "/System/Library/Fonts/Cache/Helvetica.ttf";