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Font.Activate
Activates a font inside app or whole computer.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| Font | 2.6 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
MBS( "Font.Activate"; path { ; local } ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| path | The native file path to the font file. | "/Users/test/Desktop/test.ttf" | |
| local | Pass 1 to activate only inside app or 0 for globally. You may need to use 0 in order to let FileMaker see the font when you restart. This parameter is ignored on iOS as font activation is only local there. |
0 | Optional |
Result
Returns "OK" or error number from OS.
Description
Activates a font inside app or whole computer.It looks like FileMaker reads font list only on startup, so it may not react to loading this font.
Examples
Activate a font:
MBS( "Font.Activate"; "/Users/test/Desktop/test.ttf"; 1 )
See also
Release notes
- Version 10.3
- Rewrote Font.Activate and Font.Deactivate for newer macOS versions.
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This function checks for a paid license.
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 14th July 2022
