How to support new fonts in Qt, using .ttf file?

**savaliya_ambani** · 21st April 2011, 15:23

hi,

i have read about the QFont, but not able to add the support of fonts required by me.

I have a Qt-4.6.2 running on ARM ,with touch screen LCD for UI. I am having a SwissFont.ttf file. i want to have all the QLineEdits to have these fonts.

There are some other files in $(QTDIR)/lib/font, but this file is not there.I dont know about the new font support in Qt. what is the method , if i want to add swiss font support?

**stampede** · 21st April 2011, 16:29

Have you tried QFontDatabase::addApplicationFont ?

**savaliya_ambani** · 22nd April 2011, 05:12

Yes, i am trying.

But, what is this?
Note: Adding application fonts on Unix/X11 platforms without fontconfig is currently not supported.

where should i do fontconfig?

**stampede** · 22nd April 2011, 07:16

Maybe this article will help : link
There are some examples at the end of this article.
Sorry, I have no experience with this, maybe someone else can help you more.

**savaliya_ambani** · 23rd April 2011, 04:50

I have tried to display the font families present on the board as QStringList and also seen font files in /usr/lib.

but both are different. There are nearly 25 files in /usr/lib/fonts, and the QStringList QFontDatabase::fontfamilies(Any); return only 11 families.

Why so? And what to do if i want to avail All font familes?

**savaliya_ambani** · 25th April 2011, 14:13

Can some one please give me the hint?

**savaliya_ambani** · 2nd May 2011, 07:45

No body is replying?

Is it because this is the first time i am doing ? I have read lot topics related to fonts. But i am not able to add the new font files.

Do i need to change the Qt Configuration For Arm Board, i am using or the other trick some experts knows.

I am really very eager to do this.