fontloader

go-freetype-fontloader

Finds and loads TrueType font files for use with github.com/golang/freetype.

Includes a simple font cache.

• License: revised BSD, see LICENSE
• Docs: godoc
• Dependencies: fc-match from the fontconfig package.

Usage

Recommended usage (assuming few fonts are needed):

font, err := LoadCache("sans")

Loading a font without caching it (e.g. to implement your own cache):

font, err := Load("sans")

Using your own cache instance instead of the predefined global cache:

cache := NewFontCache()
font, err := cache.Load("sans")

Absolute paths are also supported. This provides a fallback for users who don't have fontconfig installed:

font, err := Load("/usr/share/fonts/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf")