Question

I’m building a native extension for iOS. I’d like to use a custom font. So far, I have:

In the ANE build structure:

• the .ttf files in the same folder as the lib

In the AS lib:

• included the files in the application descriptor like this:

  UIDeviceFamily</key>

  1</string>
  2</string>
  </array>
  UIStatusBarStyle</key>
  UIStatusBarStyleBlackOpaque</string>
  UIRequiresPersistentWiFi</key>
  YES</string>
  UIAppFonts</key>

  myFont-bold.ttf</string>
  myFont-halb.ttf</string>
  myFont-reg.ttf</string>
  </array>
  ]]>
  high

In the iOS project:

• added the files under supporting files
• added the files to compile sources in the targets build phase

• used the font in the lib like this:

  [descriptionLabel setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@”myFont-halb” size:11]];

Still, using the ANE (which works fine in all other regards), it defaults back to the system font. Can anybody see, what I’m missing?

Any hints appreciated!
Thanx, Marcus

Answer 1

Figured it out: font-files need to be added to the app’s bin-folder, too. Another pitfall: filename and fontname differ, be sure to use the right one’s, where needed.