Locale and Operating Platform Independent Font Selection
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorEmad Muhanna
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Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for locale and operating platform independent font selection. In an operating platform having an operating platform configuration and an associated locale, a locale and operating platform independent font selection method can include parsing a pre-established font properties file to identify whether a desired font referenced in the font properties file supports at least one of the operating platform configuration and the associated locale. Consequently, if it is indicated within the font properties file that the desired font supports either or both of the operating platform configuration and the associated locale, the desired font can be utilized in the operating platform.
Claims13
In an operating platform having an operating platform configuration and an associated locale, a locale and operating platform independent font selection method comprising the steps of:
- parsing a pre-established font properties file to identify whether a desired font referenced in said font properties file supports at least one of the operating platform configuration and the associated locale;
- and,
- utilizing said desired font in the operating platform if it is indicated within said font properties file that said desired font supports said at least one of the operating platform configuration and the associated locale.
A computing system configured for locale and operating platform independent font selection comprising:
- an operating platform having an operating platform configuration and an associated locale;
- a font properties file comprising a plurality of entries, each of said entries defining a font and at least one of corresponding supported locale and a corresponding supported operating platform configuration;
- and,
- a locale and operating platform independent font selection processor programmed first to parse said font properties file to identify whether a desired font referenced in said font properties file supports at least one of said operating platform configuration and said associated locale, and subsequently to utilize said desired font in said operating platform if it is indicated within said font properties file that said desired font supports said at least one of said operating platform configuration and said associated locale.
A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for locale and operating platform independent font selection for an operating platform, the computer program comprising a routine set of instructions which when executed by a machine causes the machine to perform the steps of:
- parsing a pre-established font properties file to identify whether a desired font referenced in said font properties file supports at least one of an operating platform configuration and an associated locale;
- and,
- utilizing said desired font in the operating platform if it is indicated within said font properties file that said desired font supports said at least one of said operating platform configuration and said associated locale.
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