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CTFontDescriptorMBS.DisplayName as String

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
property CoreText MBS MacCG Plugin 15.0 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
The display name.
Example 
Var f as CTFontMBS = CTFontMBS.CreateWithName("Times")
Var d as CTFontDescriptorMBS = f.FontDescriptor
MsgBox d.DisplayName

(Read only property)

CTFontDescriptorMBS.FamilyName as String

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
property CoreText MBS MacCG Plugin 15.0 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
The family name.
Example 
Var f as CTFontMBS = CTFontMBS.CreateWithName("Times")
Var d as CTFontDescriptorMBS = f.FontDescriptor
MsgBox d.FamilyName

(Read only property)

CTFontDescriptorMBS.File as FolderItem

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
property CoreText MBS MacCG Plugin 15.0 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
The font file.
Example 
Var f as CTFontMBS = CTFontMBS.CreateWithName("Times")
Var d as CTFontDescriptorMBS = f.FontDescriptor
MsgBox d.file.NativePath

(Read only property)

CTFontDescriptorMBS.FontSize as Double

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
property CoreText MBS MacCG Plugin 15.0 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
The font size.
Example 
Var f as CTFontMBS = CTFontMBS.CreateWithName("Times")
Var d as CTFontDescriptorMBS = f.FontDescriptor
MsgBox str(d.FontSize)

Can be zero if unknown.
(Read only property)

CTFontDescriptorMBS.Name as String

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
property CoreText MBS MacCG Plugin 15.0 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
The PostScript name.
Example 
Var f as CTFontMBS = CTFontMBS.CreateWithName("Times")
Var d as CTFontDescriptorMBS = f.FontDescriptor
MsgBox d.Name

When matching, this is treated more generically: the system first tries to find fonts with this PostScript name. If none is found, the system tries to find fonts with this family name, and, finally, if still nothing, tries to find fonts with this display name.
(Read only property)

CTFontDescriptorMBS.StyleName as String

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
property CoreText MBS MacCG Plugin 15.0 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
The style name.
Example 
Var f as CTFontMBS = CTFontMBS.CreateWithName("Times")
Var d as CTFontDescriptorMBS = f.FontDescriptor
MsgBox d.StyleName

This name represents the designer's description of the font's style.
Can be empty if unknown.
(Read only property)

Some examples using this property:

CTFontDescriptorMBS.URL as String

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
property CoreText MBS MacCG Plugin 15.0 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
The font URL.
Example 
Var f as CTFontMBS = CTFontMBS.CreateWithName("Times")
Var d as CTFontDescriptorMBS = f.FontDescriptor
MsgBox d.URL

(Read only property)

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