Re: [Denemo-devel] binreloc for mingw builds?

[Richard Shann]

Hi Ellen,
this
http://denemo.org/~jjbenham/gub/uploads/denemo-0.0.0-0.mingw.exe

should certainly be ok - I downloaded and installed it myself.
The newer stuff will be different - you can run it off a memory stick
without installing it at all. Watch this space.

Richard


On Thu, 2015-01-15 at 08:01 -0500, Ellen Schwindt wrote:
> Hello Richard,
> 
>    Your e-mail reminded me that I hadn't downloaded the latest version
> and when I tried downloading the Dec. 24th version on Jeremiah's
> directory It didn't behave as the previous downloads have. My machine
> didn't think it was an application so didn't install it. Is it
> something that's changed on my end or is the file different than the
> Nov. 4th file which I did download successfully? 
> 
> Thanks for dealing with a non-techie on this :)
> 
> -Ellen 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 3:49 AM, Richard Shann
> <address@hidden> wrote:
>         Jeremiah,
>         
>         I have pushed a slightly modified version to git (without the
>         trailing
>         NULL it can fail sometimes). If you can post up a new version
>         built from
>         git master that will be good news for Ellen too as she has
>         trouble with
>         staff selection by mouse in the current version which I fixed
>         yesterday.
>         
>         Richard
>         
>         On Wed, 2015-01-14 at 23:13 -0600, Jeremiah Benham wrote:
>         > This may not be necessary. I have created a patch that
>         allows the
>         > fonts to show for me in XP. I didn't even need to run the
>         utility.
>         >
>         > diff --git a/src/core/utils.c b/src/core/utils.c
>         > index f1c107e..7c04963 100644
>         > --- a/src/core/utils.c
>         > +++ b/src/core/utils.c
>         > @@ -2807,7 +2807,7 @@ find_denemo_file (DenemoDirectory dir,
>         gchar*
>         > filename)
>         >    dirs = g_list_append(dirs,
>         g_build_filename(get_executable_dir (),
>         > "..", get_local_dir (dir), NULL));
>         >    dirs = g_list_append(dirs,
>         g_build_filename(get_user_data_dir
>         > (TRUE), get_local_dir (dir), NULL));
>         >    dirs = g_list_append(dirs,
>         g_strdup(get_system_dir(dir)));
>         > -
>         > +  dirs = g_list_append(dirs,
>         g_build_filename(get_executable_dir (),
>         > "..", "share/fonts/truetype/denemo/"));
>         >    return find_path_for_file (filename, dirs);
>         >  }
>         >
>         >
>         > Would you like me to apply the patch or would you do it
>         differently?
>         >
>         > Jeremiah
>         > ~
>         > ~
>         >
>         >
>         >
>         >
>         > On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 6:29 AM, Richard Shann
>         > <address@hidden> wrote:
>         >         I haven't been able to locate the source code on
>         that site
>         >         though. The
>         >         toplevel http://www.marshwiggle.net says they had a
>         server
>         >         crash and to
>         >         contact the author... Shall I do that or would you
>         like to?
>         >
>         >         Richard
>         >
>         >
>         >         On Wed, 2015-01-14 at 06:08 -0600, Jeremiah Benham
>         wrote:
>         >         > http://www.marshwiggle.net/regfont/
>         >         >
>         >         > It was in my previous email.
>         >         >
>         >         > Jeremiah
>         >         >
>         >         > On Jan 14, 2015 5:55 AM, "Richard Shann"
>         >         <address@hidden>
>         >         > wrote:
>         >         >         The README says that regfont is GPL, do
>         you have the
>         >         source
>         >         >         code? I
>         >         >         didn't find it in a google search ... it
>         will be
>         >         good to
>         >         >         re-use the code
>         >         >         inside Denemo rather than launching an
>         external
>         >         process, I'm
>         >         >         sure I can
>         >         >         do that if you have the source code.
>         >         >
>         >         >         Richard
>         >         >
>         >         >         On Tue, 2015-01-13 at 22:10 -0600,
>         Jeremiah Benham
>         >         wrote:
>         >         >         > I have created a new mingw that contains
>         usr\bin
>         >         \regont:
>         >         >         >
>         >         >
>         >
>         http://denemo.org/~jjbenham/gub/uploads/denemo-1.2.0-win_font_test.zip
>         >         >         > regfont -a font.ttf needs to be fun
>         before denemo
>         >         starts in
>         >         >         order for
>         >         >         > the fonts to show. I have tested this a
>         little and
>         >         the fonts
>         >         >         show in
>         >         >         > Windows7 but not XP.
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         > Jeremiah
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         > On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 10:37 AM,
>         Jeremiah Benham
>         >         >         > <address@hidden> wrote:
>         >         >         >         The patch I created needs a
>         little work.
>         >         There is
>         >         >         something
>         >         >         >         suspicious with that error
>         message at the
>         >         beginning.
>         >         >         I had
>         >         >         >         trouble testing it in windows. I
>         will try
>         >         to debug
>         >         >         that in
>         >         >         >         Linux first.
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >         I also found this utility for
>         registering
>         >         fonts in
>         >         >         Windows. It
>         >         >         >         is written in c and is under the
>         GPL.
>         >         >         >
>          http://www.marshwiggle.net/regfont/
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >         So if it works we need to add
>         this utility
>         >         into the
>         >         >         bin
>         >         >         >         directory or make it part of
>         denemo if it
>         >         is a
>         >         >         Windows build.
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >         Jeremiah
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >         On Jan 10, 2015 11:06 PM,
>         "Jeremiah
>         >         Benham"
>         >         >         >         <address@hidden>
>         wrote:
>         >         >         >                 I found documentation
>         for
>         >         AddFontResource
>         >         >         here:
>         >         >         >
>         >         >
>         >
>          
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd183326%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >                 I see it called in
>         >         add_font_directory() and
>         >         >         >                 add_font_file()
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >                 I always see this error
>         when
>         >         launching
>         >         >         denemo no
>         >         >         >                 matter if the fonts show
>         up or
>         >         not!:
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >                 Denemo - CRITICAL: Could
>         not find
>         >         feta.ttf
>         >         >         >                 Denemo - CRITICAL: Could
>         not find
>         >         Denemo.ttf
>         >         >         >                 Denemo - CRITICAL: Could
>         not find
>         >         >         emmentaler.ttf
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >                 I just created a patch
>         in attempt
>         >         to remedy
>         >         >         the above.
>         >         >         >                 I will rebuild now and
>         test it.
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >                 Jeremiah
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >                 On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at
>         12:10 PM,
>         >         Richard
>         >         >         Shann
>         >         >         >
>          <address@hidden> wrote:
>         >         >         >                         On Fri,
>         2015-01-09 at
>         >         23:12 -0600,
>         >         >         Jeremiah
>         >         >         >                         Benham wrote:
>         >         >         >                         > I found that
>         mingw build
>         >         was
>         >         >         already
>         >         >         >                         relocatable.
>         >         >         >                         >
>         >         >         >
>         >         >
>         >
>          
> http://denemo.org/~jjbenham/gub/uploads/denemo-1.2.0-win_rococ_test.zip
>         >         >         >                         >
>         >         >         >                         >
>         >         >         >                         > I tested it in
>         windows 7
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >                         I've tested it
>         in Vista on
>         >         a machine
>         >         >         that
>         >         >         >                         previously had
>         Denemo
>         >         >         >                         installed, and
>         it was able
>         >         to find
>         >         >         the fonts
>         >         >         >                         from the
>         previous
>         >         >         >                         installation
>         (presumably
>         >         in C:
>         >         >         \Windows\Fonts)
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >                         Is there a
>         standard
>         >         install-a-font
>         >         >         thing in
>         >         >         >                         windows? I don't
>         know of
>         >         >         >                         one, but I think
>         if a user
>         >         clicks on
>         >         >         a font
>         >         >         >                         then windows
>         might offer
>         >         to
>         >         >         >                         install it (???)
>         >         >         >                         Is there a
>         >         private-to-the-user font
>         >         >         thing on
>         >         >         >                         windows? There
>         is the code
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >                         #ifdef
>         G_OS_WIN32
>         >         >         >
>          AddFontResource
>         >         (fontpath);
>         >         >         >                         #endif
>         >         >         >                         which is in
>         utils.c does
>         >         this set
>         >         >         fontpath to
>         >         >         >                         the USB memory
>         stick if
>         >         >         >                         that is where
>         the binary
>         >         is?
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >
>         >         >         >                         Richard
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