Re: JavaScript & Fonts

From: vanisaac@boil.afraid.org
Date: Sun Nov 01 2009 - 21:34:36 CST

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    > Hello,
    >
    >
    > Is there a way within a JavaScript program to enumerate
    > all of the available fonts on a system and then to check
    > them for support for a particular Unicode character? I
    > need to find a font that can draw the cube root symbol
    > U+221B for my web calculator when the new html canvas tag
    > is not supported (such as on Internet Explorer).
    >
    >
    > Thanks,
    >
    >
    > Mike
    >
    >
    > P.S. see http://mikestoolbox.com/calc-help.html if you are
    > interested in the calculator

    Sorry Mike, I don't know the answer to this question. Unfortunately, a lot of the people who probably do are between the WG2 and UTC meetings, so it might be a week or so before a lot of people will be able to put together the puzzle.

    Van



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