Hello Maarten I am working with MS Visual Studio 2008 on 64 bit windows with cairo and pango. This is the following code. draw_text (cairo_t *cr) { #define RADIUS 150 #define N_WORDS 10 #define FONT "Monotype Corsiva,27" PangoLayout *layout; PangoFontDescription *desc; int i; /* Center coordinates on the middle of the region we are drawing */ /* Create a PangoLayout, set the font and text */ layout = pango_cairo_create_layout (cr); pango_layout_set_text (layout, "Text", -1); desc = pango_font_description_from_string (FONT); pango_layout_set_font_description (layout, desc); pango_font_description_free (desc); /* Draw the layout N_WORDS times in a circle */ int width, height; double red; cairo_save (cr); /* Gradient from red at angle == 60 to blue at angle == 240 */ cairo_set_source_rgb (cr, 1, 0, 0); /* Inform Pango to re-layout the text with the new transformation */ pango_cairo_update_layout (cr, layout); pango_layout_get_size (layout, &width, &height); cairo_move_to (cr, - ((double)width / PANGO_SCALE) / 2, - RADIUS); pango_cairo_show_layout (cr, layout); cairo_restore (cr); /* free the layout object */ g_object_unref (layout); } int main (int argc, char **argv) { cairo_t *cr; char *filename; cairo_status_t status; cairo_surface_t *surface; filename = "montotype1.png"; surface = cairo_image_surface_create (CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32, 2 * RADIUS, 2 * RADIUS); cr = cairo_create (surface); cairo_set_source_rgb (cr, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0); cairo_paint (cr); draw_text (cr); cairo_destroy (cr); status = cairo_surface_write_to_png (surface, filename); cairo_surface_destroy (surface); if (status != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) { g_printerr ("Could not save png to '%s'\n", filename); return 1; } cin.get(); return 0; } Working with Times Roman, I used ",;" and it worked but when I try Monotype Corsiva, it throws the same warning as PANGO Warning: Couldn't load font " Monotype Corsiva -not Rotated 27", falling back to "Sans Not -Rotated 27" , expect ugly output. Thanks, Deepak <div class="gmail_quote"> On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Maarten Bosmans <<a href="mailto:mkbosmans@gmail.com">mkbosmans@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div class="im">2011/8/29 Deepak Kumar JAIN <<a href="mailto:deepak19dec@gmail.com">deepak19dec@gmail.com</a>>: </div><div class="im">> Thanks Maarten; > > But still some of the fonst dont work and I get the same warning > > fonts like Monotype Corsiva. What Should I do for those fonts? </div>So it was fixed for Times New Roman, but not for Monotype Corsiva? Weird. What did you do to make times work? Did you use pango_font_description_set_family? Please provide some more background info of the code that fails, error messages and info on the platform you are on. Maarten <div><div></div><div class="h5"> > On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Maarten Bosmans <<a href="mailto:mkbosmans@gmail.com">mkbosmans@gmail.com</a>> > wrote: >> >> >> <a href="http://blogs.operationaldynamics.com/andrew/software/java-gnome/use-comma-in-font-description" target="_blank">http://blogs.operationaldynamics.com/andrew/software/java-gnome/use-comma-in-font-description</a> >> >> 2011/8/29 Deepak Kumar JAIN <<a href="mailto:deepak19dec@gmail.com">deepak19dec@gmail.com</a>>: >> > >> > Hello All, >> > >> > I am new to Cairo Graphics. I heard about cairoGraphics from a developer >> > at >> > SHARP labs. >> > >> > I am developing a text manipulation plugin which do several things like >> > underline, strikeout text, etc. >> > >> > But I want to write the text in different fints like Times new Roman, >> > Arial >> > , Courier, etc depending on what user prefers. These fonts will be input >> > by >> > the user and then on the basis of input by user, I have to write a text >> > on >> > the image. But I am not able to write the text with Times New Roman. >> > I am using pango_font_description_from_string(FONT) where FONT is >> > defined as >> > #define FONT "Arial 27". It works for Arial but when I try to use Times >> > New >> > Roman, it says >> > " Pango Warning" couldn't load font Times ", falling back to "Sans not >> > Rotaed 27" , expect ugly output. >> > >> > Please help me in this regard by suggesting how should I proceed? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Deepak JAIN >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Thanks & Regards, >> > Deepak Kumar JAIN >> > Internship student, >> > Orange Labs,France Telecom, >> > Rennes, France >> > Contact: <a href="tel:%2B33%280%296%2031%2015%2044%2066" value="+33631154466">+33(0)6 31 15 44 66</a> >> > <a href="http://www.deepakkumarjain.co.cc" target="_blank">www.deepakkumarjain.co.cc</a> >> > >> > "I err therefore I am "- Saint Augustine >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Thanks & Regards, >> > Deepak Kumar JAIN >> > Internship student, >> > Orange Labs,France Telecom, >> > Rennes, France >> > Contact: <a href="tel:%2B33%280%296%2031%2015%2044%2066" value="+33631154466">+33(0)6 31 15 44 66</a> >> > <a href="http://www.deepakkumarjain.co.cc" target="_blank">www.deepakkumarjain.co.cc</a> >> > >> > "I err therefore I am "- Saint Augustine >> > >> > >> > -- >> > cairo mailing list >> > <a href="mailto:cairo@cairographics.org">cairo@cairographics.org</a> >> > <a href="http://lists.cairographics.org/mailman/listinfo/cairo" target="_blank">http://lists.cairographics.org/mailman/listinfo/cairo</a> >> > > > > > -- > > Thanks & Regards, > Deepak Kumar JAIN > Internship student, > Orange Labs,France Telecom, > Rennes, France > Contact: <a href="tel:%2B33%280%296%2031%2015%2044%2066" value="+33631154466">+33(0)6 31 15 44 66</a> > <a href="http://www.deepakkumarjain.co.cc" target="_blank">www.deepakkumarjain.co.cc</a> > > "I err therefore I am "- Saint Augustine > > </div></div></blockquote></div> -- <div> Thanks & Regards, Deepak Kumar JAIN Internship student, Orange Labs,France Telecom, Rennes, France Contact: +33(0)6 31 15 44 66 <a href="http://www.deepakkumarjain.co.cc" target="_blank">www.deepakkumarjain.co.cc</a> </div> <div> "I err therefore I am "- Saint Augustine </div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div><div style="padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;overflow:hidden;word-wrap:break-word;color:black;font-size:10px;text-align:left;line-height:130%"></div><div style="padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;overflow:hidden;word-wrap:break-word;color:black;font-size:10px;text-align:left;line-height:130%"> </div><div style="padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;overflow:hidden;word-wrap:break-word;color:black;font-size:10px;text-align:left;line-height:130%"></div><div style="padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;overflow:hidden;word-wrap:break-word;color:black;font-size:10px;text-align:left;line-height:130%"> </div><div style="padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;overflow:hidden;word-wrap:break-word;color:black;font-size:10px;text-align:left;line-height:130%"></div>