Platform independent way to get font directory?

Question

Is there a way I could find where fonts are stored on either Windows, OSX, or Linux? If not, is there a way I can guarantee certain paths (such as X:/Windows/Fonts/) for all

Answer 1

That's assuming the target OS has a font folder. For example, it's quite feasible for a Linux installation to be console-only and not have a font directory at all.

Anyways, my best guess is that there is no platform independent way. You can write your own platform independent function, but within it will have to check the current OS (via some IFDEF's, I cannot say what) and then call the right function. But again - I wouldn't be so sure you can obtain it under Linux at all.