in C# winform, I got: “only truetype fonts are supported. This is not a TrueType Font”

Question

I have C# winform, I installed a couple of ttf fonts, but when i set the text box font to any of the ones i downloaded, i get this error Even though I\'m 100% sure that the

Answer 1

After downloading the font, I simply double-clicked it and hit 'Install'. However, this did not work, the font was not displayed in Win 10 Font Settings, besides that it was in the /Windows/Fonts/ folder. Some programs did find the font (such as Gimp), others, like VS or even Win10 itself - did not find them. After a restart, the font was not shown again (until a new double-ckicl/install).

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Solution: Right-click on the Font and select 'Install for all Users'