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Fonts for ROES Server

Use this article to install fonts on the computer running ROES Server so ROES Web and ROES Desktop text rendering matches the client setup.

Product: ROES Server / ROES Web / ROES Desktop Category: Fonts / Rendering Audience: Lab / Support Article ID: 57
Common need
Fonts used in ROES Web and ROES Desktop clients must be installed on the computer running ROES Server. If they are not installed there, rendered text may be incorrect.

Google Fonts Package

A typical set of Google Fonts for ROES Web is available for download with instructions in a ReadMe.txt file: RW_Fonts1911.zip.

PC: Download and Install Selected Google Fonts

1

Choose fonts

Go to Google Fonts. Browse the font list with live previews, then add the fonts you want by clicking the plus button for each font.

2

Download the selected fonts

Open the drawer at the bottom of the screen where the selection is saved, then click the Download icon in the upper-right corner of the selection drawer.

3

Extract and install for all users

Extract the downloaded zip file, open the extracted font folder, right-click the font or fonts you want to install, and choose Install for all users on Windows 10.

4

Relaunch ROES Server

Relaunch ROES Server. The installed font should now be available for rendering.

PC: Download All Google Fonts

1

Download the full Google Fonts zip

Use the preserved source link to download all Google Fonts: Google Fonts master.zip.

2

Extract and install fonts

Extract the downloaded zip file, open the extracted font folder, right-click the font you want to install, and choose Install for all users on Windows 10.

3

Relaunch ROES Server

Relaunch ROES Server to make the installed font available for rendering.

Mac: Download and Install Selected Google Fonts

1

Choose fonts

Go to Google Fonts. Scroll or use Search in the upper-right to find the fonts you want, then click the plus button for each font.

2

Download and extract

Open the drawer at the bottom of the screen and click the Download icon. Open the downloaded zip file to extract it to a folder.

3

Install with Font Book

Open Font Book from the Applications folder. Drag each unzipped font folder, not the zip file, into Font Book.

4

Relaunch ROES Server

Relaunch ROES Server. The installed font should now be available for rendering.

Mac: Download All Google Fonts

1

Download and extract all Google Fonts

Use the preserved source link to download all Google Fonts: Google Fonts master.zip, then extract the downloaded zip file.

2

Import with Font Book

Open Font Book, then click the Add button or press Command + O to open the Add Fonts menu. Choose the Google fonts zip folder.

3

Review warnings and import

Font Book scans the download. After scanning, choose whether to import the fonts and review any warnings for fonts that are incomplete or missing files.

4

Relaunch ROES Server

Relaunch ROES Server to make the installed fonts available for rendering.

Hint: Verify Fonts with ROES Desktop

You can use the ROES Desktop Client to verify that a font has been properly installed on the computer running ROES Server.

  • Add a template with a text node to the templates file.
  • Add the styledtext attribute to the root of the template and upload the templates file.
  • Launch ROES Desktop and select that template.
  • Type text into the text node.
  • If the font displays properly in ROES Desktop, that font will be available in ROES Server when rendering.

Sample Template Using styledtext

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <templates> <template backgroundbackground="false" bounds="0,0,4,8" clearonaddtoorder="true" id="48gc" label="&lt;html&gt;4E003-V Happy Holidays - Styled Text with Presets&lt;/html&gt;" layoutfile="4x8" layoutimage="https://www.roeslaunch.com/ROES/labs/MarcSTest/Graphics/4E003-V.png" ordertier="true" price="1,.90,26,.75,51,.65,76,.60,101,.50,150,.40,251,.35" styledtext="true" tiertype="graded" u_id="p6IqiYs"> <node bounds=".563,.54,2.883,4.47" id="image" input="image" u_id="1"/> <node bounds=".303,6.644,3.387,1.16" id="text" input="text" justify="center" newlines="4" striptext="Type your text here" styledtext="&lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot; standalone=&quot;no&quot;?&gt;&lt;styledtext height=&quot;84&quot; width=&quot;244&quot;&gt;&lt;element Alignment=&quot;1&quot; bold=&quot;true&quot; family=&quot;Arial Narrow&quot; foreground=&quot;java.awt.Color[r=255,g=255,b=255]&quot; italic=&quot;false&quot; offset=&quot;0&quot; size=&quot;30&quot; text=&quot;Type your text here&quot; underline=&quot;false&quot;/&gt;&lt;/styledtext&gt;" text="Type your text here" u_id="text2"/> </template> </templates>
ROES Server font verification using ROES Desktop
Use ROES Desktop to verify that a font is properly installed on the ROES Server computer.
If this image does not display, open it directly: ROESServer_Font_Verification_Using_Desktop.png

Expected Result

Once the required fonts are installed on the ROES Server computer and ROES Server has been relaunched, text rendering in ROES Server should match the fonts used in ROES Web and ROES Desktop clients.

Helpful Links

Escalation Notes

  • Confirm the font is installed on the computer running ROES Server, not only on a customer workstation.
  • On Windows, use Install for all users when installing fonts.
  • Relaunch ROES Server after installing fonts.
  • Verify the font in ROES Desktop with a template that uses styledtext.
  • If rendering is still incorrect, confirm the exact font family name used in the template matches the installed font.
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