Core Text Functions

A comparator function to compare font family names and sort them according to Apple guidelines.

Returns an array of visible font family names sorted for user interface display.

Returns an array of font URLs.

Returns an array of unique PostScript font names for the fonts.

Creates a font descriptor representing the font in the supplied data.

Returns an array of font descriptors representing each of the fonts in the specified URL.

Creates a reference to a run loop source used to convey font requests from the Font Manager.

Enables or disables the matching font descriptors for font descriptor matching.

Gets the auto-activation setting for the specified bundle identifier.

Returns the registration scope of the specified URL.

Registers fonts from the specified font URL with the Font Manager. Registered fonts are discoverable through font descriptor matching.

Registers fonts from the specified array of font URLs with the Font Manager. Registered fonts are discoverable through font descriptor matching.

Registers the specified graphics font with the font manager.

Sets the auto-activation setting for the specified bundle identifier.

Unregisters fonts from the specified font URL with the Font Manager. Unregistered fonts are no longer discoverable through font descriptor matching.

Unregisters fonts from the specified array of font URLs with the Font Manager. Unregistered fonts are no longer discoverable through font descriptor matching.

Unregisters the specified graphics font with the font manager.

Creates an array of font descriptors for the fonts in the supplied data.

Returns the version of the Core Text framework.

Returns a font reference that most accurately maps the string range based on the current font and language.

Creates a framesetter directly from a typesetter.

Copies a range of base advances and origins into user-provided buffers.