Including multiple fonts of the same family in an iPad application [closed]

Answer 1

I created a method that reads descriptions of the fonts in the fontsArray of a certain family and returns appropriate font.

- (UIFont*) getFontWithFamilyName:(NSString*)familyName bold:(Boolean)bold italic:(Boolean)italic size:(uint)size {
    NSArray *fonts = [UIFont fontNamesForFamilyName:familyName];
    for (NSString *fname in fonts) {
       UIFont *font = [UIFont fontWithName:fname size:size];
       Boolean isBold = [[font description] rangeOfString:@"bold"].location != NSNotFound;
       Boolean isItalic = [[font description] rangeOfString:@"italic"].location != NSNotFound;
       if (isBold == bold && isItalic == italic) {
          return font;
       }
    }
    //-- font was not found, provide system font bold or normal
    if (bold) {
       return [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:size];
    } else {
       return [UIFont systemFontOfSize:size];
    }
}

Answer 2

I found a solution reading other forums. Honestly, I think it's more a workaround than a real solution.

I used a font manager tool (Transtype pro) to edit the fonts metadata. I set a specific "OT Font family" for each font with the same value of the field "PS font name". This avoid the framework to confuse fonts of the same family without touching the code.

Ugly, but it works.