Filtering fonts based on a selection of glyphs

摘要

Techniques are disclosed for filtering a list of fonts based on the criteria that each font in the resulting filter supports every single glyph in an arbitrary array of glyphs. The array of glyphs may include one or more glyphs and can be, for example, user-defined (e.g., based on a user content selection within a given document, or entries made on a configuration page) and/or defined by a selected digital document or folder system (where only fonts that support all glyphs used within that entire document or folder system are listed). The techniques can be implemented, for instance, in digital content generation/editing systems that allow for a variety of different fonts and glyphs to be used. In any such cases, the system can be configured to allow for viewing a filtered font list, such that each and every glyph of interest is supported by each font presented in the list.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
displaying digital content comprising a plurality of characters displayed as glyphs; receiving, via a user interface provided by a computing system, a selection of one or more of the plurality of characters, wherein each of the selected characters can be rendered as a corresponding glyph, such that the selection corresponds to selection of one or more glyphs of interest from amongst the displayed glyphs; identifying, from a set of available fonts provided by the computing system, a first subset of available fonts that contain each of the one or more glyphs of interest, and a second subset of available fonts that do not contain each of the one or more glyphs of interest; generating a filtered list of the set of available fonts, wherein the filtered list includes the first subset of available fonts but excludes the second subset of available fonts; displaying the filtered list for user selection of a desired font from the filtered list; and applying the desired font to the digital content when a selection from the filtered list is received.