I have a TrueType font, which is "Semibold". I try to use that in the following method:
private FontFamily GetFontFamily(string name)
{
PrivateFontCollection pfc = new PrivateFontCollection();
var path = Server.MapPath("~/Static/webfont/" + name + ".ttf");
pfc.AddFontFile(path);
return pfc.Families[0];
}
private Font GetFont(string name, int size,FontStyle style)
{
return new Font(GetFontFamily(name), size, style);
}
Where I provide a name of my font, and it finds the Sentinel-SemiboldItalic.ttf font. As a FontStyle, I have tried to provide any of the options in the .NET framework (regulary, bold, italic, underline and strikeout).
No matter what, I get the following error:
Font 'Sentinel Semibold' does not support style 'Regular'.
What should I do? How to use a semibold font as a font in C#? Also, can I somehow convert my TrueType font to a regular one (if that would fix the issue) ?
As you can read in the answer to this question, each font has its own properties (for example: enabling a Regular Style or not), as provided by the font creator.
By looking at your font (even just by looking at its name), it seems clear that it is a sub-type whose defining characteristics are precisely being (semi-)bold and italic; consequently, it does sound logical to not have the option to remove these features. If you want a non-bold, non-italic version, you should rely on the parent family (Sentinel).