Listing all fonts used in a document?

[jsavage77]

   As I understand it, TextFonts is a collection of all fonts available to Illustraot.  Is there a collection of all fonts used in the open document?  Or would I have to step through every textFrame an create that list myself?

[moluapple]

If your document have been saved, you can use this function:

function getUsedFonts (doc ){ 
   var xmlString = new XML(doc.XMPString); 
   fontsInfo = xmlString.descendants("stFnt:fontName"); 
   var ln = fontsInfo.length(), arr = []; 
   for (var i = 0; i<ln; i++){arr.push(fontsInfo)}; 
   return arr; 
}

[vinoth_mannu]

Hi Moluapple,

I have some files saved in a particular folder can i get the fonts details in a text format?

[moluapple]

What kind of details do you want? From "xmlString" you can get:

         <xmpTPg:Fonts>

            <rdf:Bag>

               <rdf:li rdf:parseType="Resource">

                  <stFnt:fontName>Arial-Black</stFnt:fontName>

                  <stFnt:fontFamily>Arial</stFnt:fontFamily>

                  <stFnt:fontFace>Black</stFnt:fontFace>

                  <stFnt:fontType>Open Type</stFnt:fontType>

                  <stFnt:versionString>Version 5.06</stFnt:versionString>

                  <stFnt:composite>False</stFnt:composite>

                  <stFnt:fontFileName>ariblk.ttf</stFnt:fontFileName>

               </rdf:li>

            </rdf:Bag>

         </xmpTPg:Fonts>

If you want process multiple files, you can load the XMP library to parse details instead of open every document with illustrator to get xmlString.

[vinoth_mannu]

Please find my script below, it gives me script log file in txt format. but this works only for single file i need this for the entire files in the folder

And also i need the script error log for the open type and true type only not for ATM fonts

#target illustrator

var inputFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select a folder contains '*.eps' files ");
var Loginfo = new File(inputFolder + "/Font.info.txt");
Loginfo.open("w", "TEXT", "????");
if (inputFolder) {
     var fileList = inputFolder.getFiles('*.eps');
     for (var i = 0; i < fileList.length; i++) {
          if (fileList instanceof File && fileList.hidden == false) {
               var doc = app.open(fileList);
               doc.textFrames.length && writeLog(doc);
               doc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
          }
     }
}
Loginfo.close();

// load the library
function writeLog(a) {
if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript == undefined) {
ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new
ExternalObject("lib:AdobeXMPScript");
}

var ns = "http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/t/pg/"; // Fonts namespace

var propName = "Fonts"; // property name
var fieldFontName = "stFnt:fontName"; // field name
var fieldFontType = "stFnt:fontType"; // field name
var msg = ""

//Create an XMPMeta object from the active documents XMPString:
var myXmp = new XMPMeta(app.activeDocument.XMPString);

var fontNumber = myXmp.countArrayItems(ns,propName); // activeDocument used font count

if (fontNumber !=0) // if there's at least 1 font, proceed
     {     
         for (i=1; i<=fontNumber; i++)
               {
                    var fontname = myXmp.getProperty(ns,propName + "[" + i + "]" + fieldFontName);
                    var fonttype = myXmp.getProperty(ns,propName + "[" + i + "]" + fieldFontType);
                    msg += i + ". " + fontname + " - " + fonttype + "\n";
                    Loginfo.writeln("File: " + a.name  +  fontname  +   fonttype );
               }
           //alert(fonttype)
           //if(fonttype == "Open Type"||"True Type"){
           //alert(msg,"Font details",);
            }
            //alert(msg);
     //}
//else 
}

Please advice us as i am not good in the scripting.

[moluapple · Accepted solution]

I don't know why and how you write error log, so I only add a single alert after all. "xmpString" and "XMP library" are two different methods, you only need one of then.

#target illustrator
var inputFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select a folder contains '*.eps' files ");
if (inputFolder) {
    var fileList = inputFolder.getFiles('*.eps'),
        fontsInfo = [];
    loadXMPLibrary();
    for (var i = 0; i < fileList.length; i++) {
        if (fileList instanceof File && fileList.hidden == false) {
            fontsInfo.push(getFontsInfo(fileList));
        }
    }
    unloadXMPLibrary();
}
var Loginfo = new File(inputFolder + '/Font.info.txt');
Loginfo.open('w', 'TEXT', '????');
var info = fontsInfo.join('\n\n');
Loginfo.write(info);
Loginfo.close();
if (/(Open Type|TrueType)/.test(info)) {
    alert('Open Type / TrueType font found, see log file for details!')
}
function getFontsInfo(file) {
    var arr = ['File: ' + decodeURI (file.name)],
        xmpFile, oXmp, fontNumber, i, path, fontname, fonttype, ns = 'http😕/ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/t/pg/';
    xmpFile = new XMPFile(file.fsName, XMPConst.UNKNOWN, XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_READ);
    oXmp = xmpFile.getXMP(); //Returns an XMPMeta object
    fontNumber = oXmp.countArrayItems(ns, 'xmpTPg:Fonts');
    xmpFile.closeFile(XMPConst.CLOSE_UPDATE_SAFELY);
    if (fontNumber) { // if there's at least 1 font, proceed
        for (i = 1; i <= fontNumber; i++) {
            path = XMPUtils.composeArrayItemPath(ns, 'xmpTPg:Fonts', i);
            fontname = oXmp.getStructField(ns, path, XMPConst.TYPE_FONT, 'fontName');
            fonttype = oXmp.getStructField(ns, path, XMPConst.TYPE_FONT, 'fontType');
            arr.push([i, '. ', fontname, '-', fonttype].join(''));
        }
    }
    return arr.join('\n');
}
function loadXMPLibrary() {
    if (!ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript) {
        try {
            ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject('lib:AdobeXMPScript');
        } catch (e) {
            alert('Unable to load the AdobeXMPScript library!');
            return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}
function unloadXMPLibrary() {
    if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript) {
        try {
            ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript.unload();
            ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = undefined;
        } catch (e) {
            alert('Unable to unload the AdobeXMPScript library!');
        }
    }
}

[vinoth_mannu]

Thanks for the reply,

This works fine, I need litte adjustment in this script.

I need the log file to be writen only for the Open type and true type fonts.

ATM font is fine for us.

In addition i have another script for Text in grayscale this gives the details of the color info of the eps files.

Could you please combine both the script into a single script.

In need the log file in single format.

The text in gray scale is below

#target illustrator

var inputFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select a folder contains '*.eps' files ");

var Loginfo = new File(inputFolder + "/Sep_preview.txt");

Loginfo.open("w", "TEXT", "????");

if (inputFolder) {

     var fileList = inputFolder.getFiles('*.eps');

     for (var i = 0; i < fileList.length; i++) {

          if (fileList instanceof File && fileList.hidden == false) {

               var doc = app.open(fileList);

               doc.textFrames.length && writeLog(doc);

               doc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);

          }

     }

}

Loginfo.close();

//This function is to check the text objects in the document whether it contains any color text (non black text).

function writeLog(a) {

     var i = 0, text = a.textFrames, len = text.length;

     for (; i < len; i++) {

          if (String(text.textRange.fillColor).search("Gray") != 1) {

               Loginfo.writeln("File: " + a.name + "   Text not in Black");

               return

          }

     }

}

[jsavage77]

Out of curiosity, could XMP be used to also find objects by their name?

[CarlosCanto]

"objects" as in "pageItems"? No, it is not possible.

[siomosp]

Hello!

The script works great , alerting with the fonts used at active document

I would like to modify it a "little"

The goal is to add  a text box displaying the  selected fonts name,  next to the text box with the current font.

Any suggestions?

Thanks a lot

[fredsky2014]

hello all!

i'm using the moluapple solution to get the list of all used fonts in a document.

okay, but there is a issue when using the librairies (introduced with illustrator 2015)....

to create such a file :

- create a text with a fontname, select it and right click "add to librairy". now delete it, and drag and drop the added library.

when selecting this text, it appears as a linked file.

- now create another text with another font name; since it's a regular text, it is not linked.

here is a sample result of moluapple script :

(i modified lines 38 and 39 to obtain the font filename on the disk, which is mandatory for me:

var fontfilename = oXmp.getStructField(ns, path, XMPConst.TYPE_FONT, 'fontFileName');
arr.push([i, '. ', fontname, '-', fonttype, '=', fontfilename].join(''));

)

File: construction_lib.ai

1. BritannicBold-Open Type=BRITANIC.TTF

2. UCAAAA+AndrogyneMedium-Unknown=MyriadPro-Regular.otf

3. CCAAAA+AndrogyneMedium-Unknown=MyriadPro-Regular.otf

4. QDAAAA+AndrogyneMedium-Unknown=MyriadPro-Regular.otf

5. OOAAAA+BradleyHandITC-Unknown=MyriadPro-Regular.otf

font 1.) is the correct result from a regular text box, and all other are from different library items.

all other are a mess, because of librairies.

anyone can solve this irrating issue?

best,

fred

[Silly-V]

You're able to add character styles to the libraries, but that's not your workflow, right?

Ok, in the case of linked library files, they get put into a folder on Windows which typically looks like this:

C:\Users\<me>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Creative Cloud Libraries\LIBS\A8A47B2A53C42F760A490D45_AdobeID\creative_cloud\dcx\46dde17d-80d7-4a8d-b2f1-018a85273671\components\8c0f37b4-f968-4f4e-a299-b64e745d16d4.ai

This .ai file is the actual file which is created when I drag a text frame into the Libraries panel.

In its parent directory, there's a manifest file which is how you can match up the Libraries panel asset name "Artwork 4" with the goobledygook that is their random-generated file name.

You'd think it's now as easy as getting this flie's XMP and getting the font out of there - but not so fast- the Fonts property is absent from this file! So, if you don't mind opening the file and getting the font from the text frame itself or saving this file as a new temp file, say on the desktop, in order to populate its XMP properly, then you can get the font name! Yahoo!