Can't set custom Font in UILabel (iPad app)

Question

I load view from bundle and try to set custom font for label in it, but nothing changes. Outlets for this view and labels are in file's owner. Here's my code:

    self.rikView = (RIKMainToolbar*)[[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"RIKMainToolbarPort" owner:self options:nil] objectAtIndex:0];
    label.font = [UIFont fontWithName:@"PFDinTextCondPro-Medium.ttf" size:46];

What am I doing wrong?

UPD: I use this font in iPhone app, but there it's using for label in ViewController and sets in viewDidLoad function. And it works. So, I consider that problem is in loadWithNibName or in iPad.

Solved, thanks to @voromax. The problem was that labels' outlets belonged to file's owner. I've replace it with class and everything works)

possible dupe - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/360751/can-i-embed-a-custom-font-in-an-iphone-application — rishi, May 29 '12 at 07:52
What if you log the value of this expression `[UIFont fontWithName:@"PFDinTextCondPro-Medium.ttf" size:46];`? — voromax, May 29 '12 at 07:55
@voromax Font log: font-family: "PF Din Text Cond Pro"; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 46px — Katerina Korovkina, May 29 '12 at 08:05
@Katerina Korovkina Next we need to be sure this is exact UILabel we mutating. Try to change some other property, text, textColor. If you can't see changes, check binding — voromax, May 29 '12 at 08:44

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered May 29 '12 at 09:22

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I'm not sure I follow your code exactly, but assuming you're making the label.font assignment in initWithFrame of RIKMainToolbarPort, try moving it to the awakeFromNib method.

answered May 29 '12 at 09:22

Ashley Mills

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OK, can you please show some more code, including the methods it is called from? – Ashley Mills May 29 '12 at 09:29

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 29 '12 at 07:51

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Open the FontBook application, and select "view font info". Copy the post-script-name of your desired font, and use that in your Obj-C code

answered May 29 '12 at 07:51

Audun Kjelstrup

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That doesn't help. I use right name, I've checked in program. There's font with such name, don't know, why it doesn't work – Katerina Korovkina May 29 '12 at 08:00

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 16 '22 at 00:33

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You are not using the correct font name. You seem to be using the font file's name, NOT the font name. For example, in my current app I have the file Opal_1.ttf. However, I use "Opal" as the font name.

Check the example here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/1384206/855738

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answered May 29 '12 at 08:48

BBog

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The NSLog from the comment above shows the font is being loaded properly. – Ashley Mills May 29 '12 at 09:26
1. These strings work in the other project 2. I've checked font name and font family in my app with NSLog – Katerina Korovkina May 29 '12 at 09:27

Can't set custom Font in UILabel (iPad app)

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