Context::add_font

crates/egui/src/context.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use epaint::{
     pos2,
     stats::PaintStats,
     tessellator,
-    text::Fonts,
+    text::{FontInsert, FontPriority, Fonts},
     util::OrderedFloat,
     vec2, ClippedPrimitive, ClippedShape, Color32, ImageData, ImageDelta, Pos2, Rect,
     TessellationOptions, TextureAtlas, TextureId, Vec2,
@@ -582,6 +582,28 @@ impl ContextImpl {
             log::trace!("Loading new font definitions");
         }
 
+        if !self.memory.add_fonts.is_empty() {
+            let fonts = self.memory.add_fonts.drain(..);
+            for font in fonts {
+                self.fonts.clear(); // recreate all the fonts
+                for family in font.families {
+                    let fam = self
+                        .font_definitions
+                        .families
+                        .entry(family.family)
+                        .or_default();
+                    match family.priority {
+                        FontPriority::Highest => fam.insert(0, font.name.clone()),
+                        FontPriority::Lowest => fam.push(font.name.clone()),
+                    }
+                }
+                self.font_definitions.font_data.insert(font.name, font.data);
+            }
+
+            #[cfg(feature = "log")]
+            log::trace!("Adding new fonts");
+        }
+
         let mut is_new = false;
 
         let fonts = self
@@ -1727,6 +1749,7 @@ impl Context {
     /// but you can call this to install additional fonts that support e.g. korean characters.
     ///
     /// The new fonts will become active at the start of the next pass.
+    /// This will overwrite the existing fonts.
     pub fn set_fonts(&self, font_definitions: FontDefinitions) {
         crate::profile_function!();
 
@@ -1748,6 +1771,39 @@ impl Context {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Tell `egui` which fonts to use.
+    ///
+    /// The default `egui` fonts only support latin and cyrillic alphabets,
+    /// but you can call this to install additional fonts that support e.g. korean characters.
+    ///
+    /// The new font will become active at the start of the next pass.
+    /// This will keep the existing fonts.
+    pub fn add_font(&self, new_font: FontInsert) {
+        crate::profile_function!();
+
+        let pixels_per_point = self.pixels_per_point();
+
+        let mut update_fonts = true;
+
+        self.read(|ctx| {
+            if let Some(current_fonts) = ctx.fonts.get(&pixels_per_point.into()) {
+                if current_fonts
+                    .lock()
+                    .fonts
+                    .definitions()
+                    .font_data
+                    .contains_key(&new_font.name)
+                {
+                    update_fonts = false; // no need to update
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        if update_fonts {
+            self.memory_mut(|mem| mem.add_fonts.push(new_font));
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Does the OS use dark or light mode?
     /// This is used when the theme preference is set to [`crate::ThemePreference::System`].
     pub fn system_theme(&self) -> Option<Theme> {

crates/egui/src/memory/mod.rs

@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ pub struct Memory {
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "persistence", serde(skip))]
     pub(crate) new_font_definitions: Option<epaint::text::FontDefinitions>,
 
+    /// add new font that will be applied at the start of the next frame
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "persistence", serde(skip))]
+    pub(crate) add_fonts: Vec<epaint::text::FontInsert>,
+
     // Current active viewport
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "persistence", serde(skip))]
     pub(crate) viewport_id: ViewportId,
@@ -119,6 +123,7 @@ impl Default for Memory {
             layer_transforms: Default::default(),
             popup: Default::default(),
             everything_is_visible: Default::default(),
+            add_fonts: Default::default(),
         };
         slf.interactions.entry(slf.viewport_id).or_default();
         slf.areas.entry(slf.viewport_id).or_default();

crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs

@@ -254,6 +254,50 @@ pub struct FontDefinitions {
     pub families: BTreeMap<FontFamily, Vec<String>>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct FontInsert {
+    /// Font name
+    pub name: String,
+
+    /// A `.ttf` or `.otf` file and a font face index.
+    pub data: FontData,
+
+    /// Sets the font family and priority
+    pub families: Vec<InsertFontFamily>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct InsertFontFamily {
+    /// Font family
+    pub family: FontFamily,
+
+    /// Fallback or Primary font
+    pub priority: FontPriority,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum FontPriority {
+    /// Prefer this font before all existing ones.
+    ///
+    /// If a desired glyph exists in this font, it will be used.
+    Highest,
+
+    /// Use this font as a fallback, after all existing ones.
+    ///
+    /// This font will only be used if the glyph is not found in any of the previously installed fonts.
+    Lowest,
+}
+
+impl FontInsert {
+    pub fn new(name: &str, data: FontData, families: Vec<InsertFontFamily>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name: name.to_owned(),
+            data,
+            families,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Default for FontDefinitions {
     /// Specifies the default fonts if the feature `default_fonts` is enabled,
     /// otherwise this is the same as [`Self::empty`].

crates/epaint/src/text/mod.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ mod text_layout_types;
 pub const TAB_SIZE: usize = 4;
 
 pub use {
-    fonts::{FontData, FontDefinitions, FontFamily, FontId, FontTweak, Fonts, FontsImpl},
+    fonts::{
+        FontData, FontDefinitions, FontFamily, FontId, FontInsert, FontPriority, FontTweak, Fonts,
+        FontsImpl, InsertFontFamily,
+    },
     text_layout::layout,
     text_layout_types::*,
 };

examples/custom_font/src/main.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")] // hide console window on Windows in release
 #![allow(rustdoc::missing_crate_level_docs)] // it's an example
 
-use eframe::egui;
+use eframe::{
+    egui,
+    epaint::text::{FontInsert, InsertFontFamily},
+};
 
 fn main() -> eframe::Result {
     env_logger::init(); // Log to stderr (if you run with `RUST_LOG=debug`).
@@ -16,7 +19,28 @@ fn main() -> eframe::Result {
     )
 }
 
-fn setup_custom_fonts(ctx: &egui::Context) {
+// Demonstrates how to add a font to the existing ones
+fn add_font(ctx: &egui::Context) {
+    ctx.add_font(FontInsert::new(
+        "my_font",
+        egui::FontData::from_static(include_bytes!(
+            "../../../crates/epaint_default_fonts/fonts/Hack-Regular.ttf"
+        )),
+        vec![
+            InsertFontFamily {
+                family: egui::FontFamily::Proportional,
+                priority: egui::epaint::text::FontPriority::Highest,
+            },
+            InsertFontFamily {
+                family: egui::FontFamily::Monospace,
+                priority: egui::epaint::text::FontPriority::Lowest,
+            },
+        ],
+    ));
+}
+
+// Demonstrates how to replace all fonts.
+fn replace_fonts(ctx: &egui::Context) {
     // Start with the default fonts (we will be adding to them rather than replacing them).
     let mut fonts = egui::FontDefinitions::default();
 
@@ -53,7 +77,8 @@ struct MyApp {
 
 impl MyApp {
     fn new(cc: &eframe::CreationContext<'_>) -> Self {
-        setup_custom_fonts(&cc.egui_ctx);
+        replace_fonts(&cc.egui_ctx);
+        add_font(&cc.egui_ctx);
         Self {
             text: "Edit this text field if you want".to_owned(),
         }