Fonts and PIL

[Ulf Göransson]

Greg Lindstrom wrote:
> I'm running Python 2.3 on a windows box and would like to use PIL to 
> superimpose text over an existing pgn image.  I have no problem getting 
> the text on the image but can not figure out how to manage fonts.  How 
> to set the font style and size.  From reading the archives I surmise 
> that I want to work with *.pil files.  I've searched my box for the font 
> files but did not find them.  I've googled for information on pil font 
> files and it appears to be involved with Zope.  So, can any of you 
> honcho-level types help me out?  How can I set font size and style in my 
> PIL application?

Pick a nice .ttf file and load it with ImageFont.truetype().

/ug