Subtitle Configuration: FontFamily (UWP)

[softworkz]

Is this working on your side?

Initially, I wanted to get it working with a custom font supplied as appx resource, but then I realized, that it's not even working when setting a system-installed font:

FfmpegMss.Configuration.Subtitles.SubtitleStyle.FontFamily = "Impact";

At some point I got really desperate and tried this:

    for (uint i = 0; i < currentPlaybackItem.TimedMetadataTracks.Count; i++)
    {
        var track = currentPlaybackItem.TimedMetadataTracks[(int)i];

        foreach (var mediaCue in track.Cues)
        {
            var cue = (TimedTextCue)mediaCue;
            cue.CueStyle.FontFamily = "Impact";

            foreach (var textLine in cue.Lines)
            {
                foreach (var subformat in textLine.Subformats)
                {
                    subformat.SubformatStyle.FontFamily = "Impact";
                }
            }
        }
    }

But no chance to change the font. Everything else is working: Font size, font bold, foreground color, etc.

Is it working on your side?

[softworkz]

UWP or WinUI? Have you tried my .reg file? It is not messing around in any way. It cleanly adds an "All Defaults" configuration and sets it active, but it doesn't overwrite existing sets.

[brabebhin]

Ah yes forgot about the reg file. But i would like to not have to use it.

[softworkz]

For packaged WinUI3 apps I have figured out a solution using a .dat file. Not sure whether I mentioned it.

[brabebhin]

You should avoid using the word solution, it will make Microsoft not want to fix the problem.

You have not mentioned it here

[softworkz]

We're on the same page:

it will make Microsoft not want to fix the problem

That's why I didn't mention it there. I can explain privately how it works, if you wish.

[brabebhin]

No. It's ok for now, hopefully they will fix the mess early next year.