update docs

R/sticker.R

@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ geom_pkgname <- function(package, x=1, y=1.4, color="#FFFFFF", family="Aller_Rg"
 ##' @importFrom sysfonts font_add
 ##' @importFrom showtext showtext_auto
 load_font <- function(family) {
+    ## load the font packed in the hexSticker package,
+    ## otherwise, load system fonts
+    ##
+    ## google font can be supported via `showtext`,
+    ## see https://github.com/GuangchuangYu/hexSticker#google-fonts
+    ## 
     if (family == "Aller") {
         family <- "Aller_Rg"
     }
@@ -153,9 +159,7 @@ load_font <- function(family) {
     if (any(i)) {
         font_add(family, fonts[which(i)[1]])
         showtext_auto()
-    } # else {
-      #    sysfonts::font_add_google(name = family, family = family)
-      # }
+    } 
     return(family)
 }
 

README.Rmd

@@ -126,6 +126,22 @@ sticker(imgurl, package="hexSticker", p_size=8, s_x=1, s_y=.75, s_width=.6,
 
 <img src="inst/figures/imgfile.png" height="300"/>
 
+### Google fonts
+
+```{r eval=FALSE}
+library(showtext)
+## Loading Google fonts (http://www.google.com/fonts)
+font_add_google("Gochi Hand", "gochi")
+## Automatically use showtext to render text for future devices
+showtext_auto()
+
+## use the ggplot2 example
+sticker(p, package="hexSticker", p_size=8, s_x=1, s_y=.75, s_width=1.3, s_height=1,
+        p_family = "gochi", filename="inst/figures/ggplot2-google-font.png")
+```
+
+<img src="inst/figures/ggplot2-google-font.png" height="300"/>
+
 
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README.md

@@ -110,6 +110,22 @@ sticker(imgurl, package="hexSticker", p_size=8, s_x=1, s_y=.75, s_width=.6,
 
 <img src="inst/figures/imgfile.png" height="300"/>
 
+### Google fonts
+
+``` r
+library(showtext)
+## Loading Google fonts (http://www.google.com/fonts)
+font_add_google("Gochi Hand", "gochi")
+## Automatically use showtext to render text for future devices
+showtext_auto()
+
+## use the ggplot2 example
+sticker(p, package="hexSticker", p_size=8, s_x=1, s_y=.75, s_width=1.3, s_height=1,
+        p_family = "gochi", filename="inst/figures/ggplot2-google-font.png")
+```
+
+<img src="inst/figures/ggplot2-google-font.png" height="300"/>
+
 -----
 
 ## Stickers produced by `hexSticker`