Inform user if font-handling modules not installed

vpython · May 29, 2010 · f1f98fb · f1f98fb
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commit f1f98fb
Showing 1 changed file with 4 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/site-packages/visual/primitives.py b/site-packages/visual/primitives.py
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 from __future__ import division
 import cvisual
 
+# Check for the font-handling modules needed by the text object:
+import Polygon
+from ttfquery import describe, glyphquery, glyph
+
 from time import sleep
 
 from cvisual import vector
@@ -753,8 +757,6 @@ def destroyText(self):
                 pass
 
     def getGlyphContour(self):
-        import Polygon
-        from ttfquery import describe, glyphquery, glyph
         font = describe.openFont(findFont(self.__font))
         try:
             fonth = glyphquery.charHeight(font)