easier user font paths with Device.home_dir

frontend/device/sdl/device.lua

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ end
 local Device = Generic:new{
     model = "SDL",
     isSDL = yes,
+    home_dir = os.getenv("HOME"),
     hasKeyboard = yes,
     hasKeys = yes,
     hasDPad = yes,
@@ -115,7 +116,6 @@ local AppImage = Device:new{
     hasMultitouch = no,
     hasOTAUpdates = yes,
     isDesktop = yes,
-    home_dir = os.getenv("HOME"),
 }
 
 local Emulator = Device:new{
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@ local Emulator = Device:new{
 local Linux = Device:new{
     model = "Linux",
     isDesktop = yes,
-    home_dir = os.getenv("HOME"),
 }
 
 local UbuntuTouch = Device:new{
     model = "UbuntuTouch",
     hasFrontlight = yes,
+    home_dir = nil,
 }
 
 function Device:init()

frontend/ui/elements/font_settings.lua

@@ -5,54 +5,27 @@ local _ = require("gettext")
 
 --[[ Font settings for desktop linux, mac and android ]]--
 
-local ANDROID_SYSTEM_FONT_DIR = "/system/fonts"
+local function getDir(isUser)
-local LINUX_SYSTEM_FONT_DIR = "/usr/share/fonts"
+    local home = Device.home_dir
-local DESKTOP_USER_FONT_DIR = "/.local/share/fonts"
+    if isUser and not home then return end
-
+    if Device:isAndroid() then
--- get primary storage on Android
+        if isUser then
-local function getAndroidPrimaryStorage()
+            return home .. "/fonts;" .. home .. "/koreader/fonts"
-    local A, android = pcall(require, "android")
+        else
-    if not A then return end
+            return "/system/fonts"
-    local path = android.getExternalStoragePath()
+        end
-    if path ~= "Unknown" then
+    elseif Device:isDesktop() or Device:isEmulator() then
-        -- use the external storage identified by the app
+        if jit.os == "OSX" then
-        return path
+            return isUser and home .. "/Library/fonts" or "/Library/fonts"
-    else
+        else
-        -- unable to identify external storage. Use defaults
+            return isUser and home .. "/.local/share/fonts" or "/usr/share/fonts"
-        return "/sdcard"
+        end
-    end
-end
-
--- user font path, should be rw. On linux/mac it goes under $HOME.
--- on Android it goes in the primary storage (internal/sd)
-local function getUserDir()
-    if Device:isDesktop() or Device:isEmulator() then
-        local home = os.getenv("HOME")
-        if home then return home..DESKTOP_USER_FONT_DIR end
-    elseif Device:isAndroid() then
-        local p = getAndroidPrimaryStorage()
-        return p.."/koreader/fonts;"..p.."/fonts"
-    end
-end
-
--- system (ttf) fonts are available on linux and android but not on mac
-local function getSystemDir()
-    if Device:isDesktop() or Device:isEmulator() then
-        if util.pathExists(LINUX_SYSTEM_FONT_DIR) then
-            return LINUX_SYSTEM_FONT_DIR
-        else return nil end
-    elseif Device:isAndroid() then
-        return ANDROID_SYSTEM_FONT_DIR
     end
 end
 
-local function usesSystemFonts()
-    return G_reader_settings:isTrue("system_fonts")
-end
-
 local function openFontDir()
     if not Device:canOpenLink() then return end
-    local user_dir = getUserDir()
+    local user_dir = getDir(true)
     local openable = util.pathExists(user_dir)
     if not openable and user_dir then
         logger.info("Font path not found, making one in ", user_dir)
@@ -65,16 +38,22 @@ local function openFontDir()
     Device:openLink(user_dir)
 end
 
+local function usesSystemFonts()
+    return G_reader_settings:isTrue("system_fonts")
+end
+
 local FontSettings = {}
 
 function FontSettings:getPath()
+    local user, system = getDir(true), getDir()
     if usesSystemFonts() then
-        local system_path = getSystemDir()
+        if user and system then
-        if system_path ~= nil then
+            return user .. ";" .. system
-            return getUserDir()..";"..system_path
+        elseif system then
+            return system
         end
     end
-    return getUserDir()
+    return user
 end
 
 function FontSettings:getSystemFontMenuItems()