$my_os = "$^O"; if ($my_os eq "linux") { $font_file = "/usr/share/fonts/default/TTF/DejaVuSans.ttf"; } elsif ($my_os eq "MSWin32") { $dir_marker = "\\"; # $font_file = $ENV{"SystemRoot"} . $dir_marker . "Fonts" . $dir_marker . "Arial.ttf"; $font_file = "c\\:\\\\windows\\\\fonts\\\\verdana.ttf"; }