Custom Fonts

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Makepool

(Posted 2006) [#1]

How do Blitz fonts work? I assume they use the fonts that are already installed within Windows but what happens if I use a font that does not come with Windows by default, what would happen on other computers? Would the program crash or would blitz simply default to another font?

bytecode77

(Posted 2006) [#2]

you can load fonts by

LoadFont("Gfx\Font1.fnt")

but remember, not to use the filename, but the name of the font!

Stevie G

(Posted 2006) [#3]

Using a simple test it seems to load a default font, even if the font name is not found. Note that it is not blitz's default text font as you can see by commenting out the font load/set lines.

Stevie

Graphics 640,480,16,1

MyFont= LoadFont( "ThisFontDoesNotExist" )
SetFont MyFont

SetBuffer BackBuffer()

Text 0,10,MyFont
Text 0,20,"This is just a test"

Flip

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