using fonts on a screen or windowed screen

ProphetOfDoom · Post by **ProphetOfDoom** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:30 am

Hey.

Is it possible to use a different font than the default one, on a Screen or windowed screen? I tried using DrawingFont(FontID(myfont)) or something like that, but it wouldn't change the font. Is it an SDL limitation?

Thanks

PS the code in question works fine in Windows Vista

bembulak · Post by **bembulak** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:06 am

No limitation. SDL can do it all...

See here:
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?t=31516

ProphetOfDoom · Post by **ProphetOfDoom** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:41 pm

I don't understand. I saw a font in OpenOffice.org called Purisa, so I told it to load Purisa and it just went on drawing with the default font. I tried that with several fonts from the drop down list in OpenOffice, with the same results.

bembulak · Post by **bembulak** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:52 pm

Once again:
SDL can do it. But it seems to be a little Bug in PB.
1) Loading Fonts in PB for usage on Screens (SDL calls) do not work.
2) Some drawing functiosn in PB for usage on Screens (SDL calls) do not work.

They have been reported before 4.20 Final and I hope they'll be fixed soon.

Try the same (loading Fonts,...) and draw onto a GTK window - this should work. And make sure, that the fontname in OO.org is the "real Fontname". On Windows, as we all know, the need not to be the same....

ProphetOfDoom · Post by **ProphetOfDoom** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:54 pm

Okay thanks I get it now.

bembulak · Post by **bembulak** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:03 pm

You're welcome.