[RELEASE] Fontloader

[Insert_Witty_Name]

A simple interface for utilising the freetype2 library



Version 0.1

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-= Features =-

-- Supports multiple fonts
-- Smooth anti-aliased font appearance
-- Fonts cached for faster access

-= Installing freetype2 =-

Samstag has posted an excellent guide at Release: FLIB Truetype font library in C

Samstag is also the author of 'flib' which is another library for freetype2 development
... and the reason I created Fontloader

-= Samples =-

In the 'Samples' directory within this archive there is example code on how to integrate
Fontloader.

Currently there is only an example using Psilocybeing's graphic library, but I intend to
create examples for GU and possibly even PSPGL.

/Samples/Graphicslib/ -- Psilocybeing's graphic library sample

The sample and the fontloader.h are well commented so implementation should be simple.

-= ToDo =-

-- GU Support
-- PSPGL Support
-- Rotation

-= Credits =-

Samstag -- For flib and inspiring me to create this.
Shine -- The code in Fontloader is based heavily on the freetype2 implementation in LuaPlayer, 99% of the credit for Fontloader should go to him!

-= Version History =-

Version 0.1
-- Initial Release

[soccerPMN]

Nice. Now how's that full game tut coming along?

[Insert_Witty_Name]

Originally Posted by soccerPMN

Nice. Now how's that full game tut coming along?

Feh. I'm trying to shy away from using the graphics lib so I'm trying to put it off... but seeing as I've already posted the first 2 parts out of 3 I might have to finish it up.

[soccerPMN]

Haha yea.

[TheBuzzer]

if the background isnt black is there still that weird shadow effect?

[Insert_Witty_Name]

Originally Posted by TheBuzzer

if the background isnt black is there still that weird shadow effect?

No. My code is nothing like that of flib's - it just does a similar job

[PSPduh]

Very nice. This doesn't surpass flib, but soon it will.

[TheBuzzer]

cool i just tried it

i going to use this in my gui mod.

no more funny shadow bug in urs.

Double Post Merge

there recoded the new font in gui mod to use this one.

[db92]

Originally Posted by Insomniac197

wtf, the 1st font, wheres it from? it looks a lot like the one in toonstruck oO

[Insert_Witty_Name]

It's the font from Ren & Stimpy! (It's included in the download)

I also spot it in several childrens TV programmes here in the UK, 'My Parents are Aliens' uses it for the credits and some farm cartoon that's on Five on a morning uses it too (can't remember the name of it or if it's even on Five...)

[kozine]

Awsome. Hows animate coming along?

[hàrléyg²]

Nice one insomniac, when you getting on irc?!

[Insert_Witty_Name]

Originally Posted by kozine

Awsome. Hows animate coming along?

Slowly. If I could stick to just coding it instead of going off on a tangent everytime I get a new idea I'd be nearing a final version now

Might have a release this weekend...

[uber0ne]

Yea i was really looking forward to that third tut over at the PSP-programming forums.

[Insert_Witty_Name]

Originally Posted by uber0ne

Yea i was really looking forward to that third tut over at the PSP-programming forums.

Heh, it'll be done soon - I've just been really busy lately with lots of projects.

There's 3 - count em, 3! - coding contests that end within the next 4 weeks.

Bust busy busy.

[TheBuzzer]

is there going to be much difference with the final version and the one u released?

[Insert_Witty_Name]

Originally Posted by TheBuzzer

is there going to be much difference with the final version and the one u released?

With regard to Fontloader or AniMate?

For Fontloader this is the first release, albeit a pretty complete one. I'll just be fixing any bugs, and implementing support for GU/GL (and possibly a rotation function too - plus a few other ideas I'm toying with).

For AniMate it will be as basic a release as an 'alpha' could be, ie. playable (3 out of 9 minigames completed), some advanced systems and AI missing etc. not as polished as it could be. There's lots of things I want to rewrite within it.

Unfortunately I have lots of ideas and nowhere near enough time

[Masoud_007]

I'll be thankfull if you say how to get the width of printed sentence [in pixel]?

[M33_User]

Stop bumping these old threads on font.