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[philotas]

Is it possible to make different version of the Build in SceneGraph Fonts, for example making a smaller, bigger or italic version of one font?

In BrightScript i could do something like this to get 10pt italic font, but in SceneGraph?

    reg = CreateObject("roFontRegistry")
    font = reg.GetDefaultFont(10, false, true)

 
I know, that I could create a Font node with my embedded TTF but I am asking for creating versions of the build in fonts.
thanks!

[EnTerr]

<scratches head>... well, ordinarily i'd expect you should be able to assign to the font attribute a roFont, which is what you get from getDefaultFont(). But seems the RSG Maker - "bless the Maker and His water!" - thinks different.

Hm. The "Currently only font files included in the application can be specified." comment for the URI attribute is not encouraging. The choices the Maker giveth ("font:SmallestSystemFont", SmallestBoldSystemFont, ..., LargeBoldSystemFont) don't satisfy you?

[belltown]

You can change the font size of any of the system fonts to any value you want, and the system fonts provide bold equivalents for each of the non-bolded fonts; however, I don't see any way to create an italic font from a system font.

[philotas]

"EnTerr" wrote:
("font:SmallestSystemFont", SmallestBoldSystemFont, ..., LargeBoldSystemFont) don't satisfy you?

no, because I need italic (although it is not a nice way for formatting on a TV I admit)

[philotas]

"belltown" wrote:
You can change the font size of any of the system fonts to any value you want,

How do I do that in SceneGraph for a Label Node?
I can set the Size of a Font Node, but afaik I cannot create a Font Node with a system font?

[belltown]

"philotas" wrote:

"belltown" wrote:
You can change the font size of any of the system fonts to any value you want,

How do I do that in SceneGraph for a Label Node?
I can set the Size of a Font Node, but afaik I cannot create a Font Node with a system font?

Set the size property of the label's font property, e.g. in your component's init() function:

<Label
     id="labelNode"
     text="Ultimate Label"
     font="font:LargeBoldSystemFont" />

label = m.top.findNode("labelNode")
label.font.size = 42

[EnTerr]

Any chance it can be done via karnapidasana?

<label text="Ultimate Label">
  <font role="font" uri="font:LargeBoldSystemFont" size="24"/>
</label>

i.e. does "font:" qualify as URI protocol?

[belltown]

"EnTerr" wrote:
Any chance it can be done via karnapidasana?

<label text="Ultimate Label">
  <font role="font" uri="font:LargeBoldSystemFont" size="24"/>
</label>

 i.e. does "font:" qualify as URI protocol?

I just tried it and it didn't work. It does say in the docs under uri: Specifies a TrueType or OpenType font file. Currently only font files included in the application can be specified.

[EnTerr]

it was a "Hail Mary pass".
ostensibly, "font:LargeBoldSystemFont" could be a file specifier. 🙂

[belltown]

"EnTerr" wrote:
it was a "Hail Mary pass".
ostensibly, "font:LargeBoldSystemFont" could be a file specifier. 🙂

Let's hope that's why they used the word 'Currently' in the docs.