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Hlis93 ·
I was reading this thread here custom font render engine example concerning the implamenting fonts into Synthmaker. I don't know if there are any new options. I don't want to be dependant on the PC owner having the same fonts as this will most likely not be the case, nor do I want to be stuck using "Arial" (assuming this to be the most common font installed to PC's) all the time. I did Considered allowing the user to pick a font by a global selector but this mess' up my gui spacing, and I don't feel like I should have to change my gui to fit multiple fit fonts as it will look strange.
Unfortunatly RL's font engine is to complex for me to figure out how to implament at this time.
I guess the other option would be to have loads of png files, this is what I have done with my reaktor ensembles, but one of the advantages of SM is the ability to avoid that mess, and it is very time consuming to have to organize all those graphics...I don't really want to do any longer, hence looking for options.
Just wondering? Hope? etc.
tention ·
I dont think that there is anything updated. As far as i know, SM picks Arial if the selected font isnt available on that machine. I am currently designing everything with Arial so that there are no compatibility problems.
If you want to take a special font you will have to render PNGs or to build your own font inside SM. Including of external fonts wont be available due to copyright issues, i think.
Hlis93 ·
I was thinking that perhaps there is a way to design a font (as this can be done) and have the user load it into the system fold. At which time SM will identify that font and use it, as a default program it to use arail. But this seems a bit more work then a user would want to do...if it even works.
tention ·
It is not too much work to include a font into f.e. the dll file and to load from it without extracting. Nearly every app does that with their resources, but i think, no one would create a complete fontset just for using in SM, would you?
Hlis93 ·
I have been researching it all morning. I have most of the tools that I would need expect the font program. After X-mas if theres cash left from returning gifts I might give it a go!
tention ·
I wish you best luck wit that, hope you will get best results.
rl ·
BTW: since 1.0.5:
You can also now specify alternative typefaces for the Font component. These are used if the required typeface is unavailable on the target system. Alternative fonts are specified as a comma separated list and are tried in order.
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