GetFontChr

GetFontChr FontIndex, ChrIndex, Xpos, Ypos

Parameters:     FontIndex = The Index of the font you wish to initialize     ChrIndex = The ASC II index of this character     Xpos = The Top X coordinate of where it should grab this character     Ypos = The Top Y coordinate of where it should grab this character

Returns: NONE

The GetFontChr command grabs a block of graphics from the current surface (screen or image) and copies it into a bitmap font. This graphic is then used when the font is drawn. Allowing you to import hand drawn fonts, or create all sorts of wacky ones. FACTS:       * GetFontChr will automatically convert the pixel data your grabbing from into whatever the bitmap format this font uses. Including Compressed Raster Fonts, which make take a fraction longer to generate than Video Bitmap or FX bitmap fonts, but they're generally the best option. Mini Tutorial:       This example loads the windows true type Arial, and the builds a custom bitmap version of it. In fact this example basically replicates what the MakeBitmapFont does. But this approaches gives you the control and freedom to build or import hand drawn character sets into PB as a custom font.       ; -------------------------------------------------------- ; For This example, were going to build a PB Bitmap font ; from the Windows Arial font as an example. Normally you'd ; load a set of pre-drawn characters in and import those... ; --------------------------------------------------------    ; Load the Windows True Type Font Arial (50 point)   LoadFont "Arial",2,50,1   SetFont 2    ; Set the Width + Height of our custom bitmap font   ChrWIdth=48   ChrHeight=55         CreateBitmapFont 10,ChrWidth,ChrHeight    ; Manually Create the characters of our bitmap font   For lp=Asc(" ") To Asc("z")    ; Draw a random shade box for each chr's backdrop      ShadeBox xpos+0,0,xpos+Chrwidth,Ypos+ChrHeight,RndRGB(),RndRGB(),0,lp          ; Draw the character and it's shadow      Ink RGB(32,32,32)      CenterText xpos+(chrwidth/2)-2,ypos-2,Chr$(lp)            Ink RGB(64,64,64)      CenterText xpos+(chrwidth/2)-1,ypos-1,Chr$(lp)            Ink RGB(200,240,255)      CenterText xpos+(chrwidth/2),ypos,Chr$(lp)          ; This the section of screen at position 0x,0y for    ; This character in font 10      GetFontChr 10,lp,0,0   Next    ; Clear the Screen   Cls RGB(70,30,50)    ; Tell PB to use the newly created bitmap font   SetFont 10    ; Calc the screen center   cw=GetScreenWidth()/2   ch=GetScreenHeight()/2    ; Display PLayBasic in the center of the screen   CenterText cw,ch-(chrheight/2),">> PlayBASIC <<"    ; refresh the screen and wait for a key press   Sync   WaitKey       This example would output.      >> PlayBASIC <<

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