Mod ttf

Truetype font module. Can load TTF files and convert them into Bennu fonts in memory.

Description

mod_ttf is a module for loading True Type fonts into Bennu.

Features

Loading of True Type fonts.
Anti-aliasing functionality.

How to use

To be able to use it, you must import the module, like any other:

import "mod_ttf"

Then you can use the functions to load fonts. After you are done with the loaded fonts, you can unload them using fnt_unload(), just like you would unload regular Bennu fonts.

Download

Here's a package containing the library and the source:

mod_ttf.dll (win32)

Requires freetype6.DLL (included in package).

Functions

3 functions in this module

Test program

import "mod_key"
import "mod_map"
import "mod_video"
import "mod_ttf"
import "mod_text"
import "mod_screen"
Global
  int id_ttfs[4];
  int id_bg;
  int depth = 32;
  string fontfilename="c:/windows/fonts/vladimir.ttf";
End

Process Main()
Begin
    set_mode(320,240,depth);
    id_bg = new_map(320,240,depth);
    map_clear(0,id_bg,RGB(0,255,0));
    put_screen(0,id_bg);
    id_ttfs[0] = load_ttf(fontfilename,48); 
    id_ttfs[1] = load_ttfaa(fontfilename,48,depth,RGBA(255,0,0,255),RGBA(255,0,0,0)); 
    id_ttfs[2] = ttf_loadx(fontfilename,48,depth,RGBA(0,0,255,255),RGBA(0,0,255,0),1); 
    id_ttfs[3] = ttf_loadx(fontfilename,48,depth,RGBA(0,0,255,255),RGBA(0,0,255,0),100); 
    id_ttfs[4] = ttf_loadx(fontfilename,48,depth,RGBA(0,0,255,255),RGBA(0,0,255,0),255); 
    write(id_ttfs[0],25,30,0,"Hello");
    set_text_color(rgb(255,0,255));
    write(id_ttfs[0],155,30,0,"World");
    write(id_ttfs[1],25,130,0,"Bye");
    write(id_ttfs[2],155,90,0,"World");
    write(id_ttfs[3],155,130,0,"World");
    write(id_ttfs[4],155,170,0,"World");
    Repeat
        frame;
    Until(key(_ESC))

    unload_fnt(id_ttfs[4]);
    unload_fnt(id_ttfs[3]);
    unload_fnt(id_ttfs[2]);
    unload_fnt(id_ttfs[1]);
    unload_fnt(id_ttfs[0]);
    unload_map(0,id_bg);
End

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