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PeterLewis
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Posted: 17th Oct 2003 22:17
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I have trie to load a font to use but it just gives me a standard font
The code I used is below

Can anyone help.

This font is a .ttf file and it seems like it loads ok - no error messages
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Kentaree
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Posted: 17th Oct 2003 23:22
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Make sure the font is actually installed in Windows, i.e. you can select it when you are using a text editor, otherwise it wont work here, as DB doesnt load individual font files as far as I'm aware.

I would be unstoppable if I could just get started...
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IanM
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Posted: 17th Oct 2003 23:29
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If the font is not installed into windows then you can force windows to load the font by dropping it's file into your game/program folder and using the following two functions to load/unload the file so that you can access the font you want



Warning: If your program ends without you calling the UnloadFont function then you will be unable to remove or move the font file until you reboot windows.
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PeterLewis
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Posted: 19th Oct 2003 04:12
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Thanks I eventually got the font to load. The file name and the font name were 2 different things.

Another problem arose !!!!

I load a full screen graphic as a sprite with alpha channels
When I try to write to the screen some text--- the screen moves up and the text is at the bottom left hand corner.

It does not matter what set cursor values I use. I have tried many other ways but then the text dissapears

If the text is not in a loop is does not display

Please help

Thanks
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IanM
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Posted: 19th Oct 2003 15:29 Edited at: 19th Oct 2003 15:29
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It's called 'scrolling'

When the print command reaches the bottom of the screen, it will move everything up one line - including any graphics you have drawn

Put the SET CURSOR command inside your loop (so that it is reset each time you print) and it will work fine.
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PeterLewis
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Posted: 19th Oct 2003 17:21
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Thanks, please bear wth me I have not programmmed for at least 10 years
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