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AppGameKit Classic Chat / BitMap Fonts and FontFX Lib?

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PartTimeCoder
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Posted: 19th Nov 2021 13:26
I seem to remember being able to load in bitmap fonts and them appear as they do in (WOTC's) awesome app ... but they are washed out (White)

Maybe I am thinking of another engine, but I am sure they "just worked" as-is

Also, anyone remember that source lib "Font FX", in that example I am sure bitmap fonts were used and they were dynamic, and looked awesome, I have been searching around to peek at the source to see if I was right but cant find it, even google cant help, anyone have it laying around?

I know I can render phrases in WOTC's app but there is a bug it does not apply custom border and shadow settings to generated phrases so I am stuck with the default.

Looks like I'll be coding a custom text object as well?
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PartTimeCoder
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Posted: 19th Nov 2021 13:53
I knew I was right ....

its the new Text shader system washing the color out

Quote: "agk::SetTextShader(m_iTitleTextID, -1);"


remove the shader and it works just as I remember.

I'd still like that FontFX lib though if anyone got it
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Scraggle
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Posted: 19th Nov 2021 13:53
Do you have Photoshop?
If so, my system is incredibly quick and easy.
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Posted: 19th Nov 2021 13:57
No, I use GIMP and Paint.NET, but it's sorted it anyway, just need to undo TGC improvements,. lol
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Posted: 19th Nov 2021 14:45
Quote: "its the new Text shader system "

wasnt that something janbo(?) pushed? i didnt realize TGC officially added it in?
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Posted: 19th Nov 2021 17:51
Yes your right but it was merged into the main branch so I took it for granted it was added to the core, is the repo not kept inline with the release product?

Ah anyway least I got text shaders lol (I am attempting to do borders and shadows on the default text with just a shader)
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Posted: 20th Nov 2021 09:36 Edited at: 20th Nov 2021 09:38
Found it hiding on a thumb drive: Props to original author "Paul Scott Robson" (agkdev)

It really is quite powerful, I am surprised none of ya'll been using it?

Quote: "This is a library for animating fonts easily. It is not dissimilar to the CreateText() option, except in that if you want things to animate, you do not have to bother with all the tweens and chains, you just tell it what you want to do."




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