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Help => Graphics => Topic started by: dunce on September 10, 2007, 01:32:57 pm

Title: Font file formats
Post by: dunce on September 10, 2007, 01:32:57 pm

SFML font tutorial says:

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SFML is able to load any valid font file (TTF, CFF, PCF, BDF, and a lot more)

I don't manage to pre-load windows fonts *.fon. The files was produced out of *.ttf files with a conversion tool. In Windows I can use these files without problems, but SFML application renders the example string with the default font and ignores my efforts to use *.fon. If I use the original *.ttf font (mistral.ttf in this case), everything works fine.
Am I doing anything wrong? Is the *.fon font format supported?

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sf::String::PreloadFont("mistral.fon", 36.0f, L"ABCDE");
sf::String alphabet1;
alphabet1.SetFont("mistral.fon");
alphabet1.SetSize(36.0f);
alphabet1.SetLeft(10);
alphabet1.SetTop(160);
alphabet1.SetText("ABCDE");
.....
App.Draw(alphabet1);


Title: Font file formats
Post by: Laurent on September 10, 2007, 03:56:33 pm

SFML internally uses the FreeType library, so it can load what FreeType can load.

From the FreeType features page :

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   *  TrueType fonts (and collections)
    * Type 1 fonts
    * CID-keyed Type 1 fonts
    * CFF fonts
    * OpenType fonts (both TrueType and CFF variants)
    * SFNT-based bitmap fonts
    * X11 PCF fonts
    * Windows FNT fonts
    * BDF fonts (including anti-aliased ones)
    * PFR fonts
    * Type 42 fonts (limited support)

Title: Font file formats
Post by: dunce on September 11, 2007, 06:05:01 am

I've tried to use BDF fonts. No success. :(  The text is rendered with the default font. I want to use my own bitmap fonts to avoid licensing issues. Free TrueType and OpenType fonts that I found have restrictions on commercial use. Has anyone used BDF fonts out-of-the-box with SFML or directly with FreeType2? It seems that I need some guidance.