Re: [Flightgear-devel] New GUI Font

[HB-GRAL <fli...@sa...>]

Melchior FRANZ schrieb:
> 
> Helvetica is the default font used in HUDs (e.g. in the F16). While not perfect
> for that (there are MIL standards for this), it would have to be checked if
> an optimized GUI font is a reasonable replacement.

Do you mean in real HUDs?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHx-OWdHqf8&feature=related

I bet my whole font directory against that. Helvetica is not used in any 
HUD. Maybe it comes closer to something like 5345-44f.pdf but it is not 
Helvetica. Maybe 'Helvetica' is used as term for 'sans' in some MIL 
standard context.

> 
> We went away from texture fonts as GUI default because they are blurry (though
> a bit faster to render). Back to the future?

Why not. Does it *look* like 'back to the future' for you?

> No. The signs are modeled after an FAA regulation. Google for 5345-44f.pdf!

This is a great work used in the sign textures in FlightGear of course. 
I wanted to say here I 'can' integrate this work in a modified font to 
have it also ready for some signage needs (there is no need at the 
moment of course). But maybe it is also not a good idea to mix it all.

> 
> Why do you mess with my design?! 

I did not want to mess you with your design!?

We support multiple styles -- you can switch
> them through with Shift-F10. Just drop yours next to anthrax.xml.

Sorry for using this name. Such mistakes happens to juniors like me from 
time to time. I changed the name to 'godblessyou.xml'.

- Yves