hi Mark,
two kinds of fonts are included in GL4Java ( and also in the
glut-libraries ): bitmap-fonts and stroke-fonts. Bitmap-fonts are only
avaiable with the size they are created. Actually and at my knowledge,
the fonts you use are textures --> scale the underlying faces and attach
them the also scaled font-textures. But if you use the methods included
in the GL4Java-packages ( gl4java.utils.glf & gl4java.util.glut.font )
you can't do this. In this case you should ( if you want to have
scalable fonts/characters ) write your own methods to create the faces
representing the text. Another way: create your own set of characters (
look at classes: gl4java.util.font.BitmapCharRec &
gl4java.util.font.BitmapFontRec ).If you want to use predefined fonts
the only way is to use the glut-method glutStokeCharacter ( gl4java:
glutStrokeString ). The geometric objects created by this methods are
scalable. But only two fonts are avaiable: GLUT_STROKE_ROMAN and
GLUT_STROKE_MONO_ROMAN.
on the other hand: i don't know what actually glfDraw3DSolidStringF(...)
create ;) maybe 3D-solids?? then you can simply use glScaleMatrix to
scale the solids!
hope, i don't wrote bullshit. Jens
( and sorry for my bad english )
R.M. Logan wrote:
>I've looked at several pages on the web and the glf demo on the gl4java
>site, but does anyone know how it is possible to change the actual size
>of the font? Is it actually possible?
>
>When i'm drawing my text i currently have:
>
> gl.glPushMatrix();
> gl.glColor3f(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f);
> glf.glfDraw3DSolidStringF(fTimesNew1,"Event");
> gl.glTranslatef(0.0f,-1.4f,0.0f);
> glf.glfDraw3DSolidStringF(fTimesNew1,"Age");
> gl.glTranslatef(0.0f,-1.4f,0.0f);
> glf.glfDraw3DSolidStringF(fTimesNew1,"Date");
> gl.glTranslatef(0.0f,-1.4f,0.0f);
> glf.glfDraw3DSolidStringF(fTimesNew1,"Parish");
> gl.glTranslatef(0.0f,-1.4f,0.0f);
>
> gl.glPopMatrix();
>
>Is it possible to set the font, any ideas, currently it displays too
>big.
>
>(Btw this is the last hurdle in my project).
>
> Thanks again,
> Mark.
>
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