Re: [gl4java-usergroup] Thanks spong, but does anyone know how to change the glf font size?

[spong <sp...@in...>]

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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