On-screen text messages

[psychoanima]

I would like to know how to make on screen text messages, like in RPG games. Can someone help me out?

[AggrorJorn]

Sounds like a label.

https://www.leadwerks.com/docs?page=API-Reference_Object_Widget_Label

[psychoanima]

23 minutes ago, AggrorJorn said:

Sounds like a label.

https://www.leadwerks.com/docs?page=API-Reference_Object_Widget_Label

Yeah, that seems to work nicely. I don't see any way of resizing the text and changing fonts btw...

[brndx]

You can change the font and size by calling the correct methods. For example:

myfont = Font:Load("Fonts/arial.ttf",14)
context:SetFont(myfont)

 

[AggrorJorn]

Since there aren't specific API calls for that I would assume it takes over from the active font that is set.

*post above beat me to it.

Edited July 4, 2017 by AggrorJorn

[psychoanima]

6 hours ago, brndx said:

You can change the font and size by calling the correct methods. For example:

myfont = Font:Load("Fonts/arial.ttf",14)
context:SetFont(myfont)

 

It works, but it scales/changing all fonts in the game, including menus.

[Ma-Shell]

1 hour ago, psychoanima said:

It works, but it scales/changing all fonts in the game, including menus.

Then save the old font:
 

oldfont = context:GetFont()
context:SetFont(myfont)
[write...]
context:SetFont(oldfont)

 

[psychoanima]

1 hour ago, Ma-Shell said:

Then save the old font:
 

oldfont = context:GetFont()
context:SetFont(myfont)
[write...]
context:SetFont(oldfont)

 

Yes, but that still doesn't let me to use two different font size at the same time?

[macklebee]

You have to manage your fonts just like any asset.

window = Window:Create("font example",0,0,400,300)
context = Context:Create(window)
world = World:Create()
camera = Camera:Create()
light = DirectionalLight:Create()
light:SetRotation(45,45,0)
box = Model:Box()
box:SetPosition(0,0,3)
box:SetColor(1,0,0,1)
	
lilfont = context:GetFont()
medfont = Font:Load("Fonts/arial.ttf", 24, Font.Smooth)
bigfont = Font:Load("Fonts/arial.ttf", 48, Font.Smooth)

while window:KeyDown(Key.Escape)==false do
	if window:Closed() then break end

	box:Turn(Time:GetSpeed()*0.5,Time:GetSpeed()*0.5,0)
	
	Time:Update()
	world:Update()
	world:Render()
	context:SetBlendMode(Blend.Alpha)
	context:DrawText(string.format("FPS: %.2f",Time:UPS()),0,10)
	context:SetFont(bigfont)
	context:DrawText("BIG FONT",0,30)
	context:SetFont(medfont)
	context:DrawText("MEDIUM FONT",0,80)
	context:SetFont(lilfont)
	context:SetBlendMode(Blend.Solid)
	context:Sync(true)
end

 

[psychoanima]

Awesome! Thank you @macklebee!