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pcRaider

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Posted: 28th Jan 2009 05:54

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"set current bitmap -1" does not work.

This works.

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rem Newsletter69
rem Simple text to screen
cls rgb(255,128,0)
set text size 20
set text font "Verdana"
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic",128
text 50,50,"HELLO WORLD"
wait key

rem Create a render target camera image
make camera 1
set camera to image 1,1,256,256
sync
paste image 1,100,100
wait key

rem Draw text to the camera
set current bitmap -1
cls rgb(0,0,255)
center text 128,100,"NEW CENTERED TEXT"
set current bitmap 0
paste image 1,100,100
wait key
end

This does not work.

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rem Newsletter69
rem Simple text to screen
cls rgb(255,128,0)
set text size 20
`set text font "Verdana"
SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic",128
text 50,50,"HELLO WORLD"
wait key

rem Create a render target camera image
make camera 1
set camera to image 1,1,256,256
sync
paste image 1,100,100
wait key

rem Draw text to the camera
set current bitmap -1
cls rgb(0,0,255)
center text 128,100,"NEW CENTERED TEXT"
set current bitmap 0
paste image 1,100,100
wait key
end

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Green Gandalf

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Posted: 28th Jan 2009 12:24

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What isn't working exactly?

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Posted: 30th Jan 2009 04:07

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That means that "NEW CENTERED TEXT" is not displayed.
Please watch screenshot.
I think that this is related to localizing it.

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Todd Riggins

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Posted: 30th Jan 2009 04:41

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Looks to do something with 'SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic",128'

rem out the ",128" and do just
SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic"

it WILL print text.

when setting to 128, "SHIFTJIS_CHARSET(Japanese)"
is when it will NOT work for me.

Wouldn't you have to have this Japanese International Character Set installed on your machine for it to print what you want?

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Posted: 1st Feb 2009 12:22

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No, it's nothing to do with that. The code is correct, what it's doing is wrong.

The first piece of text 'HELLO WORLD' appears correctly - that shows that the font exists and works.
The second piece of text 'NEW CENTERED TEXT' does not appear - the only difference here is that it is being displayed to a camera bitmap.

If you hack out the camera code, that second piece of text will display correctly.

This is a bug IMO.

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sync on
sync
sync

cls rgb(255,128,0)

set text size 20

set text font "Verdana"
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic",128

text 50,50,"HELLO WORLD"

sync
wait key

rem Create a render target camera image
make camera 1
set camera to image 1,1,256,256

rem Draw text to the camera
set current bitmap -1
cls rgb(0,0,255)
center text 128,100,"NEW CENTERED TEXT"

set current bitmap 0
paste image 1,100,100

sync
wait key
end

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Posted: 2nd Feb 2009 02:14

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Ah, thanks for the explanation IanM. I totally overlooked that...

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Posted: 2nd Feb 2009 13:42

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I still can't see where the bug comes from exactly.

The following code seems to suggest that the problem is connected with the use of the Charset value - some work, some don't.

rem Newsletter69
rem Simple text to screen
cls rgb(255,128,0)
set text size 20
`set text font "Verdana"   ` (A) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic" ` (A) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 1 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 2 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 77 ` (B) this works
SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 128 ` (C) this doesn't work
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 129 ` (C) this doesn't work
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 130 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 134 ` (C) this doesn't work
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 136 ` (C) this doesn't work
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 161 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 162 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 163 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 177 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 178 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 186 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 204 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 222 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 238 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 255 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 64 ` (B) this works - included for testing (not in char set list)
text 50,50,"HELLO WORLD"
wait key

rem Create a render target camera image
make camera 1
set camera to image 1,1,256,256
sync
paste image 1,100,100
wait key

rem Draw text to the camera
set current bitmap -1
cls rgb(0,0,255)
center text 128,100,"NEW CENTERED TEXT" ` this shows using A or B above , but not C
set current bitmap 0
paste image 1,100,100
wait key
end

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rem Newsletter69
rem Simple text to screen
cls rgb(255,128,0)
set text size 20
`set text font "Verdana"   ` (A) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic" ` (A) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 1 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 2 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 77 ` (B) this works
SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 128 ` (C) this doesn't work
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 129 ` (C) this doesn't work
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 130 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 134 ` (C) this doesn't work
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 136 ` (C) this doesn't work
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 161 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 162 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 163 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 177 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 178 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 186 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 204 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 222 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 238 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 255 ` (B) this works
`SET TEXT FONT "MS gothic", 64 ` (B) this works - included for testing (not in char set list)
text 50,50,"HELLO WORLD"
wait key

rem Create a render target camera image
make camera 1
set camera to image 1,1,256,256
sync
paste image 1,100,100
wait key

rem Draw text to the camera
set current bitmap -1
cls rgb(0,0,255)
center text 128,100,"NEW CENTERED TEXT" ` this shows using A or B above , but not C
set current bitmap 0
paste image 1,100,100
wait key
end

Since I'm not sure what IS supposed to show, I should add that what I mean by "works" is that some text shows as opposed to not showing.

And why is Charset 129 listed twice - with two different names - in the Help file?