A good way to have text follow the camera?

[baconhawka7x]

I've been trying to fing this for a long time. So, I use this camera lib...

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camera = {}
camera.x = 0
camera.y = 0
camera.scaleX = 0.2
camera.scaleY = 0.2
camera.rotation = 0


function camera:set()
  love.graphics.push()
  love.graphics.rotate(-self.rotation)
  love.graphics.scale(1 / self.scaleX, 1 / self.scaleY)
  love.graphics.translate(-self.x, -self.y)
end

function camera:unset()
  love.graphics.pop()
end

function camera:move(dx, dy)
  self.x = self.x + (dx or 0)
  self.y = self.y + (dy or 0)
end

function camera:rotate(dr)
  self.rotation = self.rotation + dr
end

function camera:scale(sx, sy)
  sx = sx or 1
  self.scaleX = self.scaleX * sx
  self.scaleY = self.scaleY * (sy or sx)
end

function camera:setPosition(x, y)
  self.x = x or self.x
  self.y = y or self.y
end

function camera:setScale(sx, sy)
  self.scaleX = sx or self.scaleX
  self.scaleY = sy or self.scaleY
end

And I'm trying to display the players health in the top left corner of the screen.

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love.graphics.print(player.health,5,5)

But, sense the camera is moving, the "player's health" has to move too..

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love.graphics.print(player.health,camera.x + 5,camera.y + 5)

But in doing this. When the camera is moved, the text, although stays in the same general area, moves around a lot.
So how should I print text on the screen, that can move with the camera, and not get distorted or blurred(or shaken;)

~Thanks in advanced

[zipperipper]

I don't see any issue with the code you have presented. Are you updating the camera before or after its position and rotation has been applied to love.graphics?
the only reason I see it moving when it shouldn't is if you're apply the camera settings to love.graphics, updating the camera, and then drawing the text, which would cause it to be a little further ahead, otherwise it should be fine.

[veethree]

In your love.draw you have something like this right?:

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function love.draw()
	camera:set()
	--Draw stuff
	camera:unset()
end

So what you want to do is have the health draw after the camera:unset(). That way it'll stay in the corner.

Like so:

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function love.draw()
	camera:set()
	--Draw stuff
	camera:unset()
	love.graphics.print(player.health,5,5)
end

[coffee]

In your love.draw you have something like this right?:

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function love.draw()
	camera:set()
	--Draw stuff
	camera:unset()
end

So what you want to do is have the health draw after the camera:unset(). That way it'll stay in the corner.

Like so:

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function love.draw()
	camera:set()
	--Draw stuff
	camera:unset()
	love.graphics.print(player.health,5,5)
end

This is same problem/issue I already told him at viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7292&p=48371#p48371 but he ignored. However same mistakes probably are still being made.

it's more logic to print it after the camera unset
with

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	camera:unset()
	love.graphics.setFont(large)
	love.graphics.print(steve.health, 400, 3)
	love.graphics.print(steve.money, 5, 450)

all works fine.

[tsturzl]

Use love.graphics.push then set your camera and draw game area, then use love.graphics.pop now write gui/text to the screen.