Difference between revisions of "love.graphics.newFont"
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=== Returns === | === Returns === | ||
{{param|Font|font|A Font object which can be used to draw text on screen.}} | {{param|Font|font|A Font object which can be used to draw text on screen.}} | ||
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+ | == Examples == | ||
+ | === Use newFont to draw a custom styled text === | ||
+ | <source lang="lua"> | ||
+ | -- load ttf file font. set 20px font-size | ||
+ | mainFont = love.graphics.newFont("anyfont.ttf", 20); | ||
+ | |||
+ | function love.draw() | ||
+ | -- set font before draw text | ||
+ | love.graphics.setFont(mainFont); | ||
+ | -- draw text "Hello world!" at left: 100, top: 200 | ||
+ | love.graphics.print("Hello world!", 100, 200); | ||
+ | end; | ||
+ | </source> | ||
+ | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[parent::love.graphics]] | * [[parent::love.graphics]] |
Revision as of 21:28, 19 September 2012
Creates a new Font.
This function can be slow if it is called repeatedly, such as from love.update or love.draw. If you need to use a specific resource often, create it once and store it somewhere it can be reused! |
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Function
Synopsis
font = love.graphics.newFont( filename, size )
Arguments
Returns
Font font
- A Font object which can be used to draw text on screen.
Function
This variant uses the default font (Vera Sans) with a custom size.
Synopsis
font = love.graphics.newFont( size )
Arguments
number size (12)
- The size of the font in pixels.
Returns
Font font
- A Font object which can be used to draw text on screen.
Examples
Use newFont to draw a custom styled text
-- load ttf file font. set 20px font-size
mainFont = love.graphics.newFont("anyfont.ttf", 20);
function love.draw()
-- set font before draw text
love.graphics.setFont(mainFont);
-- draw text "Hello world!" at left: 100, top: 200
love.graphics.print("Hello world!", 100, 200);
end;
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