Tweaked testing demo to show spacing 0 to 4 for Scale 1 plus commented out an unnecessary pset in Font print routine:
```
Option _Explicit
Option _ExplicitArray
Const CHARS = 8
Const COLS = 9
Const ROWS = 9
Const BPP = 32
' screen setup
Dim CANVAS As Long
CANVAS& = _NewImage(1200, 700, BPP)
Screen CANVAS&
_Dest CANVAS&
' glyph data
Dim GD(CHARS) As String
GD$(0) = "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(0) = GD$(0) + ".X......."
GD$(0) = GD$(0) + "..X......"
GD$(0) = GD$(0) + "...X....."
GD$(0) = GD$(0) + "....X...."
GD$(0) = GD$(0) + ".....X..."
GD$(0) = GD$(0) + "......X.."
GD$(0) = GD$(0) + ".......X."
GD$(0) = GD$(0) + "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(1) = "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(1) = GD$(1) + "....X...."
GD$(1) = GD$(1) + "....X...."
GD$(1) = GD$(1) + "....X...."
GD$(1) = GD$(1) + "....X...."
GD$(1) = GD$(1) + "....X...."
GD$(1) = GD$(1) + "....X...."
GD$(1) = GD$(1) + "....X...."
GD$(1) = GD$(1) + "....X...."
GD$(2) = "....X...."
GD$(2) = GD$(2) + "...X.X..."
GD$(2) = GD$(2) + "..X...X.."
GD$(2) = GD$(2) + ".X.....X."
GD$(2) = GD$(2) + "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(2) = GD$(2) + "X.......X"
GD$(2) = GD$(2) + "X.......X"
GD$(2) = GD$(2) + "X.......X"
GD$(2) = GD$(2) + "X.......X"
GD$(3) = "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(3) = GD$(3) + "X......X."
GD$(3) = GD$(3) + "X.....X.."
GD$(3) = GD$(3) + "X....X..."
GD$(3) = GD$(3) + "X...X...."
GD$(3) = GD$(3) + "X..X....."
GD$(3) = GD$(3) + "X.X......"
GD$(3) = GD$(3) + "XX......."
GD$(3) = GD$(3) + "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(4) = "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(4) = GD$(4) + ".X......."
GD$(4) = GD$(4) + "..X......"
GD$(4) = GD$(4) + "...XXXXXX"
GD$(4) = GD$(4) + "..X......"
GD$(4) = GD$(4) + ".X......."
GD$(4) = GD$(4) + "X........"
GD$(4) = GD$(4) + "X........"
GD$(4) = GD$(4) + "X........"
GD$(5) = "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(5) = GD$(5) + "....X...."
GD$(5) = GD$(5) + "....X...."
GD$(5) = GD$(5) + "....X...."
GD$(5) = GD$(5) + "....X...."
GD$(5) = GD$(5) + "....X...."
GD$(5) = GD$(5) + "....X...."
GD$(5) = GD$(5) + "....X...."
GD$(5) = GD$(5) + "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(6) = "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(6) = GD$(6) + "X........"
GD$(6) = GD$(6) + "X........"
GD$(6) = GD$(6) + "X..XXXXXX"
GD$(6) = GD$(6) + "X...X...."
GD$(6) = GD$(6) + "X....X..."
GD$(6) = GD$(6) + "X.....X.."
GD$(6) = GD$(6) + "X......X."
GD$(6) = GD$(6) + "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(7) = "X.......X"
GD$(7) = GD$(7) + "X.......X"
GD$(7) = GD$(7) + "X.......X"
GD$(7) = GD$(7) + "X.......X"
GD$(7) = GD$(7) + "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(7) = GD$(7) + "X.......X"
GD$(7) = GD$(7) + "X.......X"
GD$(7) = GD$(7) + "X.......X"
GD$(7) = GD$(7) + "X.......X"
GD$(8) = "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(8) = GD$(8) + ".X......."
GD$(8) = GD$(8) + "..X......"
GD$(8) = GD$(8) + "...X....."
GD$(8) = GD$(8) + "....XXXXX"
GD$(8) = GD$(8) + "...X....."
GD$(8) = GD$(8) + "..X......"
GD$(8) = GD$(8) + ".X......."
GD$(8) = GD$(8) + "XXXXXXXXX"
' F0NT UDT
Type F0NT
glyph_width As Integer
glyph_height As Integer
char As String
img As Long
End Type
Dim STARFIGHTER_FONT(CHARS) As F0NT
' create the glyph images from the glyph data
Dim kolor As Long
kolor& = _RGB32(&HFF, &HFF, &HFF)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("S", STARFIGHTER_FONT(0), GD$(0), kolor&)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("T", STARFIGHTER_FONT(1), GD$(1), kolor&)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("A", STARFIGHTER_FONT(2), GD$(2), kolor&)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("R", STARFIGHTER_FONT(3), GD$(3), kolor&)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("F", STARFIGHTER_FONT(4), GD$(4), kolor&)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("I", STARFIGHTER_FONT(5), GD$(5), kolor&)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("G", STARFIGHTER_FONT(6), GD$(6), kolor&)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("H", STARFIGHTER_FONT(7), GD$(7), kolor&)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("E", STARFIGHTER_FONT(8), GD$(8), kolor&)
' prepare for output
_Dest CANVAS&
Color 0, _RGB32(&H00, &H00, &HAA)
Cls
' test 1
Dim As Integer x, y, scale, kerning, spacing
Color &HFFFFFF00
_PrintString (50, 20), "Testing spacing 0 to 4 with scale = 1"
For spacing% = 0 To 4
x% = 200 * spacing% + 50: y% = 50: scale% = 1
Call F0NT.print("STARFIGHTER", STARFIGHTER_FONT(), x%, y%, scale%, spacing%)
Next
' test 2
x% = 50: y% = 100: scale% = 4: kerning% = 0: spacing% = 4
Call F0NT.print("STARFIGHTER", STARFIGHTER_FONT(), x%, y%, scale%, spacing%)
' test 3
x% = 50: y% = 200: scale% = 7: kerning% = 0: spacing% = 2
Call F0NT.print("STARFIGHTER", STARFIGHTER_FONT(), x%, y%, scale%, spacing%)
' test 4
x% = 50: y% = 400: scale% = 8: spacing% = 2
Call F0NT.print("STARFIGHTER", STARFIGHTER_FONT(), x%, y%, scale%, spacing%)
Call F0NT.free(STARFIGHTER_FONT())
''
' Free the font glyph images from memory
'
' @param F0NT ARRAY f()
'
Sub F0NT.free (f() As F0NT)
Dim As Integer i, lb, ub
lb% = LBound(f): ub% = UBound(f)
For i% = lb% To ub%
_FreeImage f(i%).img&
Next i%
End Sub
''
' Make a glyph from glyph data and store it in F0NT
'
' @param STRING c$ glyph character identifier
' @param F0NT ARRAY f()
' @param STRING ARRAY glyph_data$()
' @param LONG kolor& to make glyphs
'
Sub F0NT.make_glyph (c$, f As F0NT, glyph_data$, kolor&)
Dim As Integer y, x, p, dbg
Dim s As String
Dim old_dest As Long
' dbg% = -1
f.char$ = c$
If dbg% Then Print c$
f.img& = _NewImage(COLS, ROWS, BPP)
old_dest& = _Dest: _Dest f.img&
_ClearColor _RGB32(&H00, &H00, &H00)
For y% = 0 To ROWS
For x% = 0 To COLS
p% = (y% * COLS) + x% + 1
s$ = Mid$(glyph_data$, p%, 1)
If dbg% Then
_Dest old_dest&: Print s$;: _Dest f.img&
End If
If s$ <> "." Then
Call PSet((x%, y%), kolor&)
End If
Next x%
If dbg% Then
_Dest old_dest&: Print: _Dest f.img&
End If
Next y%
If dbg% Then Sleep
_Dest old_dest&
End Sub
''
' Get a glyph image from a F0NT by character identifier
'
' @param STRING c$ character identifier of glyph to get
' @param F0NT ARRAY f()
' @return LONG image handle for glyph image of F0NT
'
Function F0NT.get_glyph& (c$, f() As F0NT)
Dim As Integer i, lb, ub
lb% = LBound(f): ub% = UBound(f)
For i% = lb% To ub%
If f(i%).char$ = c$ Then
F0NT.get_glyph& = f(i%).img&
Exit Function
End If
Next i%
End Function
''
' Print something using a F0NT
'
' @param STRING s$ what to print
' @param F0NT ARRAY f()
' @param INTEGER x% position
' @param INTEGER y% position
' @param INTEGER scale% size multiplier
' @param INTEGER kerning% scaling space between characters
' @param INTEGER spacing% spaces between characters
'
Sub F0NT.print (s$, f() As F0NT, x%, y%, scale%, spacing%)
Dim As Integer i, l, dx1, dy1, dx2, dy2, orig_x
Dim c As String
Dim g As Long
l% = Len(s$)
' PSet (x%, y%)
For i% = 1 To l%
c$ = Mid$(s$, i%, 1)
'g& =
'_Source g&
dx1% = x% + (i% - 1) * (COLS + spacing%) * scale%
dy1% = y%
'dx2% = (COLS * scale%) + dx1%
'dy2% = (ROWS * scale%) + dy1%
_PutImage (dx1%, dy1%)-Step(COLS * scale% - 1, ROWS * scale% - 1), F0NT.get_glyph(c$, f())
Next i%
End Sub
```
```
Option _Explicit
Option _ExplicitArray
Const CHARS = 8
Const COLS = 9
Const ROWS = 9
Const BPP = 32
' screen setup
Dim CANVAS As Long
CANVAS& = _NewImage(1200, 700, BPP)
Screen CANVAS&
_Dest CANVAS&
' glyph data
Dim GD(CHARS) As String
GD$(0) = "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(0) = GD$(0) + ".X......."
GD$(0) = GD$(0) + "..X......"
GD$(0) = GD$(0) + "...X....."
GD$(0) = GD$(0) + "....X...."
GD$(0) = GD$(0) + ".....X..."
GD$(0) = GD$(0) + "......X.."
GD$(0) = GD$(0) + ".......X."
GD$(0) = GD$(0) + "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(1) = "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(1) = GD$(1) + "....X...."
GD$(1) = GD$(1) + "....X...."
GD$(1) = GD$(1) + "....X...."
GD$(1) = GD$(1) + "....X...."
GD$(1) = GD$(1) + "....X...."
GD$(1) = GD$(1) + "....X...."
GD$(1) = GD$(1) + "....X...."
GD$(1) = GD$(1) + "....X...."
GD$(2) = "....X...."
GD$(2) = GD$(2) + "...X.X..."
GD$(2) = GD$(2) + "..X...X.."
GD$(2) = GD$(2) + ".X.....X."
GD$(2) = GD$(2) + "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(2) = GD$(2) + "X.......X"
GD$(2) = GD$(2) + "X.......X"
GD$(2) = GD$(2) + "X.......X"
GD$(2) = GD$(2) + "X.......X"
GD$(3) = "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(3) = GD$(3) + "X......X."
GD$(3) = GD$(3) + "X.....X.."
GD$(3) = GD$(3) + "X....X..."
GD$(3) = GD$(3) + "X...X...."
GD$(3) = GD$(3) + "X..X....."
GD$(3) = GD$(3) + "X.X......"
GD$(3) = GD$(3) + "XX......."
GD$(3) = GD$(3) + "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(4) = "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(4) = GD$(4) + ".X......."
GD$(4) = GD$(4) + "..X......"
GD$(4) = GD$(4) + "...XXXXXX"
GD$(4) = GD$(4) + "..X......"
GD$(4) = GD$(4) + ".X......."
GD$(4) = GD$(4) + "X........"
GD$(4) = GD$(4) + "X........"
GD$(4) = GD$(4) + "X........"
GD$(5) = "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(5) = GD$(5) + "....X...."
GD$(5) = GD$(5) + "....X...."
GD$(5) = GD$(5) + "....X...."
GD$(5) = GD$(5) + "....X...."
GD$(5) = GD$(5) + "....X...."
GD$(5) = GD$(5) + "....X...."
GD$(5) = GD$(5) + "....X...."
GD$(5) = GD$(5) + "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(6) = "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(6) = GD$(6) + "X........"
GD$(6) = GD$(6) + "X........"
GD$(6) = GD$(6) + "X..XXXXXX"
GD$(6) = GD$(6) + "X...X...."
GD$(6) = GD$(6) + "X....X..."
GD$(6) = GD$(6) + "X.....X.."
GD$(6) = GD$(6) + "X......X."
GD$(6) = GD$(6) + "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(7) = "X.......X"
GD$(7) = GD$(7) + "X.......X"
GD$(7) = GD$(7) + "X.......X"
GD$(7) = GD$(7) + "X.......X"
GD$(7) = GD$(7) + "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(7) = GD$(7) + "X.......X"
GD$(7) = GD$(7) + "X.......X"
GD$(7) = GD$(7) + "X.......X"
GD$(7) = GD$(7) + "X.......X"
GD$(8) = "XXXXXXXXX"
GD$(8) = GD$(8) + ".X......."
GD$(8) = GD$(8) + "..X......"
GD$(8) = GD$(8) + "...X....."
GD$(8) = GD$(8) + "....XXXXX"
GD$(8) = GD$(8) + "...X....."
GD$(8) = GD$(8) + "..X......"
GD$(8) = GD$(8) + ".X......."
GD$(8) = GD$(8) + "XXXXXXXXX"
' F0NT UDT
Type F0NT
glyph_width As Integer
glyph_height As Integer
char As String
img As Long
End Type
Dim STARFIGHTER_FONT(CHARS) As F0NT
' create the glyph images from the glyph data
Dim kolor As Long
kolor& = _RGB32(&HFF, &HFF, &HFF)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("S", STARFIGHTER_FONT(0), GD$(0), kolor&)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("T", STARFIGHTER_FONT(1), GD$(1), kolor&)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("A", STARFIGHTER_FONT(2), GD$(2), kolor&)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("R", STARFIGHTER_FONT(3), GD$(3), kolor&)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("F", STARFIGHTER_FONT(4), GD$(4), kolor&)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("I", STARFIGHTER_FONT(5), GD$(5), kolor&)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("G", STARFIGHTER_FONT(6), GD$(6), kolor&)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("H", STARFIGHTER_FONT(7), GD$(7), kolor&)
Call F0NT.make_glyph("E", STARFIGHTER_FONT(8), GD$(8), kolor&)
' prepare for output
_Dest CANVAS&
Color 0, _RGB32(&H00, &H00, &HAA)
Cls
' test 1
Dim As Integer x, y, scale, kerning, spacing
Color &HFFFFFF00
_PrintString (50, 20), "Testing spacing 0 to 4 with scale = 1"
For spacing% = 0 To 4
x% = 200 * spacing% + 50: y% = 50: scale% = 1
Call F0NT.print("STARFIGHTER", STARFIGHTER_FONT(), x%, y%, scale%, spacing%)
Next
' test 2
x% = 50: y% = 100: scale% = 4: kerning% = 0: spacing% = 4
Call F0NT.print("STARFIGHTER", STARFIGHTER_FONT(), x%, y%, scale%, spacing%)
' test 3
x% = 50: y% = 200: scale% = 7: kerning% = 0: spacing% = 2
Call F0NT.print("STARFIGHTER", STARFIGHTER_FONT(), x%, y%, scale%, spacing%)
' test 4
x% = 50: y% = 400: scale% = 8: spacing% = 2
Call F0NT.print("STARFIGHTER", STARFIGHTER_FONT(), x%, y%, scale%, spacing%)
Call F0NT.free(STARFIGHTER_FONT())
''
' Free the font glyph images from memory
'
' @param F0NT ARRAY f()
'
Sub F0NT.free (f() As F0NT)
Dim As Integer i, lb, ub
lb% = LBound(f): ub% = UBound(f)
For i% = lb% To ub%
_FreeImage f(i%).img&
Next i%
End Sub
''
' Make a glyph from glyph data and store it in F0NT
'
' @param STRING c$ glyph character identifier
' @param F0NT ARRAY f()
' @param STRING ARRAY glyph_data$()
' @param LONG kolor& to make glyphs
'
Sub F0NT.make_glyph (c$, f As F0NT, glyph_data$, kolor&)
Dim As Integer y, x, p, dbg
Dim s As String
Dim old_dest As Long
' dbg% = -1
f.char$ = c$
If dbg% Then Print c$
f.img& = _NewImage(COLS, ROWS, BPP)
old_dest& = _Dest: _Dest f.img&
_ClearColor _RGB32(&H00, &H00, &H00)
For y% = 0 To ROWS
For x% = 0 To COLS
p% = (y% * COLS) + x% + 1
s$ = Mid$(glyph_data$, p%, 1)
If dbg% Then
_Dest old_dest&: Print s$;: _Dest f.img&
End If
If s$ <> "." Then
Call PSet((x%, y%), kolor&)
End If
Next x%
If dbg% Then
_Dest old_dest&: Print: _Dest f.img&
End If
Next y%
If dbg% Then Sleep
_Dest old_dest&
End Sub
''
' Get a glyph image from a F0NT by character identifier
'
' @param STRING c$ character identifier of glyph to get
' @param F0NT ARRAY f()
' @return LONG image handle for glyph image of F0NT
'
Function F0NT.get_glyph& (c$, f() As F0NT)
Dim As Integer i, lb, ub
lb% = LBound(f): ub% = UBound(f)
For i% = lb% To ub%
If f(i%).char$ = c$ Then
F0NT.get_glyph& = f(i%).img&
Exit Function
End If
Next i%
End Function
''
' Print something using a F0NT
'
' @param STRING s$ what to print
' @param F0NT ARRAY f()
' @param INTEGER x% position
' @param INTEGER y% position
' @param INTEGER scale% size multiplier
' @param INTEGER kerning% scaling space between characters
' @param INTEGER spacing% spaces between characters
'
Sub F0NT.print (s$, f() As F0NT, x%, y%, scale%, spacing%)
Dim As Integer i, l, dx1, dy1, dx2, dy2, orig_x
Dim c As String
Dim g As Long
l% = Len(s$)
' PSet (x%, y%)
For i% = 1 To l%
c$ = Mid$(s$, i%, 1)
'g& =
'_Source g&
dx1% = x% + (i% - 1) * (COLS + spacing%) * scale%
dy1% = y%
'dx2% = (COLS * scale%) + dx1%
'dy2% = (ROWS * scale%) + dy1%
_PutImage (dx1%, dy1%)-Step(COLS * scale% - 1, ROWS * scale% - 1), F0NT.get_glyph(c$, f())
Next i%
End Sub
```
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