Loading font from memory help needed...

[Dav]

I've been trying to load a font from string memory, like @a740g did HERE, but none of my font string data will work like a740g code does.  i must not be doing it right.  Here's what I'm doing.

I'm first loading the entire .otf font file data into a string named fontdata$.  Then I try to load the font from fontdata$ memory like this.

myfont& = _LoadFont(fontdata$, 32, "memory")
_Font myfont&

Thanks for any help....

- Dav

[grymmjack]

I've been trying to load a font from string memory, like @a740g did HERE, but none of my font string data will work like a740g code does.  i must not be doing it right.  Here's what I'm doing.

I'm first loading the entire .otf font file data into a string named fontdata$.  Then I try to load the font from fontdata$ memory like this.

myfont& = _LoadFont(fontdata$, 32, "memory")
_Font myfont&

Thanks for any help....

- Dav

Can we see `fontdata$`?

[Dav]

Sure.  Here's an example fontdata$ that doesn't work.  I will attach the font file I'm grabbing the fontdata$ from.

I will eventually load fontdata$ directly from .BAS code instead of an external file like below, but doing this way right now just to test different fonts.  My font data doesn't load from string "memory" this way for some reason.


EDIT: I can't seem to attach the font file - forum won't let me.  Can you subsitute with a font on your end to see if the loading a font this way works for you?  Here's a link to the same font file.

- Dav

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'load from file into fontdata$

Open "monofonto.otf" For Binary As 1

fontdata$ = Input$(LOF(1), 1)

close 



'load from fontdata$ string memory

myfont& = _LoadFont(fontdata$, 32, "memory")

_Font myfont&

[SMcNeill]

Try these @Dav :

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'load from file into fontdata$

OPEN "c:\windows\fonts\courbd.ttf" FOR BINARY AS 1

fontdata$ = INPUT$(LOF(1), 1)

CLOSE



'load courbd from fontdata$ string memory

myfont& = _LOADFONT(fontdata$, 32, "memory, monospace")

_FONT myfont&

PRINT "Hello World"



SLEEP



SCREEN _NEWIMAGE(640, 480, 32)

myfont& = _LOADFONT(fontdata$, 32, "memory")

_FONT myfont&

PRINT "Hello World"

What was the glitch?  If you look at the top code, you'll notice that you're in a SCREEN 0 text screen.  SCREEN 0 *requires* that all fonts used for it has to be MONOSPACE specified when loaded.  Without the "monospace" you can't load the font in memory and use it in SCREEN 0.

If you look at the second segment of the above, you'll notice that I'm not using "monospace", and yet it's working.  This is because 32-bits screens support variable-width fonts and they don't have to have that flag enabled when loading them.

The issue you're seeing seems to be just a simple case of trying to use a variable-width font in a monospace-required screen. 

[Dav]

Try these @Dav :

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'load from file into fontdata$

OPEN "c:\windows\fonts\courbd.ttf" FOR BINARY AS 1

fontdata$ = INPUT$(LOF(1), 1)

CLOSE



'load courbd from fontdata$ string memory

myfont& = _LOADFONT(fontdata$, 32, "memory, monospace")

_FONT myfont&

PRINT "Hello World"



SLEEP



SCREEN _NEWIMAGE(640, 480, 32)

myfont& = _LOADFONT(fontdata$, 32, "memory")

_FONT myfont&

PRINT "Hello World"

What was the glitch?  If you look at the top code, you'll notice that you're in a SCREEN 0 text screen.  SCREEN 0 *requires* that all fonts used for it has to be MONOSPACE specified when loaded.  Without the "monospace" you can't load the font in memory and use it in SCREEN 0.

If you look at the second segment of the above, you'll notice that I'm not using "monospace", and yet it's working.  This is because 32-bits screens support variable-width fonts and they don't have to have that flag enabled when loading them.

The issue you're seeing seems to be just a simple case of trying to use a variable-width font in a monospace-required screen. 

That's it!  Works like a charm now, Steve.  "Thank you, thank you, thank you", as Gomer Pyle would say.

(That problem was starting to drive me bonkers...)

- Dav

[Dav]

Thanks again for your help, Steve!  I was able to get an internal sizeable CP437 font SUB working right.  My goal was to have a resize and INTERNAL CP437 font for my SCREEN 0 programs (no external font file) and here it is working.

I'm working on a text adventure game, and the 8x16 SCREEN 0 font is way too small.  Now I can include this BIGFONT SUB when I want a bigger CP437 font.

- Dav

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'===========
'BIGFONT.BAS
'===========
'By Dav, SEP/2023
'Loads an internal custom size CP437 font to use.
'No longer have to be stuck with the 8x16 in SCREEN 0.
Screen 0
_ControlChr Off
For c = 1 To 7
    For t = 0 To 255
        Print Chr$(t);
    Next
Next
Color 1, 15
Locate 12, 20: Print "   PRESS ANY KEY TO MAKE BIGGER   ";
Sleep
'Make a good font size to use in SCREEN 0 based on users desktop height.
BIGFONT Int(_DesktopHeight / 25 * .85)
Sub BIGFONT (size)
    'loads a custom size CP437 font (like QB64's built-in one)'
    'You can make/use any size now.
    A$ = ""
    A$ = A$ + "haIgm]0MLEMMXkS^ST\\T]lHiaboe<Nl8c71HYa3f0VPiWa9H07n5a_0bn:K"
    A$ = A$ + ";#FB8;c773hBD8T42E_#C:=QBC39PSQB=DB2UhdhVBB^9=_D2EQ#Ala?JFmi"
    A$ = A$ + "ejeGKNiYTV4\UNkOWcmL791Y0Iefg<NdmNWiLfWmIoO_?WkeP10H6`NP0HS["
    A$ = A$ + "KMGj5l9Nf7lH0HC;3of5MAGb9ef>>V6V60Vfa[_^=_m>j[Y]NOC7PDY`?kKc"
    A$ = A$ + "gd0IQB1o20VfnaO?eFkH7m=nh8TP=]8ljY]e^_e]DhRj<;0CoG1`5>lfj\S`"
    A$ = A$ + "IOn5Z6o]G6oLbK3oRZONcW6QoL`[Gfffn0gBQ5]P_=NmC3#5__^kMcMlg=[o"
    A$ = A$ + "a=RPjY`[?W]ga]dWICVEPonZafW]W>fNWObWOGk3P[h7POg7[_Nga07oM<8f"
    A$ = A$ + "f[2agZnF0=g`?kjkmmOT[]nel;PVZJ]hg0?OKcLadaGiKoLOB06[_P\Y8lOJ"
    A$ = A$ + "#5Pl2kCZm?FO04TU^4o[1Bn:5m=VLhOH8jj9mj4UF4Te<4D9R7[U6eP\fS#H"
    A$ = A$ + "5]c]X6G?2l1mUORGl9Rl3CcgPP3Yf?27leNXQi017VViP9PXlI5<D`Bg[8lC"
    A$ = A$ + "8OFXkk2MW7jMNL?lKIT21l_VF:3>F2D;LOV8TRaP9n:<aIA^f=aF7iJaK2<#"
    A$ = A$ + "L8<Ak3Q9<_mJcKe[TDPTc\936fA:ngRlXaf?Q:5<^GQ:NaoU>Jo437Vj6iV1"
    A$ = A$ + "CjiCm;DJYL^oDO^mEPnIARTN`G4_b`GW:h^aS?8:nE5\4h>P72nB`S0?6lT`"
    A$ = A$ + "G3n6`g4n^`g3nA`;PJd_>l_2S2oK`APa=OZPk;hn3NXP7>h;7l41OUP36l\1"
    A$ = A$ + "OW\;=kJbN7IOTLOjLkMY;HY=]dSMY[OYM\d>cGAnIU?G1X#55Z[`\:<W2c[`"
    A$ = A$ + "R:\\2]DHU5FCQ^;\W23Fh^;L?5^_2On2?FQW\`cDh05Nf2o]5n7JN==_fV?["
    A$ = A$ + "V_^VgLcKYiK0]l#_nl<n]?Ho`G1N64oNF7nmJ`?5no0oBhG?1lkY#lk_a3o6"
    A$ = A$ + "2a_i_dUXhG8SOIW2lKS>lKXb`_G\iCeQOMfleChgho?6o#SoJSo:SoBSoRSo"
    A$ = A$ + "2SoS7o7=nc=ngKl_mh7LloZao6SOPaojSo<SodSglAKnX;mXckXcmXciXchX"
    A$ = A$ + "eNDcA6o8SMX7j#Ol3]n3Uke>UGKi_jGkEOZGmAOe?i[^cGM7_b?iEnn_bGOT"
    A$ = A$ + "GITGNTonAN^An_?bgOT_k87LTobANbANdA^oAn8SLWSL7S\kA^eAfn8KJT[I"
    A$ = A$ + "T;OT;KT;LTe?bJNYGnUn7NYGlUnj_dOi;md_dG1if?hKUTeoQnbPBTY#kYE1"
    A$ = A$ + "ESFZ[1V>D;D7jiJVX]gjQI1YQI3=0c1b0c5J4V7<OH1`2Aig5SB]=QF<c1;5"
    A$ = A$ + "b3;3:0=3;7>6hHQS3>NX5h4#keW4\2XEX=X8\BX4Lb`ZPE3W2LZ`Y1[1>Mhm"
    A$ = A$ + "0W1JUo<Qc2>KhLPc5F7LN`jQg;lnPc7f0L1`52G4\Ahm3G<L9`U2G6Li`70J"
    A$ = A$ + "7^2h:Q[2^JhJP?8L]`e1M0K2f<Zke9\5H[`fP^P[7^1XKHk#?#_#O`=2m3k0"
    A$ = A$ + "60f9LC`=3g2L[`^P?4\KhfPK7ejf3B0Z2o4TZbZZNJe<mJ[K6c\RjWEjIg`L"
    A$ = A$ + "b<g6WglG`2GdRGBCIc]dl;[#c;oH>fSkhKi4>aCJ5]fFaEFjTGeZ?UCmdFcY"
    A$ = A$ + "oN>SeNVWeIO>Wkj>_eoNOOWo6^P;lRfhkoR_T;mb^l?#kGaENEGmel1_f[[S"
    A$ = A$ + "=]i`>gbFgFGGo=dmfkYgn^anga0klV^iKiFge7Jggf]O7kiCoI^ooX?kWk1n"
    A$ = A$ + "CN`?oO:l5nR?lGjAfknnb?jSmWmWohko9PWj_h[lEQ?n7N`kjKO_oa2;k?4N"
    A$ = A$ + "n?a?i5o8X?Fh_6nX3m=N8h?h>oHoXWn73gmo=hgcSeBVBdGon_Ub1Ll68O[5"
    A$ = A$ + "Tn_7d>d?4niViJ>Ec5J^NcmJN6coD5c\REDAgEL?ElHEllElc2VE`E7\]P?E"
    A$ = A$ + "`S5lM2NmD#ZIUJUYf#Z#lmNBMoYNfDoZ:?V:_^:k_bQZlaZliZlWFi_\Z:ZJ"
    A$ = A$ + "VEeFEQE][ZfKE?GEoZZWGe[Yj[^jk^j7_j3Fm;<]:VfLWfI=]]<]kJJ?nd6N"
    A$ = A$ + "JSECfJFG=K[Vk_VmGcgYV3=mY=mU>me>m?hdgedo\Co_Jj_N]cZfFZm\Z=\f"
    A$ = A$ + "k\f7_fOH]7Y^IFg:[KMe]Ujj_^1[K_emm[k`cX^I\RILYcHgch1VaGM63?SO"
    A$ = A$ + "c<Wi<?^I^^I^YINGcLOc<JVobjWKm]Eo6Zoj[ocDoG]nG]naVe\Ve9>[e?[^"
    A$ = A$ + "aggm\NlIm2YQdK8MgYO`d?NjXd_n\[JfIWmJWm5>knVmGHf_D3;ZQef`0=lH"
    A$ = A$ + "=llcYZidfLfdL^WilhcIh<EUIeIj9c3TIhi2cmHVkE>g?nL?hLoI=>k6GISG"
    A$ = A$ + "ISkZamfhcghAVga=_;MNM?_?cl>hlnGVoLWoI=o]=oM=om=oGL1YF`:F#k;h"
    A$ = A$ + ">G`3_P3\PGL1S^`U^`CNQGj2kKQ?h2?`2OQ5ncGDM;J5;jbGdNFdm^Xm]XO`"
    A$ = A$ + "RNi5mcGlBFlZGLhR_g5oT;nK]hGLao;;ng\TY]Ti]TSI9WjBf`B^^U<`B^[U"
    A$ = A$ + "lIGbC]TXUlB;iWeDE=U]YEfdjKjjJjVJjNJjQKj0=ml=m?W=Ef5UmmTmbcfG"
    A$ = A$ + "fk=k3Wm0IOi\obLc<g9VKSij;g3TKOiNjLOWL3WkeGj3^\Y]\WJIO[Um3Gfo"
    A$ = A$ + "DQZ:\T2_W2KZ`]GHO5>DceeljK^_VOPV?HcodUGeb?^U_nUOmXESBXnd[Vjh"
    A$ = A$ + "#k:E3WhCHPCJ=?IeYPog]m4EEi;_VW<X2lDh92X_^Bj[ObZ[bLTelT6jk;V>"
    A$ = A$ + "Gj2iBW[Ti;?fmH>San[CML_a;D:hPP69H#F<>]JAkB#YRUX6W;Mn<i<I:F:4"
    A$ = A$ + "SnK\n27KHc#AAQELPa6nXk=<H`#fYLe^n6`m^1dBf2A[G#Yd5Cg#YLIbW9OY"
    A$ = A$ + "PB5cT;OYR=T?MAC^<iBSOOHXIX`8l_]4B7>jiDAk7M_EdNH#fSL8jkTO1oNj"
    A$ = A$ + ";TQ;U7N:S3=:8\:BXJY6bD4afRU:D\Dn:;U?3RfHog;1N4mYQ31NH82=nLNH"
    A$ = A$ + "i917o06WJF4V`l=8<b`O#Xb_;A_aFc]WA<Yo4DE#``8TQ1REY9BH966lk4`a"
    A$ = A$ + "oU0WhGalR1AJY5K4h#<Td1jE4b4=f`AdTPR9S>1I#]<f`S=L8bUdHR8h<5h3"
    A$ = A$ + "bA`_QaW8QHPCW8T5;H2?KIhPa_EAkHloe2#1J28P9_ID^1J39lFc:9PTQV_9"
    A$ = A$ + "GJS`>`nT9O#FTA49SBE[mGO`:>0gIJn6Bd]:>02OLn^ZHniYkgOQDAH8?Rj5"
    A$ = A$ + ":CTWZ96o5ZH0=7CWWT2CgPRg4KP`678laZf]SS:EZl3>76[D]B;AXVVA]<5E"
    A$ = A$ + "i_CcT>O2^:Q^Af[6[_8ETQc=RVg2LIiHBc#Whi]H9=8[2oV85RAd;jPIdHT?"
    A$ = A$ + ":D08RWSo0\^1Y32\6<2UdjARBPTIJVRb7\43ZG]KFDnXWCH`QYiJE>IV0E;>"
    A$ = A$ + "?6g1#<RUc65`g2bQBRi;QOG63nQd^[4IE4f55ZoQ\E4=FMAR#29HBcND2U^d"
    A$ = A$ + "Z>jYkPdRDKPT0J=]E:eCc1O;<KFj<e6BXbT\o>IM6S5M>jMDLG<S:7OSWBPP"
    A$ = A$ + "AT1IN<\:R`W>_Wn2B4EmGNfa2<j7a#5=a\cUD>n:ISV]W^:\kXNLj6eS2STN"
    A$ = A$ + "IJYR3PDOmXWMhIPa62iHb<=58I3\SXL[P1H[AcJ13NTMSC5478iE#U1Hj#A<"
    A$ = A$ + "n?XEbZ[Kn[ZBUHa\<iiojK=P>R>7\:LT=6QII9IATTSNiHeIWiFM`9LQdi8?"
    A$ = A$ + "n3:V6#lgLYYc7[?V^;dZVNcXkRUZTdnS^g9BnEI1;<A:O39PFndZfN4ImQNQ"
    A$ = A$ + ">M>#imIEZL^eRMXXd5BNn#NU_<K4KgZ1BVSXcNB\hX:NgHkcN6i;_O2nQDn<"
    A$ = A$ + "2GQ\7CmP]dUXSNSIkD=J8o[i#NdXXZ6>oCRCaflcD<1NYc9oGZ]5WnU__\jI"
    A$ = A$ + "]o4n>L\IA782:[mY5On>oMFJM5]K=OQbYH_ZXMKl6=TFmfVVD?bTGlXPLYf9"
    A$ = A$ + "n;iA3=OdG4KcTVMXlMUTgX6HeK3KcT=b#n^B]1TdaVKR]M?XHknd=ZlUBCDi"
    A$ = A$ + ";VVD`:MXl<AfWn3Qd\?EbD>2GIn>nZAlHoF[SX4:6HEndNBK\o1[1MQVCc2;"
    A$ = A$ + "UV2VBXgReMNTHCS3[^=0]6KJ<5T]H`gdF9OSST9IbJLa<iC`KYiADTcU^SA`"
    A$ = A$ + "TC?OK5`L;EOK>;4TVG9U:EB=3aF84KaR^WXB:aN8RBjg8fhKQ?#SX8O6BJn8"
    A$ = A$ + "o3SJd`Z9HlPTNB45H6K3chT=J#R6#WXY]DE;la>A^[U8l\j7Nm=fnOa<fHiR"
    A$ = A$ + "B#6\MFdK2b6[gTGUA4Ga5EI4a6ThQ;:JBRMS\S4YabDN\Bj;=f\XaO0d9N;4"
    A$ = A$ + "M8W#6BCB_ZWBEGf<4B]6UT28M:RbAh:Gk]AaI:nm5`n:`f;6f5nV;WDVlAR3"
    A$ = A$ + "NbL4=DTiHN#>7=T\dMJDJ15U`OJ0AO[dPe>\85hcN4j]8fiI_M6<ObJe7iaF"
    A$ = A$ + "?[LOahCLc[3ChB[YSWF<Mc9Y:_Ao4Rm9:bH[GND3`9[6;kh5gQhgWdS9]HB["
    A$ = A$ + "EQ<>OU8kR8^2ma2eaZ;dZf6JeI3mdWbT8ZKNV9J?5C_lRUD^P6?HTed53FR4"
    A$ = A$ + "bfNBPO=h`_dDjCil`[j`4bZSS7D`941W8n#I;ihT<UBQ#A4H<9:D11KjD\IK"
    A$ = A$ + "CK:9N8aCb^CUY62#^mA2M?h`D_`8B6RW8#IbD^\fR3h=6C:aHC<=fBf]TJMR"
    A$ = A$ + "aGU`nE3fLUbiTB9J]>oHhaad[n64?;RgLl<2HE#eMg<:Zo#a]AJ_\HYXMaVA"
    A$ = A$ + "1a_5gVZI=l<R2>g^Q4S2BhiAabh3Bb]=<1EAG\G9R?e575ORE0>QAV:Xjccf"
    A$ = A$ + "HHlTb`f#IC;I?c6QKaJ;b=n[bUcR6;h4S_f5OLBLXlQ_LJNjHM#EP8GV68_#"
    A$ = A$ + "<b;ncXh]TT\h`oY\2RU]7TcF9>[?j<B6_431DNRlDRR2T869A<D4afBR7;dc"
    A$ = A$ + "b#6eJOjLH2PfL7UiShS:<>h?:<;>=f4bXB=<XXWi<7]BX5Hi1:3?a^6RJ43W"
    A$ = A$ + "LLEVHYWnBCnf?c;XCJ9]fRZ]DK0Haf3Hh7I=M69fU[`3ola>ENOiZmH[DS`l"
    A$ = A$ + "8TC=0S0=Ym>52B6BYe^[Zd2AbI_413IFRVVb<5MA53[6WBHUa3>C4:ncYi3i"
    A$ = A$ + "V2:5CSZ<_0N?J5IDHD^#0UA_TX>Z;9OXFF21=MaB6YiXR6KHbDUIXS<?cXff"
    A$ = A$ + "77G:DXHLa38KZ^DF9RZ?\[GR5gFW1f^LT]L5Te6KAWVLj_TG][>2<UcEE\Hj"
    A$ = A$ + "_6D[Z4A;bJIhPER8V7ZIPH7NGL5afbeL]U8UBcaYVF\QAmk`dhOTi9EAKZjK"
    A$ = A$ + "66kE>ObnJJ19]3YM^2?NAm9[KWc6]emS5SY59fG^_QTJU8];CPCSTT]BX?BF"
    A$ = A$ + "3ULRGM\NClhFTmALJ6>e3[?RQU8HLh#TVhg4\kEVe1JnCYfK]>4iQ;A\_#d?"
    A$ = A$ + "=S?9RWAlY7WQNIIVKmac\A_<`AjDT4CCTV76?k;;ggdiLa\C#B#<>Ll3`DIb"
    A$ = A$ + ">:ZNF^NB9[NR<fAdXAEJPnT#6Flh:FcBW\FYNnbdBL4WlLHIbAR^SlfV=VdO"
    A$ = A$ + "jM`PXIJbSm1`AgEGC;m;^X6IR=ZV?faJ6_8]LJCf8am>9A<Y=`ITJa7;m[TU"
    A$ = A$ + "#cic`N>XTdEc2`KJLZIbK3Jb6U:[OZ\=eOTee]Omb47XNfUZF\;AaLQN29L8"
    A$ = A$ + "REflmWbend_6JnE1[\LoU86\HR`MPb6?f:5Vgg#Al<65Z?blHn0Ua4V3LSCB"
    A$ = A$ + "mUER_ec[eETGL4L>d1I7o18?_I#Z4EK;nkS26d<:2G:7A1DfL4?LHRhfAeB["
    A$ = A$ + "6=m>CAKVZ<?C2NTC8=RmF8QZGWUhV`Vd<dZhTfYgUF[^#;R27ak36DLPe7Y?"
    A$ = A$ + "L8V[kS;aaaTAXHR7NEaEeTlBO`GFNnaEFVm98c3Ej;D[4AXjfSWCTbXjFb>?"
    A$ = A$ + "#L8=ViQ3;RaQ6#b3gjj\XA;RoC6PQZ8\R?];hSHQ[HJ??bJF<FYEE1O8[c:["
    A$ = A$ + "KM2>T6[T?M6>GjLJlnD1YUZ:8n9UdMdBOd774Th9Pn;kd\<O7=hiiTZZ_Fi8"
    A$ = A$ + "5SHC6\gBbN;ijQfhBaeKZVh<>Yn;EKR3HHh8NTYEfj`B]A2YiP]F\D6_B<8D"
    A$ = A$ + "09LMFhj1a>VYBMCZ58;9enSPYd?OiVWV<ole9G`5M:Y^H=naTHS8Y5YKnbQY"
    A$ = A$ + "iJ\JG1;m=;o#S1K]iXk53iQ<PEWW\CeBekTNYN9C79NJR\4C;9e[O_enceca"
    A$ = A$ + "Snb6X^;CCe#8\MW4L5:P;S?^j#R81ijcZg53WBU9K9E<V]1H5]2MhQEb:Z<m"
    A$ = A$ + "g<>In<>INENgYoIS^VC=f[_FOiUVBOiIVJOiClE2ObILfG5m?KV3YSdj7B9\"
    A$ = A$ + "g^LDP6AW;S_bNIY8NTJKcJNT]P8>aa#m_an1anE?Go]d>Okne2WRHVnT`O^c"
    A$ = A$ + "6hKRol:JW\1QSmXJIkB#3K=I=kV#]o\nDBh?ggHD\G\HiS6lSYA[<#9=fV#^"
    A$ = A$ + "d9L`RTL=9FTTnSmOaNeC;?cBCF`YLR4Qc=>VPJDH<bilIi7OQJG=?7m8;gTV"
    A$ = A$ + "5bRc\9Ai>0Yn4D]7TeERFK8^4:Bm9Xf?DIS1;_`e]Em<Ba065:EffEdIWAKe"
    A$ = A$ + "O^4kXVE_EB;S8n[A577W09SI[kOSN[=Z6eA1M1B]l6M=SlFMDYD5U_N0NBMU"
    A$ = A$ + "Bk]N0l2M;QX7<XG<KYfP^^M9[oNJGmF\aSJ3kSeoL:OAnaDP`RigC^[?QPh;"
    A$ = A$ + "bQPiXk=:Y?`j2C4;NC4o>^Rb^J:cI=8eK?:d?PDFF:bFfN]Z5Jl:oWbeg;PZ"
    A$ = A$ + "L6SG1RgB^ZD5IG\82RiHUG<``i1aag>Z4mb`\f197IGC\Uk_ZHan:;<A_WUL"
    A$ = A$ + "f0\cSX9^Q:LB[jJD9[M65YGndELP89V8MmhYO5W3bJBI;[U5o]:;BlflDg]N"
    A$ = A$ + "]IUml#[L]hdBnShH#FdBP`751^89f0cXHl]K`_2ai;[Ff5ejH7ib8P;CU7?P"
    A$ = A$ + "SOn1\[iFVBaFL9cCQjRFAa6X6ZSlfK9_MGOI3Y0BKn0:VMS\f3lRBhT1JWU1"
    A$ = A$ + "ZG\a9b09XR<Z4C9EaP#=7\bT3TEN<^NU4UYQ9\>[5;i4:M[NW_0[_P<SWbJg"
    A$ = A$ + "]1N=e>N_egLBF\TPd5W_aE3obbMBCV\\U#QH^SEWhL3]<DfhEl]LlX8J;U?N"
    A$ = A$ + "5hh8I:KLUUWTLEDGi[PSo`kVcCjj08NFMI8`[LHT\D0Lm5dUTT3<F]gVbIST"
    A$ = A$ + "PCC9bd=^^[dND:CJ]f[N[89]MU4lVR:C:R:7::ER\3cD;FJ8NLf?kGQg3:]j"
    A$ = A$ + "_:DNef=M\RC^Ea[<9K8fJdDUeRL[fWTDH2359Y?c?N\\ikT;]DKW<^Z[Z4U\"
    A$ = A$ + "QFoW4AWcUf^f`8\>Fk^gJb[mKA=F4[]<oZ0[aU`NldjXKmEIAj:Ld8JMjR[n"
    A$ = A$ + "G9N_4`^Z<abGdNhk0AlbHAeOG67>XAIa]UJmiA;HhVOb[bG#IA7hZjGDLL23"
    A$ = A$ + "bdNdn1Ao[c2NkNhSUQ\kF`4i>8b>YcI\[Q0Q\bb0akm#IEK8`OTMCeabOmUL"
    A$ = A$ + "`<A=\88FPRR`:Ic#RfDQl6;D#eb[=[GE2Uh#dXBY<=E97aD3eK]ZfJ5L>b^M"
    A$ = A$ + "d`=`B_CI5:J`I:S\<V\J5ZT#i5]##F?Mjgba`G6HB7S9<4I;g^1?6;o]J<:J"
    A$ = A$ + "cHJRSCXHJNZ6YbFoUhm?jT>J1JTDU?:B0RCf8h9OXFCVjIRcMEYL8cObZQT]"
    A$ = A$ + "DBC1[9In#iWPG<iXFoIRNE<ShGAc\B8HF_:AARi;ISiPaDZnlG\=NgL9Re=f"
    A$ = A$ + "VRHQ;bFcBIg\hfdZ2`mX;DMSb=EE>:M2idb[RT:XVXFBNk]_O;73e[8;Y>aa"
    A$ = A$ + "`Vd\g#X62;3n5Vbi`4TAW`HX2Y9W8^P7PHoOX<:=FcWcDH2SVjm;WQUAm65["
    A$ = A$ + "I<oQP;\QGN#T1H96d<D<Xa1kfP[VEan8`NYk4bS<?]fE^LY#HD313_JMi5_A"
    A$ = A$ + "TK[iX4FZ\GnjmflZZQl7F6<lXR>hHC#CPdPN4]0_m3YVK0_SAE8BD;19JA]V"
    A$ = A$ + "BK:E7Hl];D=7cQ[2E;_<_#EZ[3S^;J4o#\>P]ZEN15bUbZ<o6;LREaZL9o9A"
    A$ = A$ + "XGZ[E\0oK=<CHA^LHj1bF:gfX2cVV:HVDjNb4\C2I6fabd_inSEYi988CPDF"
    A$ = A$ + "[<1`J^0JM12dM:1B7;P`Lij>ZH\nhM3X61]gl[JIel]E[bg3I3NE^BMM55Go"
    A$ = A$ + ":EVk87bF8[Y6VNdOc4PYO=a\J4>Pj3c6]gS3Z?Y4LPThZ[d3^R]M0WLhiHag"
    A$ = A$ + "DNbiejh3>?NF8BWkLgU4E]XY\nd1Bm_B\WKV#=`hk;SBLU0RRgQ<lE9;8Vj8"
    A$ = A$ + "5L[KSToJ6AGd_D9YMefgV3AX=GDDUci2b]_k\cINO1Cf4`hDiEVOh8<BZHmo"
    A$ = A$ + "1I^hKjnA[T6>MVlU]Odd\1RlGl5e7[gjV5_o:U#bciE4UbZf77=]]FSnEl;f"
    A$ = A$ + "4CD\MDkn?eFQ:Y4RFlWi0lFCUe6DcDl6Lf5ACLQ=em8YU^ISl?AfATg8MciU"
    A$ = A$ + "FFWaTk>?c#f[i<Gd=IKMne<foN[YDRJ`J_?7R[iRj\LDOlTZ0Mllo`R_bEIW"
    A$ = A$ + "nB>Ki\Y<RI^9cNf?`#jB`kO_CHIKlNA;D[EHSfm7ZM7]Uc]OA2e]d6KFUn8Y"
    A$ = A$ + "oIaE_jmQfX#kCid2Q#ilaaFPJXd2F;iK<i[eAnhki3RW5C5\[dQoHT>I=EiA"
    A$ = A$ + ";S[4Jai2;[7OPFWV1In#>Y^hLdNfL7ejl#5h]AnZ#G#A^K;4k^NTa<nFgRf4"
    A$ = A$ + "KofNoll>lnH#[5DReDJEj2BYkRF^>JfEeQ9HafGYeY[9MM\8Nkl95liKR_k0"
    A$ = A$ + "TMU\^5a\ZLHd#Ad=<fQSRT<?E>^UGlfOOgofiN:h]km7`kTk5QgYkkogm^?H"
    A$ = A$ + "nMbmfQFoaAm[ohXNe_Wm;E_^BndVT#:3E9J?N>T\Fc3Q0<H#:RIIMI8I>I_O"
    A$ = A$ + "[e>8NGT:Jgl^jaNW4Zih[i1Zk?eO[^_<4o0ejEK1dOWFfMak=E>2oJPF_N?;"
    A$ = A$ + "T8:gb[mR;Bg8_c\<HohlXiIRHb>MS\cA=lN;WTJ5kM^=Rb4lOe#nb:JYGn91"
    A$ = A$ + "8D\5OeNXRf;K7\bKFQ9c_X_KgTk<e:]`e1IJgkVXFhl_l^fJAUHM2:akfJJ3"
    A$ = A$ + "F;ke2A6T^?3Um:UA;M0aBhJWC#13=hgl?GiL\aF`kUUJSGGD=f8Y>2S=LZ=#"
    A$ = A$ + "g5Jjnm?8KlnmWNF\8kgOJCZbgGSPQF9oASB]oOm1[J]>L1kCUTn0OoQV5]7R"
    A$ = A$ + "h::>=8_6Xmaj;^el#ZHoAf=olGQdW6R_W9YnccE:LPaZ;enYk9`\Z\;]WbM]"
    A$ = A$ + "Y4e6RlUJoH`Q\Y>;NXkI76>i58=L43ZSL82M]hS]MiEXaE[UVCXNPefY>_ZF"
    A$ = A$ + "X5ac\Q4=57mbK<;9H?Mg3c3J2H9l0;^IK[\mRKAaAk`cn_6R]94HaP2<7QJS"
    A$ = A$ + "N?^8]SbTi0<_Qg]BY?n:TUT5=TY<9UfP`Z6;?RliXl9JQ`aAVBSWae8MNGSB"
    A$ = A$ + "OH?<XY;ZD]VQ8VZ>mUaVQKURT81f:SK?_Y3aV`E8PU6LdO1GB;E0SgK84J`d"
    A$ = A$ + "f`ghYTWL#dlB`3A^9_\NIQFY76;Z#JW57TF^L1V3akjK]eA4L?\WlF=:_8SC"
    A$ = A$ + "VKHA^S3>Gh_AN]]X6D;ALi5:#U#aP=4JQC>^FK[[V38TJ?G70\CN#gG^^6E^"
    A$ = A$ + "^D\\]8D`9oXkI5jNaaQ;i4gb8\Y5h;De4\hR]]FL11K1i>lQJ?=0T`Q2LN_a"
    A$ = A$ + "6[oD[?M9O<UIH;bcJB:_WUm]cglFI?9aHOe>Djdfn:U8i<\LB1VTBi0SBnbJ"
    A$ = A$ + "3PhVJl#fZ6_aCAgFd#2MgJMj^UldOmdQIRV:K`j62>Vg8kCddL50#R#TCWW>"
    A$ = A$ + "0jm`]SfEO\45e?Johakd:i^;FU[8:H5]SXXNoWckgUJS]J8j]\N^XjB2^JNO"
    A$ = A$ + "Z^VfJk>URX5Q>3=\LNP3f9`[22ETlQ:JXSE7?64V9jLQ^m9QcFE]NF[XNZF\"
    A$ = A$ + "8dCHaVA]kEL]?>9JWD7]aTEE0WLGP[m1XDJmF[FDG4n<=GRhHBR4CHbF`Qhb"
    A$ = A$ + "#2kT=4KKXX_\XDd7W09K^#g3#Z=YbPQKO0iX]AjCE0ZcfH>R9cD=#lTCC;k\"
    A$ = A$ + "DO:Ml\aAaSWBnTm9<gXkJ7a7:mL1Phk:Q;F>8P_gVba?o96U[mPakI:Pf?ii"
    A$ = A$ + "4PCOHXhOSbM`nKdifnQLKlgLoJF8dmKEWh9V1]b47?LB#AHE`Y1W1Lf`i1W?"
    A$ = A$ + "LA`U0O0hZP[5f<\Eh6PNQM0g<lQPk#^oSJDo#aV]HSL\4NmZ`?E:EJ=CedWR"
    A$ = A$ + "bM8JejgAgknfn`mgoSnm5ljS]O1Nm?iFjES_[l0cN;KPl?nACP;QHj57QNHX"
    A$ = A$ + "Dk9M1KShUoCkAkj=9`QSkW\]n:oGI_e[eSGn>S^oQQ?:l9POOhnPo#hc1o9`"
    A$ = A$ + "31?2lX`O>lG0O=h[3OCh_1n^`O;lg1om`?161N=hO4nO2o_PoEho;l_1_1<^"
    A$ = A$ + "\C1W<JZUGIn]Q_RlVFYfhM<]geFNISJZFffH:[?]ZS1E9_Zc[Ka#mjPbPK1M"
    A$ = A$ + "LcHg0CNbEdgKd[]YginXO?Un>G7iT_R[6jD9UDf[4K=Y9ie4gBUC\7bjBk9o"
    A$ = A$ + "i;=YBJkm=AhLg>8Ie2hB_b[c]]DHNXQ01FjU;BQVhQ;cO5N2\dkLBkm;1fGY"
    A$ = A$ + "KB[aaQXHTM]ijTY?1XEX4L:`Y3W9L^`k5^0hm3G6L5`e0M0M2M1K7^AHW`]2"
    A$ = A$ + "g6m#\RbYd^cclnTAc\TbIV[RVl;[ba_adX`OYAmH3hAZZ<E[O2`V_HSL\4N]"
    A$ = A$ + "A_Vo=lcbmJC<Q9b]94]g_3_9l]hK_h9me_nP9^L24c9b<A>N<kgm]JM#JGll"
    A$ = A$ + "_:=?mHo5`To\\hOo?c4\[9mKgWi9okiI^`kdWA:_KmLji]kc9XOGmlmioOhi"
    A$ = A$ + "GeoAmLkig1?3SLk1Wg=OF;m^ec2[gEOfLmObNNSmfiIofk6?cY0HV`S3fWEa"
    A$ = A$ + "E2eYWK`cGRNN5XFj:ec3`_MGjidcFc_TNNUHF?OCmlZ`[nadC3fDdc[hYcmR"
    A$ = A$ + ">gPW?Kml:`aMIji1`J`gbiY`fl7YWG9fj7E?_:lkoNH\QK4a4:BAh\gh:;B7"
    A$ = A$ + "V`gLaX7g]RNKk6mmf?NIWKMWMg1Nbj`H8k16P?f?fR>aL1>ElC<4T[K3mTCn"
    A$ = A$ + "cK5oKK`:`?]RM^gN6HMmfoFk<kYVU77lHKU>QFKm4JK5]ejTQ6G>>0dSWc^h"
    A$ = A$ + "Q=;n6^l>kO7MeK?Ic>I]70kC4jaG=h^38lOIbQOZ`4HBIZdDUYJcd<eHV^YF"
    A$ = A$ + "CMVIHVYYNc\<Y=cfdPI>V<ViJJd<?cl=;`\#cR<;f\4CCV\84VZW8ZoGRW7Z"
    A$ = A$ + "VUJbSak?8lAP?3LG`O<lUQ_8V?`mIF6V;`MSAnoP`nPO1<:l5hWLZ3im\CmS"
    A$ = A$ + "1G?b:XWNZm0ONTULS#O<kIWX4QldCMGHlIdC?eW6cahfQmPAZm<`3K:HJf\L"
    A$ = A$ + "caH>FcaI>NC;`WcL2VCdLB`7e\2C[Vf<5=[dDbLbVEIF]iD<W:Z?lY<WVI=`"
    A$ = A$ + "SH>Mh?0ndVgSi<<[eLVVcbLfVcaL^VeI>?cj=_GckcLnV=H^0c5J^8c6=_Oc"
    A$ = A$ + "5K^4cUJ^<cUKn0Vf=GQi:=GUiZ=GSi3J^FceIj`\9cV=QV>=Ka\Ecf<MI^Nc"
    A$ = A$ + "=Hjf\MC?VN=mI^ACoVMH6`\Cc=I^Ic]H^Ec^<O8c^=gVif=gQI?VO?cMJn`V"
    A$ = A$ + "1=OTZgI?M]2lUNlLdS]Z7KC?FD?^BmH9mh9[7GUNLejaCA?NVjacB?NfjacE"
    A$ = A$ + "?^>iH[jhgZ>^]ZSK[jhfZ>^]ZSK[jhfZ>^]ZSK[jhfZ>^]ZSK[jhfZ>oJE7o"
    A$ = A$ + "FeaOEjacDaScZ]:?_>fnfkXb;MKM>#7EN9M]e]gA`6gFGl_Fl<?U:kXknfF7"
    A$ = A$ + "E6fIg3dAeMfg>jZkNkYbM`]JP>fI#OK[[JjlFfLgM\m`=e=eWf`AXZnjL78`"
    A$ = A$ + "ZYSnk_gK^k>gb0EcW]cnV>O\o^fjf6#na`N_iNTcfD_3\]JdV5fCM^cfd>jT"
    A$ = A$ + "1KK]N:C_gn7HKm^eNkYS^[[[N60]XdiV70=ZDKWgh>kjVjXk>kIcMFifjMWk"
    A$ = A$ + "XcIdOWgDgm^e^fL7MgC_3<MZaK]o>jNPnLW^Y1VfU\^F9aQE#WdZNb:LWDdN"
    A$ = A$ + "BKfCFYmTEK?iD\WLbfCFUmTBj9[d2Wf\M_TM8:IQLA;LJcn=]IKCKFhDbRZ["
    A$ = A$ + "dfhRFdX=g9fA_=;nDdMRmWFYM8Je=XF8gV5EGY[aF8_B;n\Bglb2iEJkN9g4"
    A$ = A$ + "d1WE:ZKm]Y^kMcg#e8_T>FYLEgKA>fo0je3\S]eAHWEbo]j`KP?FcFjZk^k<"
    A$ = A$ + "LCmN;CG>[OTSGm0mgE7KMWm97kG_>\7iHgKYZ=gEoK^k>[Y[N^Y=]C\C3#WY"
    A$ = A$ + "Og>fNGXlH7K^CD0jVLG4\SMfCEKYc]SR#YXoDi>j37lDK^kM^Y:gFWMP3AHG"
    A$ = A$ + "M\mNk9\f]_cMX2EM>C_cAIOa=ehScNbHoGSl3nVg6Mdooo4noEAM%%h1"
    btemp$ = ""
    For i& = 1 To Len(A$) Step 4: B$ = Mid$(A$, i&, 4)
        If InStr(1, B$, "%") Then
            For C% = 1 To Len(B$): F$ = Mid$(B$, C%, 1)
                If F$ <> "%" Then C$ = C$ + F$
            Next: B$ = C$: End If: For j = 1 To Len(B$)
            If Mid$(B$, j, 1) = "#" Then
        Mid$(B$, j) = "@": End If: Next
        For t% = Len(B$) To 1 Step -1
            B& = B& * 64 + Asc(Mid$(B$, t%)) - 48
            Next: X$ = "": For t% = 1 To Len(B$) - 1
            X$ = X$ + Chr$(B& And 255): B& = B& \ 256
    Next: btemp$ = btemp$ + X$: Next
    BASFILE$ = _Inflate$(btemp$, 25152): btemp$ = ""
    _Font _LoadFont(BASFILE$, size, "memory, monospace")
End Sub

[SMcNeill]

Glad to hear it was just that simple of a fix.  Now I'm looking forward to all the great games and stuff that you build for us showcasing its usage for folks.