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kevinP
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fileglob for fonts, etc.?
« on: May 25th, 2004, 10:26pm » |
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After adding "foreach", how about adding a fileglob?  It seems that using a font would be much simpler if I could just do something like this...
myFont = loadFont("Matrix*");
// or even "Ma*" if one has only one file or link in the data directory
// instead of "MatrixScriptBook.vlw.gz" with all its possibilities of typos, etc.
Also, I noticed that when a font is not loaded that Processing catches the exception and prints (24+ times per second if you are writing in the main loop):
"text(): first set a font before drawing text"
Maybe it would be better to quit the run?
-K
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| « Last Edit: May 25th, 2004, 10:27pm by kevinP » |
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Kevin Pfeiffer
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mKoser
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Re: fileglob for fonts, etc.?
« Reply #1 on: May 29th, 2004, 8:00pm » |
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ehm... then what happens if accidently you have these two files in your data folder:
MatrixScriptBook_1.vlw.gz
MatrixScriptBook_2.vlw.gz
what will your variabel 'myFont' then be?
i dont think adding a fileGlob (never head that expression before!) is a good idea!
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the point about stopping the sketch-run when no font is loaded is a good idea though!
+ m
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| « Last Edit: May 29th, 2004, 9:35pm by mKoser » |
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mikkel crone koser | www.beyondthree.com | http://processing.beyondthree.com
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TomC
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Re: fileglob for fonts, etc.?
« Reply #2 on: May 29th, 2004, 8:05pm » |
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Since the file glob would really only be there to save typing, I think it would be better just to have auto-complete in the editor, and include filenames from the data directory in the word list.
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kevinP
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Re: fileglob for fonts, etc.?
« Reply #3 on: Jun 1st, 2004, 1:23am » |
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on May 29th, 2004, 8:00pm, mKoser wrote:ehm... then what happens if accidently you have these two files in your data folder:
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Picks the first match when reading directory. A glob is simply a wild card match (I believe).
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| « Last Edit: Jun 1st, 2004, 1:32am by kevinP » |
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Kevin Pfeiffer
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kevinP
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Re: fileglob for fonts, etc.?
« Reply #4 on: Jun 1st, 2004, 1:24am » |
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on May 29th, 2004, 8:05pm, TomC wrote:| Since the file glob would really only be there to save typing, I think it would be better just to have auto-complete in the editor, and include filenames from the data directory in the word list. |
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Well, that would also be quite nice.
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Kevin Pfeiffer
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