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rescolero
Strokes
Sep 28th, 2007, 6:49pm  
I am just starting out using processing and was wondering if there is a way to create a stroke around letters?
If so, how?

Thanks.
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antiplastik
Re: Strokes
Reply #1 - Oct 1st, 2007, 5:14pm  
As far as I know : no! Letters are only filled.

You may use different tricks anyway :

* before drawing your text (say in white) draw your text 4 times in background (say in black), each time with a small offset, like this :

fill(0);
text("sample text", 20-1, 20);
text("sample text", 20+1, 20);
text("sample text", 20, 20-1);
text("sample text", 20, 20+1);
fill(255);
text("sample text", 20, 20);

* a variant : draw your text in black. then draw the same text in white and in smaller letters, over the preceding.

* use a font where only the border of the letters are drawn and the interior is empty.

Nicolas.
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rescolero
Re: Strokes
Reply #2 - Oct 8th, 2007, 1:38am  
Thanks!
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