Font List

jaspervanblokland

Hi There

I am using the next code to have a Font List. It works perfectly. But i want to replace the ''random(0, 2)" by the sequence of the font list. So, i want that the font is not anymore random. Do someone know how i can fix this?

Greetings

PFont afont, bfont, cfont;

String[]mainfont = {"afont", "bfont", "cfont"};

void setup() { size(200,200);

afont = createFont("FreeMono", 1); bfont = createFont("Kinnari-Italic", 1); cfont = createFont("Norasi", 1);

}

void draw(){

float x = random(0,2); int y = int (x);

textFont(mainfont[y]);

// GET THE MESSAGE: method textFont(PFont) in the type PApplet is // not applicable for the arguments (String)

text("I want to get here everytime another FONTtype", 50, 50); }

Chrisir

float x=1;

Or

int x=1;

Chrisir

Sequence for loop ( See Reference)

jaspervanblokland

Thanks, but to be more specific, i want in the font sequence that each font (e) is 200 pixels to the bottom.

for (int e = 0; e < maxFont; e++) {    
  float x = 1;
  int y = int(x);
  textFont(font[y], 32);     
  fill(0);
  text("Font", width-75, e*200, 200, 100);
}

koogs

you're using

afont = createFont("FreeMono", 1);
bfont = createFont("Kinnari-Italic", 1);
cfont = createFont("Norasi", 1);

which you can't loop over. you really want an array of PFont.

Chrisir

String[] fontList ;

void setup() {
  size(1200, 900);
  fontList = PFont.list();  // Strings
  // printArray(fontList);
  noLoop();
}



void draw() {
  for (int e = 0; e < fontList.length; e++) {    
    // float x = 1;
    // int y = int(x);
    PFont temp = createFont(fontList[e], 32); // PFont
    textFont(temp, 32);     
    fill(0);
    text("Font "+trim(fontList[e]), 75, e*200, 200, 100);
    if (e*200>height+90) {
      println("break");
      break;
    }
  }
}

jaspervanblokland

thanks :)

Chrisir

you are welcome!

;-)

Chrisir

general it is not good to use createFont outside setup - I just did that here because I use noLoop() anyway

alternatively, have a 2nd array of the fonts (PFont[] fontListOfPFont;) and set it up in setup() and use it in draw()

jaspervanblokland

Can you suggest me how i can connect this with an array font list that i set in a local folder

Chrisir

what is this

array font list that i set in a local folder

?

do you mean the fonts you have in the folder (ttf / vlw files) or a text file with a list in it?

jaspervanblokland

i want to make an array font list with selected fonts. The question is how i can connect it with an arrray list like below

afont = createFont("FreeMono", 1); bfont = createFont("Kinnari-Italic", 1); cfont = createFont("Norasi", 1);

Chrisir

replace line 1 with

String[] fontList = {"FreeMono",
"Kinnari-Italic",
"Norasi"};

then like above but without the line 5