text function not working

steve_j

Hi all, only have one android device to test. Galaxy Tab E version 4.4.4

The basic processing function fails to render any text. It complies with no errors so im a little stumped. Can anyone reproduce?

KevinWorkman

Can you please provide a simple example program that demonstrates the problem?

steve_j

from the examples

/**
 * Words. 
 * 
 * The text() function is used for writing words to the screen. 
 */


int x = 30;
PFont fontA;

void setup() 
{
  size(200, 200);
  background(102);

  // Load the font. Fonts must be placed within the data 
  // directory of your sketch. Use Tools > Create Font 
  // to create a distributable bitmap font. 
  // For vector fonts, use the createFont() function. 
  fontA = loadFont("Ziggurat-HTF-Black-32.vlw");

  // Set the font and its size (in units of pixels)
  textFont(fontA, 32);

  // Only draw once
  noLoop();
}

void draw() {
  // Use fill() to change the value or color of the text
  fill(0);
  text("ichi", x, 60);
  fill(51);
  text("ni", x, 95);
  fill(204);
  text("san", x, 130);
  fill(255);
  text("shi", x, 165);
}

KevinWorkman

Have you tried narrowing down the problem at all? What happens if you get rid of the font loading stuff? What happens if you try different sizes and positions?

akenaton

@steve_j===

• be sure that you have created the font

• set size to 800X600 (200 is very little for a phone with 480 dpi!)

• && first of all uncomment your noLoop() or erase it

• try: it must work...

steve_j

Strangley it does work now, came back to it today and its all happy. Not exactly sure what the problem was.