text function not working

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?

Answers

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

  • 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);
    }
    
  • 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?

  • Answer ✓

    @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...

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

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