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HYP_FontOutline Library

Description
Font 3D library

Number of functions: 5

HYP_FontOutline.Create (Lua - Python)
HYP_FontOutline.Destroy (Lua - Python)
HYP_FontOutline.SetText (Lua - Python)
HYP_FontOutline.GetTextWidth (Lua - Python)
HYP_FontOutline.SetTextCenteredState (Lua - Python)

HYP_FontOutline.Create

Description
Creates a new curve object.

Languages: Lua - Python

Parameters

ttfName [STRING]: name of the TrueType font: Arial, Verdana, etc.

zThickness [REAL]: font object's thickness.

Return Values

fontId [INTEGER]: object identifier

Code sample :

fontId = HYP_FontOutline.Create("Arial", 0.4)

HYP_FontOutline.Destroy

Description
Destroys an existing font object.

Languages: Lua - Python

Parameters

fontId [INTEGER]: object identifier

Code sample :

HYP_FontOutline.Destroy(fontId)

HYP_FontOutline.SetText

Description
Sets the text to display.

Languages: Lua - Python

Parameters

fontId [INTEGER]: object identifier

text [STRING]: text to display.

Code sample :

HYP_FontOutline.SetText(fontId, "Hello")

HYP_FontOutline.GetTextWidth

Description
Returns the width of the text. This value is useful to position the object.

Languages: Lua - Python

Parameters

fontId [INTEGER]: object identifier

Return Values

width [REAL]: text's width

Code sample :

textWidth = HYP_FontOutline.GetTextWidth(fontId)
HYP_Object.SetPosition(fontId, -textWidth/2, 0.0, 0.0)

HYP_FontOutline.SetTextCenteredState

Description
Allows to auto-center the text.

Languages: Lua - Python

Parameters

fontId [INTEGER]: object identifier

state [INTEGER]: auto-center state (0 or 1)

Code sample :

HYP_FontOutline.GetTextWidth(SetTextCenteredState, 1)

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