Blog - JSE - Fonts Part Two

21st May 2021

Huh..

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Well, it kinda works.
The new SetFont n (where n is a number from 0 to 6, so far) will set the font to one of the currently available fonts.
0 is default, 1 is Amstrad CPC, 2 is Commodore 64, 3 is ZX Spectrum, 4 is BBC Micro, 5 is Amiga Topaz and 6 is Amiga AMOS Pro's default font known as "2001" (Which must've seemed an impossible futuristic number at the time!!)

The fonts "mostly" work, but on some devices you can definitely see the joins so I need to optimise my glyph renderer a little better.
But.. Yeah, it's working.

As a side-effect, though, the fonts are displaying at about twice the resolution of the previous font, so you'll probably have to dig through your old code and fix up any text displays that are now looking a bit screwy!!

Future enhancements
1. More varied fonts
2. A better looking default font.

It should be noted that, due to the way this was created, most none-ascii values could quite frankly show up as pretty much anything!!! Apologies if you've been relying on those.

// System Fonts

dim line(10)

txt=""
l=0
if System==5 then txt=" "
for n=32 to 255
	txt=txt+chr(n)
	if len(txt)>39 then
		line(l)=txt:l=l+1
		txt=""
		if System==5 then txt=" "
	endif
next
line(l)=txt:l=l+1


Repeat
Graphics 320,240,1

System=Floor(Millisecs()/1500) mod 7


SetFont System
SetFontSize 8

if System==0	// Default
	Border 32,32,32
	CLS 0,0,0
	SetCol 180,255,180
	Print "The default font is now the CPC font."
	Print
	Print "Why not suggest your favourite"
	Print "8x8 pixel font to replace it?"
	Print
endif

if System==1	// Amstrad
	Border 0,0,128
	CLS 0,0,128
	SetCol 255,255,0
	Print " Amstrad 128K Microcomputer  (v3)"
	Print
	Print " "+Chr(164)+"1985 Amstrad Consumer Electronics plc"
	Print "           and Locomotive Software Ltd."
	Print 
	Print " Basic 1.1"
	Print
	Print "Ready"
	y=CursorY()
	if Mills()%600<300 then Rect 0,y,8,8
	Print
	Print
endif

if System==2	// Commodore 64
	CLS 80,72,178
	SetCol 143,137,225
	Border 143,137,225
Print "    **** COMMODORE 64 BASIC V2 ****"
Print
Print " 64K RAM SYSTEM  38911 BASIC BYTES FREE"
Print
Print "READY."
	y=CursorY()
	if Mills()%600<300 then Rect 0,y,8,8
	Print
	Print
endif

if System==3	// ZX Spectrum
	Border 216,216,216
	CLS 216,216,216
	SetCol 0,0,0
	Locate 0,ScreenHeight-18
	Print Chr(169)+" 1982 Sinclair Research Ltd"
	Locate 0,0
endif

if System==4	// BBC Micro
	Border 80,0,0
	CLS 0,0,0
	SetCol 255,255,255
	Print "BBC Computer"
	Print 
	Print "Acorn DFS"
	Print
	Print "BASIC"
	Print
	if Mills()%600<300 then Print ">_"
	if Mills()%600>=300 then Print ">"
	Print
endif

if System==5	// Amiga - Topaz
Graphics 640,480,1
SetFontSize 8
	Border 0,0,0
	CLS 153,153,153
	SetCol 0,0,0
	Rect 0,0,ScreenWidth(),14
	SetCol 255,255,255
	Line 0,14,ScreenWidth(),14
	Locate 2,4:Print "Amiga Workbench  761800 graphics mem  0 other mem"
	print;print;
	SetCol 255,255,255
	Rect 2,CursorY,41*8,8*8
	SetCol 0,0,0
	Rect 2+1,CursorY+1,(41*8)-1,(8*8)-1
	SetCol 153,153,153
	Rect 2+1,CursorY+1,(41*8)-2,(8*8)-2
	SetCol 0,0,0
	Rect 2+1,CursorY+1,(41*8)-2,(1*8)+2
	SetCol 51,102,170
	Rect 2+1,CursorY+1,(41*8)-2,(1*8)+1

	SetCol 0,0,0
	Locate 8,CursorY+2
	Print "Woot"
	Print
endif

if System==6	// Amiga - AMOS "2001"
	CLS 180,80,0
	
	SetColor 255,255,255
	Print "Not an AmigaDOS disc (92)"
	Print
endif

for m=0 to l-1
	if System<>5 then Print line(m)
	if System==5 then Print " "+line(m)
next

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