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Different VGA Font sizes

babinda01babinda01 Posts: 54
edited 2011-05-12 18:20 in Propeller 1
Hi Guys
I am wondering if it is possible to have different size fonts displayed at the same time on a VGA monitor. I would like to have several headings at the standard VGA_text size and then other text at about half of that size. Is there an object available to do this?

Regards
Andrew

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  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2011-05-12 17:44
    No. There are no text drivers for VGA or TV that allow mixed size fonts. The closest you could get would be to use the graphics driver for VGA and a vector text font which can be scaled for pretty much any size. Keep in mind that this draws text on the screen and doesn't erase under the text. You have to do that separately. You're also very limited in the size of the bitmap that you can display because of the limited hub memory available. I believe the largest bitmap is 500 pixels wide and 384 pixels high. There's another Graphics-like object (here) that may be useful. I haven't used it, but you might look through the referenced forum thread.
  • babinda01babinda01 Posts: 54
    edited 2011-05-12 18:20
    Hi Mike

    Thanks for the reply - I think I will finish the project as it is, and then look at changing the gui at a later date.

    Regards
    Andrew
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