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#111781 - 19/08/2002 08:02 Well, not so much a "normal" bug
NasalGoat
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Registered: 23/08/1999
Posts: 129
Loc: Toronto, ON, Canada
I'm running Beta13 and it's great, but since I was never a fan of the built-in fonts I stole fonts from my pinball machines to use, since the display they have is exactly the same dimensions and type as the empeg.



The fonts are great, as you can see by the picture, but it has an odd effect while syncing - since the font is a bit wider than than stock, it "drags" the ends of the font.



It's not a bug that effects anything important, but I thought I would bring it up.

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#111782 - 19/08/2002 08:19 Re: Well, not so much a "normal" bug [Re: NasalGoat]
peter
carpal tunnel

Registered: 13/07/2000
Posts: 4180
Loc: Cambridge, England
The fonts are great, as you can see by the picture

You only have capitals? Ewwww...

Peter

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#111783 - 19/08/2002 08:33 Re: Well, not so much a "normal" bug [Re: peter]
NasalGoat
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Registered: 23/08/1999
Posts: 129
Loc: Toronto, ON, Canada
I did lowercase but I didn't like the results. In fact, the lowercase letters were the worst part of the original fonts. I don't miss them.

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#111784 - 19/08/2002 08:44 Re: Well, not so much a "normal" bug [Re: peter]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHY WOULD THE LACK OF LOWERCASE MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO YOU?
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#111785 - 19/08/2002 08:53 Re: Well, not so much a "normal" bug [Re: wfaulk]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Now, now. Be nice. I cannot say I like all caps, but the issue is that a custom font is not clearing itself when scrolled.

Does the scrolling text involved with some of the info:transient and other info:screens work properly with this font? How is the erasure being performed when dealing with scrolling? I find it interesting that the "cutoffs" of the scroll not not appear to be the last possible pixel - I would have thought to see the right edge of the "G" and the left side of the "S", and not the uppermost and lowermost extremes of the "G" and three lines from the "S"...

Perhaps the clear routine is assuming a fixed size font, but I am not certain that would account for the (personally rather neat looking) pattern in the pic.
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#111786 - 19/08/2002 09:21 Re: Well, not so much a "normal" bug [Re: NasalGoat]
peter
carpal tunnel

Registered: 13/07/2000
Posts: 4180
Loc: Cambridge, England
since the font is a bit wider than than stock, it "drags" the ends of the font.

If the string "synchronising" is 80 pixels or more long, then you'll get pixel drag.

Peter

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#111787 - 19/08/2002 09:28 Re: Well, not so much a "normal" bug [Re: NasalGoat]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31602
Loc: Seattle, WA
Dude, that Synchronising screen looks awesome, like a logo or something.
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#111788 - 19/08/2002 09:34 Re: Well, not so much a "normal" bug [Re: pgrzelak]
NasalGoat
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Registered: 23/08/1999
Posts: 129
Loc: Toronto, ON, Canada
Actually, the fonts work perfectly in the player - the extra width is handled by scrolling. It's just during sync. That'sa why it's more a curiousity than a problem.

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#111789 - 19/08/2002 18:22 Re: Well, not so much a "normal" bug [Re: wfaulk]
pca
old hand

Registered: 20/07/1999
Posts: 1102
Loc: UK
AARGH! I'm deaf!



pca


Edited by pca (19/08/2002 18:22)
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