GLCDs and Fonts

[BenR]

Hello,

We have recently been adding fonts to the graphicsl display components and as the amount of data held within the font component was starting to get a bit excessive we have now moved this to an external file.

If you notivce that GLCD fonts have stopped working for you then please make sure you do a full library update to ensure you get the latest font data file as well as the latest font component.

Hopefully this should solve any problems but do let us know if you have any further issues due to this change.

Also what other fonts would you like to see as part of the main GLCD fonts offering. We will continue supporting custom fonts but which fonts are you likely to want to use without resorting to custom settings?

[jgu1]

Hi Ben!

After update.

When I drop down in the fontlist, it is empty?

Jorgen

[BenR]

Hi Jorgen,

Aha thanks for that, no idea why that didn't work the first time but looks like it's ok now if you do another full database update.

[jgu1]

Hi Ben!

The fonts are back again. thanks.
Hopefully that little jump won't affect my current and past projects.

Another question, please, when I start FC and have to continue a project or open an existing one, I feel after recent updates that it takes longer and longer time to boot, it looks like it is when FC load files in the component libraries. I know FC10 is a big program and growing, is this the reason, pls. I have 3 laptops and it is the same on all PCs and they are not slow machines and with 16 GB ram SSD HD.

Br Jorgen

[BenR]

This additional load time could be the new fonts. Currently we have to parse through a single big file but the changes I've made will pave the way to individual files that should greatly speed things up again. Hopefully quicker then it was originally only now with much more choice and much nicer looking fonts on large displays. I hope to roll out this secondary change on Monday.

Hopefully with the latest updates no existing projects should be effected in terms of functionality but please let us know if you spot anything.

[jgu1]

Thank you Ben.

Have a nice weekend

[BenR]

Right I've pushed another change, again a full database update is required.

This time all the various fonts are stored in their own file which means we only have to parse through the data we want.

Hopefully your load times should be restored and selecting a new font should be significantly faster.

Please let us know how you get on with it and if you experience any problems.

Again existing projects should function fine with the new font system.

[jgu1]

Hi Ben!

After your latest update, everything seemed to be ok again, also when booting and load the component. And lot of font

thank´s

Jorgen