com.golden.gamedev.util
Class FontUtil

java.lang.Object
  com.golden.gamedev.util.FontUtil

public class FontUtil
extends Object

Utility class for manipulating java.awt.Font object.

Method Summary

static BufferedImage	createBitmapFont(Font f, Color col) Creates bitmap font from specified java.awt.Font that can be used by AdvanceBitmapFont.
static Font	createTrueTypeFont(URL url, int style, float size) Creates java.awt.Font from specified True Type Font URL (*.ttf).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

createTrueTypeFont

public static Font createTrueTypeFont(URL url,
                                      int style,
                                      float size)

Creates java.awt.Font from specified True Type Font URL (*.ttf).

See Also:

BaseIO.getURL(String), GameFontManager.getFont(Font)

createBitmapFont

public static BufferedImage createBitmapFont(Font f,
                                             Color col)

Creates bitmap font from specified java.awt.Font that can be used by AdvanceBitmapFont.
The bitmap is created using standard Bitmap Font Writer, created by Stefan Pettersson (http://www.stefan-pettersson.nu).

Returns:

Font images using standard Bitmap Font Writer technique.

See Also:

AdvanceBitmapFont, GameFontManager.getFont(BufferedImage)