Using Sprite Font

Hi all,

I've only just started to learn about sprite font, and noticed that we now have an official plugin.

But I'm not sure how to use it, or how I can make a font sprite sheet? Are there any tutorials or good threads that show how this is done. I have searched, but I've been unable to find anything useful yet!

Thanks.

Easy !

Really? An answer like that is not going to encourage a beginner to learn. If you do not want to actually help someone, don't bother posting at all.

Thanks Whiteclaws, the wonders of modern technology huh! <img src="smileys/smiley36.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

Thanks for the support yogert96, it can be difficult when you're still new to all of this. I think sometimes it's easy for others to forget what it was like when they first started! <img src="smileys/smiley2.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

No problem. All Whiteclaws has to do is search the forums on "how to make an mmo" and he can be reminded. Anyway, there is a manual entry on sprite fonts that I believe deserves a good look. Here it is:

https://www.scirra.com/manual/166/sprite-font

I wrote a tool to help generate the sprite fonts. There are others.

alt. spritefonts thread

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To be honest , checking the manual or searching the forums wouldn't be that hard , I guess , atleast , at those days , I would search the forums before asking any questions

You see , a lot of the newbies don't even bother searching and ask questions already answered and I can't encourage that :S

Thanks yogert96, blackhornet, both very useful links, I'll check them out :)

Whiteclaws, as mentioned above, I did already do a forum search, but couldn't find what I was looking for. I had seen the manual entry on Sprite Font, but it doesn't go into much detail on how to make a font sheet, hence my question! But thanks for your input anyway, it made me chuckle ;)

Whiteclaws

I see your point, but there is a better way of approaching things. So if you don't want to encourage it, just don't respond to their posts, and eventually, they will try to do something by themselves.