MOAIBitmapFontReader Class Reference

Inherits MOAIFontReader.

Function List
	loadPage

Detailed Description

Legacy font reader for Moai's original bitmap font format. The original format is just a bitmap containing each glyph in the font divided by solid-color guide lines (see examples). This is an easy way for artists to create bitmap fonts. Kerning is not supported by this format.

Runtime use of MOAIBitmapFontReader is not recommended. Instead, use MOAIBitmapFontReader as part of your tool chain to initialize a glyph cache and image to be serialized in later.

Function Documentation

loadPage

Rips a set of glyphs from a bitmap and associates them with a size.

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function loadPage ( MOAIBitmapFontReader self, string filename, string charCodes, number points [, number dpi ] )

Parameters

MOAIBitmapFontReader	self
string	filename Filename of the image containing the bitmap font.
string	charCodes A string which defines the characters found in the bitmap
number	points The point size to be associated with the glyphs ripped from the bitmap.
number	dpi Optional. The device DPI (dots per inch of device screen). Default value is 72 (points same as pixels).

Returns

nil