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core/typography.py

tags:

Render text.

syntax

text(data, x, y, z)
text(data, [x, y, z])

parameters

data string to be displayed
x x-position of text location
y y-position of text location
z z-position of text location

examples

basic text rendering

def init():
   textFont('data/fonts/DroidSans.ttf', 24)

def display():
   text("upper left",   -4, 0,  4)
   text("upper right",   4, 0,  4)
   text("lower right",   4, 0, -4)
   text("lower left",   -4, 0, -4)

random text placement

def vertex_string(vert):
   return '({:.2f}, {:.2f}, {:.2f})'.format(*vert)

def init():
   textFont('data/fonts/DroidSans.ttf', 10)

   Global.points = list(random_vertex_generator(50, -5, 5))
   Global.labels = map(vertex_string, Global.points)

def display():
   for pos, label in zip(Global.points, Global.labels):
      text(label, pos)