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Multi-font use.

Started by Lomilar Aug 8, 2002 at 1:49 PM 1 replies 500+ views
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Lomilar
Lomilar
I am attempting to use multiple fonts in a program, but from what I can tell, it will only use the last font that I tried building. Here''s my font class. From what I can tell, I am guessing that when a font is ''selected'' as per within the Build() function, it will only use that font. I ask because I am working on a project where having a clean thin font and a bold ''status'' font would be advantageous. Thanks in advance. Oh, and feel free to rip off this class. It seems to work well. Replace aString with your favorite string class.
  class GLFont
{
public:
	GLFont(){}
	~GLFont()
	{
		glDeleteLists(base,256);
	}
	void Build(HDC hdc,const char* typeface,int height,int weight,bool italic = false,bool underline = false,bool strikethrough = false)
	{
		int charset;
		m_hdc = hdc;
		glDeleteLists(base,256);
		base = glGenLists(256);

		if (stricmp(typeface,"symbol") == 0)
			charset = SYMBOL_CHARSET;
		else
			charset = ANSI_CHARSET;

		fontid = CreateFont(height,0,0,0,weight,italic,underline,strikethrough,charset,OUT_TT_PRECIS,CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS,DRAFT_QUALITY,DEFAULT_PITCH,typeface);
      SelectObject(hdc,fontid);
		wglUseFontBitmaps(hdc,0,256,base);
		GetCharWidth(hdc,0,255,widths);
		this->height = height;
	}
   int Measure(aString str)
   {
      uint len = 0;
      for (uint i = 0;i < strlen(str);i++)
      {
         len += widths[str[i]];
      }
   }
	void Draw(aString str)
	{
		glPushAttrib(GL_LIST_BIT);
		glListBase(base);
		glCallLists((GLsizei)strlen(str),GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,str);
		glPopAttrib();
	}
private:
   HDC m_hdc;
	HFONT fontid;
	GLuint base;
	int widths[256];
	int height;
};  
adamxiii
adamxiii
I had the same problem.
The problem has to do with the hdc you are using when creating the fonts. Try changing the following lines from hdc to m_hdc like so:

SelectObject(m_hdc,fontid);
wglUseFontBitmaps(m_hdc,0,256,base);
GetCharWidth(m_hdc,0,255,widths);

By using a global hdc you are only allowed to create one font at a time.
hope that helps
niyaw
niyaw
quote:
Original post by adamxiii
The problem has to do with the hdc you are using when creating the fonts.


since you only have one dc for the entire program, i don''t see how using a global variable to reference it instead of a local one if going to affect anything.
quote:

By using a global hdc you are only allowed to create one font at a time.

you are always restricted to selecting one font in any dc at any time, but you don''t need a dc to create a font at all.

quote:
Original post by Lomilar
Here''s my font class.


you, however, didn''t provide any code to show how you managed multiple fonts in your application. copying nehe''s font creation code here tell us nothing why multiple fonts aren''t working for you.
quote:

From what I can tell, I am guessing that when a font is ''selected'' as per within the Build() function, it will only use that font.


this is correct. wglusefontbitmaps will use the currently selected font for its operation.
quote:

I ask because I am working on a project where having a clean thin font and a bold ''status'' font would be advantageous.


so select another font into the dc, and call wglusefontbitmaps again.
quote:

Oh, and feel free to rip off this class. It seems to work well.


why thanks, but no thanks.
quote:

fontid = CreateFont(height,0,0,0,weight,italic,underline,strikethrough,charset,OUT_TT_PRECIS,CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS,DRAFT_QUALITY,DEFAULT_PITCH,typeface);
SelectObject(hdc,fontid);
wglUseFontBitmaps(hdc,0,256,base);


have you thought about relesing resources occupied by the font? take another look at how nehe creates his fonts.

since you didn''t give any information that will help us tell you where you went wrong, i hacked together some code that draws text in two alternating fonts. the code is ugly because nehe uses a whole bunch of globals and a bit because he doesn''t have a timer class. so don''t copypaste it, understand what i''ve done and make a cleaner version.

code dump [modified lesson 13]:

  
/*
* This Code Was Created By Jeff Molofee 2000
* Modified by Shawn T. to handle (%3.2f, num) parameters.
* A HUGE Thanks To Fredric Echols For Cleaning Up
* And Optimizing The Base Code, Making It More Flexible!
* If You''ve Found This Code Useful, Please Let Me Know.
* Visit My Site At nehe.gamedev.net
*/

#include <windows.h> // Header File For Windows
#include <math.h> // Header File For Windows Math Library
#include <stdio.h> // Header File For Standard Input/Output
#include <stdarg.h> // Header File For Variable Argument Routines
#include <gl\gl.h> // Header File For The OpenGL32 Library
#include <gl\glu.h> // Header File For The GLu32 Library
#include <gl\glaux.h> // Header File For The Glaux Library

HDC hDC=NULL; // Private GDI Device Context
HGLRC hRC=NULL; // Permanent Rendering Context
HWND hWnd=NULL; // Holds Our Window Handle
HINSTANCE hInstance; // Holds The Instance Of The Application

GLuint base, base2; // Base Display List For The Font Set
GLfloat cnt1; // 1st Counter Used To Move Text & For Coloring
GLfloat cnt2; // 2nd Counter Used To Move Text & For Coloring

bool keys[256]; // Array Used For The Keyboard Routine
bool active=TRUE; // Window Active Flag Set To TRUE By Default
bool fullscreen=TRUE; // Fullscreen Flag Set To Fullscreen Mode By Default

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM); // Declaration For WndProc

unsigned BuildFont(const char *name) // Build Our Bitmap Font
{
HFONT font; // Windows Font ID
HFONT oldfont; // Used For Good House Keeping

unsigned base = glGenLists(96); // Storage For 96 Characters

font = CreateFont( -24, // Height Of Font
0, // Width Of Font
0, // Angle Of Escapement
0, // Orientation Angle
FW_BOLD, // Font Weight
FALSE, // Italic
FALSE, // Underline
FALSE, // Strikeout
ANSI_CHARSET, // Character Set Identifier
OUT_TT_PRECIS, // Output Precision
CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS, // Clipping Precision
ANTIALIASED_QUALITY, // Output Quality
FF_DONTCARE|DEFAULT_PITCH, // Family And Pitch
name); // Font Name

oldfont = (HFONT)SelectObject(hDC, font); // Selects The Font We Want
wglUseFontBitmaps(hDC, 32, 96, base); // Builds 96 Characters Starting At Character 32
SelectObject(hDC, oldfont); // Selects The Font We Want
DeleteObject(font); // Delete The Font
return base;
}

GLvoid KillFont(GLvoid) // Delete The Font List
{
glDeleteLists(base, 96); // Delete All 96 Characters
}

GLvoid glPrint(unsigned base, const char *fmt, ...) // Custom GL "Print" Routine
{
char text[256]; // Holds Our String
va_list ap; // Pointer To List Of Arguments

if (fmt == NULL) // If There''s No Text
return; // Do Nothing

va_start(ap, fmt); // Parses The String For Variables
vsprintf(text, fmt, ap); // And Converts Symbols To Actual Numbers
va_end(ap); // Results Are Stored In Text

glPushAttrib(GL_LIST_BIT); // Pushes The Display List Bits
glListBase(base - 32); // Sets The Base Character to 32
glCallLists(strlen(text), GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, text); // Draws The Display List Text
glPopAttrib(); // Pops The Display List Bits
}

GLvoid ReSizeGLScene(GLsizei width, GLsizei height) // Resize And Initialize The GL Window
{
if (height==0) // Prevent A Divide By Zero By
{
height=1; // Making Height Equal One
}

glViewport(0,0,width,height); // Reset The Current Viewport

glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION); // Select The Projection Matrix
glLoadIdentity(); // Reset The Projection Matrix

// Calculate The Aspect Ratio Of The Window
gluPerspective(45.0f,(GLfloat)width/(GLfloat)height,0.1f,100.0f);

glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW); // Select The Modelview Matrix
glLoadIdentity(); // Reset The Modelview Matrix
}

int InitGL(GLvoid) // All Setup For OpenGL Goes Here
{
glShadeModel(GL_SMOOTH); // Enable Smooth Shading
glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.5f); // Black Background
glClearDepth(1.0f); // Depth Buffer Setup
glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST); // Enables Depth Testing
glDepthFunc(GL_LEQUAL); // The Type Of Depth Testing To Do
glHint(GL_PERSPECTIVE_CORRECTION_HINT, GL_NICEST); // Really Nice Perspective Calculations

base = BuildFont("courier new"); // Build The Font
base2 = BuildFont("times new roman"); // Build The Font

return TRUE; // Initialization Went OK
}

int DrawGLScene(GLvoid) // Here''s Where We Do All The Drawing
{
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT); // Clear Screen And Depth Buffer
glLoadIdentity(); // Reset The Current Modelview Matrix
glTranslatef(0.0f,0.0f,-1.0f); // Move One Unit Into The Screen
// Pulsing Colors Based On Text Position
glColor3f(1.0f*float(cos(cnt1)),1.0f*float(sin(cnt2)),1.0f-0.5f*float(cos(cnt1+cnt2)));
// Position The Text On The Screen
glRasterPos2f(-0.45f+0.05f*float(cos(cnt1)), 0.32f*float(sin(cnt2)));
unsigned base = ::base;
static count = 0;
if (((++count)/100)&1)
base = ::base2;
glPrint(base, "Active OpenGL Text With NeHe - %7.2f", cnt1); // Print GL Text To The Screen
cnt1+=0.051f; // Increase The First Counter
cnt2+=0.005f; // Increase The First Counter
return TRUE; // Everything Went OK
}

GLvoid KillGLWindow(GLvoid) // Properly Kill The Window
{
if (fullscreen) // Are We In Fullscreen Mode?
{
ChangeDisplaySettings(NULL,0); // If So Switch Back To The Desktop
ShowCursor(TRUE); // Show Mouse Pointer
}

if (hRC) // Do We Have A Rendering Context?
{
if (!wglMakeCurrent(NULL,NULL)) // Are We Able To Release The DC And RC Contexts?
{
MessageBox(NULL,"Release Of DC And RC Failed.","SHUTDOWN ERROR",MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
}

if (!wglDeleteContext(hRC)) // Are We Able To Delete The RC?
{
MessageBox(NULL,"Release Rendering Context Failed.","SHUTDOWN ERROR",MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
}
hRC=NULL; // Set RC To NULL
}

if (hDC && !ReleaseDC(hWnd,hDC)) // Are We Able To Release The DC
{
MessageBox(NULL,"Release Device Context Failed.","SHUTDOWN ERROR",MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
hDC=NULL; // Set DC To NULL
}

if (hWnd && !DestroyWindow(hWnd)) // Are We Able To Destroy The Window?
{
MessageBox(NULL,"Could Not Release hWnd.","SHUTDOWN ERROR",MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
hWnd=NULL; // Set hWnd To NULL
}

if (!UnregisterClass("OpenGL",hInstance)) // Are We Able To Unregister Class
{
MessageBox(NULL,"Could Not Unregister Class.","SHUTDOWN ERROR",MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
hInstance=NULL; // Set hInstance To NULL
}

KillFont();
}

/* This Code Creates Our OpenGL Window. Parameters Are: *
* title - Title To Appear At The Top Of The Window *
* width - Width Of The GL Window Or Fullscreen Mode *
* height - Height Of The GL Window Or Fullscreen Mode *
* bits - Number Of Bits To Use For Color (8/16/24/32) *
* fullscreenflag - Use Fullscreen Mode (TRUE) Or Windowed Mode (FALSE) */


BOOL CreateGLWindow(char* title, int width, int height, int bits, bool fullscreenflag)
{
GLuint PixelFormat; // Holds The Results After Searching For A Match

WNDCLASS wc; // Windows Class Structure

DWORD dwExStyle; // Window Extended Style

DWORD dwStyle; // Window Style

RECT WindowRect; // Grabs Rectangle Upper Left / Lower Right Values

WindowRect.left=(long)0; // Set Left Value To 0

WindowRect.right=(long)width; // Set Right Value To Requested Width

WindowRect.top=(long)0; // Set Top Value To 0

WindowRect.bottom=(long)height; // Set Bottom Value To Requested Height


fullscreen=fullscreenflag; // Set The Global Fullscreen Flag


hInstance = GetModuleHandle(NULL); // Grab An Instance For Our Window

wc.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW | CS_OWNDC; // Redraw On Size, And Own DC For Window.

wc.lpfnWndProc = (WNDPROC) WndProc; // WndProc Handles Messages

wc.cbClsExtra = 0; // No Extra Window Data

wc.cbWndExtra = 0; // No Extra Window Data

wc.hInstance = hInstance; // Set The Instance

wc.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_WINLOGO); // Load The Default Icon

wc.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW); // Load The Arrow Pointer

wc.hbrBackground = NULL; // No Background Required For GL

wc.lpszMenuName = NULL; // We Don''t Want A Menu

wc.lpszClassName = "OpenGL"; // Set The Class Name


if (!RegisterClass(&wc)) // Attempt To Register The Window Class

{
MessageBox(NULL,"Failed To Register The Window Class.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
return FALSE; // Return FALSE

}

if (fullscreen) // Attempt Fullscreen Mode?

{
DEVMODE dmScreenSettings; // Device Mode

memset(&dmScreenSettings,0,sizeof(dmScreenSettings)); // Makes Sure Memory''s Cleared

dmScreenSettings.dmSize=sizeof(dmScreenSettings); // Size Of The Devmode Structure

dmScreenSettings.dmPelsWidth = width; // Selected Screen Width

dmScreenSettings.dmPelsHeight = height; // Selected Screen Height

dmScreenSettings.dmBitsPerPel = bits; // Selected Bits Per Pixel

dmScreenSettings.dmFields=DM_BITSPERPEL|DM_PELSWIDTH|DM_PELSHEIGHT;

// Try To Set Selected Mode And Get Results. NOTE: CDS_FULLSCREEN Gets Rid Of Start Bar.

if (ChangeDisplaySettings(&dmScreenSettings,CDS_FULLSCREEN)!=DISP_CHANGE_SUCCESSFUL)
{
// If The Mode Fails, Offer Two Options. Quit Or Use Windowed Mode.

if (MessageBox(NULL,"The Requested Fullscreen Mode Is Not Supported By\nYour Video Card. Use Windowed Mode Instead?","NeHe GL",MB_YESNO|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION)==IDYES)
{
fullscreen=FALSE; // Windowed Mode Selected. Fullscreen = FALSE

}
else
{
// Pop Up A Message Box Letting User Know The Program Is Closing.

MessageBox(NULL,"Program Will Now Close.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONSTOP);
return FALSE; // Return FALSE

}
}
}

if (fullscreen) // Are We Still In Fullscreen Mode?

{
dwExStyle=WS_EX_APPWINDOW; // Window Extended Style

dwStyle=WS_POPUP; // Windows Style

ShowCursor(FALSE); // Hide Mouse Pointer

}
else
{
dwExStyle=WS_EX_APPWINDOW | WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE; // Window Extended Style

dwStyle=WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW; // Windows Style

}

AdjustWindowRectEx(&WindowRect, dwStyle, FALSE, dwExStyle); // Adjust Window To True Requested Size


// Create The Window

if (!(hWnd=CreateWindowEx( dwExStyle, // Extended Style For The Window

"OpenGL", // Class Name

title, // Window Title

dwStyle | // Defined Window Style

WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | // Required Window Style

WS_CLIPCHILDREN, // Required Window Style

0, 0, // Window Position

WindowRect.right-WindowRect.left, // Calculate Window Width

WindowRect.bottom-WindowRect.top, // Calculate Window Height

NULL, // No Parent Window

NULL, // No Menu

hInstance, // Instance

NULL))) // Dont Pass Anything To WM_CREATE

{
KillGLWindow(); // Reset The Display

MessageBox(NULL,"Window Creation Error.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
return FALSE; // Return FALSE

}

static PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR pfd= // pfd Tells Windows How We Want Things To Be

{
sizeof(PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR), // Size Of This Pixel Format Descriptor

1, // Version Number

PFD_DRAW_TO_WINDOW | // Format Must Support Window

PFD_SUPPORT_OPENGL | // Format Must Support OpenGL

PFD_DOUBLEBUFFER, // Must Support Double Buffering

PFD_TYPE_RGBA, // Request An RGBA Format

bits, // Select Our Color Depth

0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, // Color Bits Ignored

0, // No Alpha Buffer

0, // Shift Bit Ignored

0, // No Accumulation Buffer

0, 0, 0, 0, // Accumulation Bits Ignored

16, // 16Bit Z-Buffer (Depth Buffer)

0, // No Stencil Buffer

0, // No Auxiliary Buffer

PFD_MAIN_PLANE, // Main Drawing Layer

0, // Reserved

0, 0, 0 // Layer Masks Ignored

};

if (!(hDC=GetDC(hWnd))) // Did We Get A Device Context?

{
KillGLWindow(); // Reset The Display

MessageBox(NULL,"Can''t Create A GL Device Context.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
return FALSE; // Return FALSE

}

if (!(PixelFormat=ChoosePixelFormat(hDC,&pfd))) // Did Windows Find A Matching Pixel Format?

{
KillGLWindow(); // Reset The Display

MessageBox(NULL,"Can''t Find A Suitable PixelFormat.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
return FALSE; // Return FALSE

}

if(!SetPixelFormat(hDC,PixelFormat,&pfd)) // Are We Able To Set The Pixel Format?

{
KillGLWindow(); // Reset The Display

MessageBox(NULL,"Can''t Set The PixelFormat.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
return FALSE; // Return FALSE

}

if (!(hRC=wglCreateContext(hDC))) // Are We Able To Get A Rendering Context?

{
KillGLWindow(); // Reset The Display

MessageBox(NULL,"Can''t Create A GL Rendering Context.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
return FALSE; // Return FALSE

}

if(!wglMakeCurrent(hDC,hRC)) // Try To Activate The Rendering Context

{
KillGLWindow(); // Reset The Display

MessageBox(NULL,"Can''t Activate The GL Rendering Context.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
return FALSE; // Return FALSE

}

ShowWindow(hWnd,SW_SHOW); // Show The Window

SetForegroundWindow(hWnd); // Slightly Higher Priority

SetFocus(hWnd); // Sets Keyboard Focus To The Window

ReSizeGLScene(width, height); // Set Up Our Perspective GL Screen


if (!InitGL()) // Initialize Our Newly Created GL Window

{
KillGLWindow(); // Reset The Display

MessageBox(NULL,"Initialization Failed.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
return FALSE; // Return FALSE

}

return TRUE; // Success

}

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc( HWND hWnd, // Handle For This Window

UINT uMsg, // Message For This Window

WPARAM wParam, // Additional Message Information

LPARAM lParam) // Additional Message Information

{
switch (uMsg) // Check For Windows Messages

{
case WM_ACTIVATE: // Watch For Window Activate Message

{
if (!HIWORD(wParam)) // Check Minimization State

{
active=TRUE; // Program Is Active

}
else
{
active=FALSE; // Program Is No Longer Active

}

return 0; // Return To The Message Loop

}

case WM_SYSCOMMAND: // Intercept System Commands

{
switch (wParam) // Check System Calls

{
case SC_SCREENSAVE: // Screensaver Trying To Start?

case SC_MONITORPOWER: // Monitor Trying To Enter Powersave?

return 0; // Prevent From Happening

}
break; // Exit

}

case WM_CLOSE: // Did We Receive A Close Message?

{
PostQuitMessage(0); // Send A Quit Message

return 0; // Jump Back

}

case WM_KEYDOWN: // Is A Key Being Held Down?

{
keys[wParam] = TRUE; // If So, Mark It As TRUE

return 0; // Jump Back

}

case WM_KEYUP: // Has A Key Been Released?

{
keys[wParam] = FALSE; // If So, Mark It As FALSE

return 0; // Jump Back

}

case WM_SIZE: // Resize The OpenGL Window

{
ReSizeGLScene(LOWORD(lParam),HIWORD(lParam)); // LoWord=Width, HiWord=Height

return 0; // Jump Back

}
}

// Pass All Unhandled Messages To DefWindowProc

return DefWindowProc(hWnd,uMsg,wParam,lParam);
}

int WINAPI WinMain( HINSTANCE hInstance, // Instance

HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, // Previous Instance

LPSTR lpCmdLine, // Command Line Parameters

int nCmdShow) // Window Show State

{
MSG msg; // Windows Message Structure

BOOL done=FALSE; // Bool Variable To Exit Loop


// Ask The User Which Screen Mode They Prefer

// if (MessageBox(NULL,"Would You Like To Run In Fullscreen Mode?", "Start FullScreen?",MB_YESNO|MB_ICONQUESTION)==IDNO)

{
fullscreen=FALSE; // Windowed Mode

}

// Create Our OpenGL Window

if (!CreateGLWindow("NeHe''s Bitmap Font Tutorial",640,480,16,fullscreen))
{
return 0; // Quit If Window Was Not Created

}

while(!done) // Loop That Runs While done=FALSE

{
if (PeekMessage(&msg,NULL,0,0,PM_REMOVE)) // Is There A Message Waiting?

{
if (msg.message==WM_QUIT) // Have We Received A Quit Message?

{
done=TRUE; // If So done=TRUE

}
else // If Not, Deal With Window Messages

{
TranslateMessage(&msg); // Translate The Message

DispatchMessage(&msg); // Dispatch The Message

}
}
else // If There Are No Messages

{
// Draw The Scene. Watch For ESC Key And Quit Messages From DrawGLScene()

if ((active && !DrawGLScene()) || keys[VK_ESCAPE]) // Active? Was There A Quit Received?

{
done=TRUE; // ESC or DrawGLScene Signalled A Quit

}
else // Not Time To Quit, Update Screen

{
SwapBuffers(hDC); // Swap Buffers (Double Buffering)

}

if (keys[VK_F1]) // Is F1 Being Pressed?

{
keys[VK_F1]=FALSE; // If So Make Key FALSE

KillGLWindow(); // Kill Our Current Window

fullscreen=!fullscreen; // Toggle Fullscreen / Windowed Mode

// Recreate Our OpenGL Window

if (!CreateGLWindow("NeHe''s Bitmap Font Tutorial",640,480,16,fullscreen))
{
return 0; // Quit If Window Was Not Created

}
}
}
}

// Shutdown

KillGLWindow(); // Kill The Window

return (msg.wParam); // Exit The Program

}

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