Welcome to Hacking the PSP
Sign in
|
Join
|
Faq
Hacking the PSP
Sony PSP Discussion, Blogs, Hacks and More
Forums
Blogs
Home
PSP Software Development
Started by Auri at 04-18-2006 10:48 PM. Topic has 0 replies.
Hacking the PSP
»
Hombrew Softwar...
»
PSP Software De...
»
FLIB Truetype Font Library - Use TrueType fonts in your programs!
Search
Sort Posts:
Oldest to newest
Newest to oldest
04-18-2006, 10:48 PM
Auri
Joined on 12-07-2005
Indianapolis, Indiana
Posts 3,679
FLIB Truetype Font Library - Use TrueType fonts in your programs!
Attachment:
flib.zip
Samstag from our forums has put in a lot of time and created this Library for PSP Homebrew Programmers. What it does is make it easy for developers to use TrueType fonts in your program. Without something like this, it becomes very difficult and time-consuming to write code to use TrueType Fonts.
I'd like to point out though, this is only for homebrew created using the C language. If you use Lua to make your homebrew, this isn't for you guys.
For those who don't know, most of the fonts which you use are in TrueType format. So it allows you to use almost any font which you like, for example, the Spiderman Font in your own homebrew program. Sounds great doesn't it ? Another great thing is that you can save a lot of your time by simply using this library instead of writing your own code. The time saved can be used to make even better homebrew.
There are a few minor limitations which will be fixed in the next release :
* Generating a lot of text takes time since there is no Font Caching. Which means that any alphabet you use will have to be rendered at runtime. If there was a cache, it would simply store earlier rendered fonts in the cache, so that they could be re-used. Not to worry though, future versions will include some form of caching.
* This version supports only 1 font at a time. Which means you cant have multiple fonts for different text. Again, this will be included in one of the upcoming versions.
If you've done a bit of programming for the PSP, you can feel right at home while using this. There is a comprehensive guide in our forums using which you can integrate this library in your homebrew.
Another great contribution to the homebrew scene by one of my favorite developers. Keep it up Samstag !
---
Author, Hacking the PSP
www.hackingpsp.com
Report
Hacking the PSP
»
Hombrew Softwar...
»
PSP Software De...
»
FLIB Truetype Font Library - Use TrueType fonts in your programs!
(please select)
Forums Home
|- Search Forums
|- Active Topics
|- Unanswered Posts
User Options
|- Sign In
|- Join this community
|- Forgot Password
Forums
|- General Discussion
|- PSP Hardware Hacks
|- PSP Software Hacks
|- PSP Firmware Hacks
|- PSP Games
|- Homebrew Software
|- PSP Magazines
|- Hacking the PSP: First Edition Book Discussion
|- Hacking the PSP Book Addendums
|- Hacking the PSP: Second Edition Discussion
|- Hacking the PSP: Second Edition Addendums
Hombrew Software Libraries
|- Games
|- Applications
|- Flash Games and Applications
|- Utilities
|- Demos
|- Emulators
|- Game Saves and Cheats
|- Trailers
|- Movies
|- Firmware Hacks and Launchers
|- PSP Software Development
|- Game Add-Ons
|- PSP Magazines
|- Shells and Operating Systems
|- Web Browser Portals
|- Educational
|- Miscellaneous
Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Auri Rahimzadeh