Graphics command functions, can't use variable ?

[benjamin1]

Hi,

I'm trying to use the graphic commands like this.

#myDrawing font(variable$,10)

but it does not work, get a syntax error. Is there a way to get this to work?

variable$ being the name of a font

[Janet]

Are you using a valid font name, because this works:

'create a graphic object
graphic #g, 600,400

variable1$ = "courier new"
'assign a font to graphic object
#g font(variable1$, 24)

'place the drawing pen
#g place(20,100)

' select a color
#g color("blue")

'print text in font
#g "\This is Courier New"

variable2$ = "times new roman"
'assign a font to graphic object
#g font(variable2$, 14, "italic")

'place the drawing pen
#g place(20,150)

' select a color
#g color("red")

'print text in font
#g "\This is Times New Roman Italic"

'display on web page
render #g


[benjamin1]

Ok,

thats probably it, I'm on linux and I picked a font name out of my Openoffice font list. I guess RB does not have access to those fonts? what fonts does RB have access to is there a list?

[Janet]

Post your code. I think your error is not in the actual name of the font but elsewhere.

[benjamin1]

Janet,

Hi, here is the code, nothing complex, I always keep things simple, but still hit bumps in the road.

[makenewcard]
cls
print "Make New Card."

html "<table border=""2"" width=""70%"" cellspacing=""5""

cellpadding=""0"" summary=""Make New Card"">"

html "<tr>"
html "<th>":print "Title: ":html "</th>"
html "<th>":textbox #ctitle,ctitle$:html "</th>"
html "</tr>"

html "<tr>"
html "<th>":print "Text:":html "</th>"
html "<th>":textarea #ctext, ctext$:html "</th>"
html "</tr>"

html "<tr>"
html "<th>":print "Font Name:":html "</th>"
html "<th>":textbox #cfontname, cfontname$:html "</th>"
html "</tr>"

html "<tr>"
html "<th>":print "Text Size:":html "</th>"
html "<th>":textbox #cfontsize, cfontsize$:html "</th>"
html "</tr>"

html "<tr>"
html "<th>":print "Text Color:":html "</th>"
html "<th>":textbox #ctextcolor, ctextcolor$:html "</th>"
html "</tr>"

html "<tr>"
html "<th>":print "Background:":html "</th>"
html "<th>":textbox #cgraphic, cgraphic$:html "</th>"
html "</tr>"

html "<tr>"
html "<th>":print "Music:":html "</th>"
html "<th>":textbox #cmusic, cmusic$:html "</th>"
html "</tr>"


html "<tr>"
html "<th> Continue </th>"
html "<th>":link #continue1,"Next Step",[nextstep]:html "</th>"
html "</tr></table>"

wait

[nextstep]
ctitle$=#ctitle contents$()
ctext$=#ctext contents$()
cfontname$=#cfontname contents$()
cfontsize$= #cfontsize contents$()
ctextcolor$=#ctextcolor contents$()
cgraphic$=#cgraphic contents$()
cmusic$=#cmusic contents$()



cls
graphic #myDrawing, 300, 300
#myDrawing fill("Pink")
#myDrawing font (cfontname$,10)
#myDrawing color(ctextcolor$)
#myDrawing place(50, 10)
#myDrawing "\";ctitle$
#myDrawing place(50,40)
#myDrawing "\";ctext$
render #myDrawing
wait

[benjamin1]

of course after I posted this I seen my error. I had a space between the font and it's parameters. Sorry bout that. It does bring up another question though.

If I'm serving an RB program, are the availiable fonts determined by whats on the server or whats on the users pc? Also, is RB limited in it's font use as LB is in that it can only use true type fonts? Please correct me if i'm wrong.

[StefanPendl]

The graphic is rendered on the server, so the fonts of the server are used.

GRAPHIC instructs the server to create an image in memory.
RENDER instructs the server to save the image to the public folder and add an image HTML tag to the displayed page.

The page is finally rendered on the client, so the fonts of the client take effect here.

LB/RB can use any installed font and is not limited to TTF.