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LUA plugin fonts

Jan 05, 2023 haxmeister link
Please provide more versatility with fonts display.

At least provide a mono but it would be best if you could make it possible to install/use custom fonts. Maybe just TTF fonts or whatever is simplest to implement?
Jan 05, 2023 incarnate link
That's.. not likely to happen any time in the near future.

Font rendering in a 3D game is complex. Font rendering across 20 languages is terrifying. Then there are various platforms and texture compression challenges and so on.

If you could describe the problem you're trying to solve, that would be helpful? (I think I need to consider making that into a Suggestions Forum rule).
Jan 05, 2023 haxmeister link
The problem is mostly artistic.. however a monotype font would certainly offer value that is probably more than aesthetic.. it allows for the proper alignment of text columns, reducing the need for additional IUP controls or code to manage spacing. The same problem can be illustrated in this forum, where no mono-type font is provided... but you already know this incarnate.. I apologize that I touched on something you aren't willing to delve into, but lets not pretend as though it's not a request that deserves a respectful response.
Jan 05, 2023 incarnate link
but lets not pretend as though it's not a request that deserves a respectful response.

What? I didn't write anything disrespectful.

I don't know that I can provide a monotype font across all supported languages. Similarly, there's currently an expectation that a given font will be used for the entire UI, not just some segment of something, which I think is what you're expecting. There are also non-trivial RAM requirements, which I touched on in my linked post.

Anyway, noted, but not currently a priority.
Jan 05, 2023 haxmeister link
Thank you for taking note incarnate.