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DirectX8 Font Outline - JokeofWeek - 21-08-2008
So I've succeeded in converting my source to DirectX 8
Now I am trying to figure out how to outline a font. I am currently using the DrawText method included in the d3dx8 object. Any pointers? This is my sub I use for drawing text. I know, pretty shabby, but it's what I am using for now :Code:
Public Sub DrawText(ByVal X, ByVal Y, ByVal Text As String)
TextRect.Top = Y
TextRect.Left = X
TextRect.bottom = Y + 32
TextRect.Right = X + (Len(Text) * FONT_SIZE)
D3DX.DrawText MainFont, &HFFFFFFFF, Text, TextRect, DT_LEFT
End SubRe: DirectX8 Font Outline - Robin - 21-08-2008
DrawText, drawing just 8 lines of chat, in my Dx8 engine caused a drop of about 50fps.
-shudder-
Re: DirectX8 Font Outline - GIAKEN - 21-08-2008
Use the API.
Re: DirectX8 Font Outline - JokeofWeek - 22-08-2008
GIAKEN Wrote:Use the API.
The one the current MS uses? I don't think so :S Might as well stick all to DirectX 8 functions , I've heard that GDI functions don't go too good with DX functions, and the point of converting to DX 8 is for optimization and better rendering features, so that would ruin the point no?
Re: DirectX8 Font Outline - GIAKEN - 22-08-2008
No because DX is good with everything except text from what I've read.
Re: DirectX8 Font Outline - Robin - 22-08-2008
Just use textures.