TextFieldEx now allows changing font and size

BladePoint

I have renamed ApertureTextField to TextFieldEx added some new features such as being able to change font and size in the middle of the textfield.

https://www.newgrounds.com/projects/games/1546135/preview

Another highlight is the DynamicAtlas class, which allows you to pack multiple BitmapDatas into the smallest power-of-two-sized Texture. If you pack all your fonts into the same DynamicAtlas, a TextFieldEx which uses multiple fonts will only need 1 draw call, assuming they are both the same kind of font. You can also pack anything else you want into the DynamicAtlas such as background elements in your UI to reduce draw calls, provided that the Quads that use the DynamicAtlas's texture all have the same style. For example, if everything is a multichannel signed distance field, then it will all be just 1 draw call.
https://github.com/BladePoint/StarlingEx

denisgladkiy

starlingEx.display.QuadDemander
This class was not found

BladePoint

denisgladkiy Oops, fixed.

denisgladkiy

You didn't fix the errors. I think I found a way to reproduce the first one.

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at starlingEx.text::CharLocation/reset()[D:\IdeaProject\ElectricEngineering\src\starlingEx\text\CharLocation.as:549]
at starlingEx.text::CharLocation$/putInstance()[D:\IdeaProject\ElectricEngineering\src\starlingEx\text\CharLocation.as:37]
at starlingEx.text::CharLocation$/putVector()[D:\IdeaProject\ElectricEngineering\src\starlingEx\text\CharLocation.as:54]

public static function createApertureTextField():TextFieldEx
{
var fontSize:Number = 14;
var textFormat:TextFormatEx = new TextFormatEx(APERTURE_FONT, fontSize);
textFormat.horizontalAlign = 'center';
textFormat.leading = -4;
textFormat.setCornerColors(0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0);
var textField:TextFieldEx = new TextFieldEx(-1, -1, '', textFormat);
textField.touchable = false;
return textField;
}

	
	private function createApertureTest():void
	{
		var textField:TextFieldEx = createApertureTextField();
		textField.text = '42343cdfasdf';
		this.addChild(textField);
		
		Starling.juggler.delayCall(function ():void
		{
		    textField.removeFromParent(true);
			var textField2:TextFieldEx = createApertureTextField();
			textField2.text = '42343cdfasdf';
			this.addChild(textField2);
		}, 3);
	}`

BladePoint

The QuadDemander thing was something extra I was working on but never finished. I commented it out since it's not used at all in the current code.

I fixed the CharLocation error. It was dumb. I nulled a variable right before using it.

denisgladkiy

I found at least one other problem. I will try to reproduce it.

BladePoint

My errors seem to be related to removing and disposing stuff after you're done with it. I didn't really test that out much. I'll have a look at it now.

denisgladkiy

Exactly with this. Look, I'll run some tests later, too.

denisgladkiy

I tried once again to add your wonderful idea to the project. But every time I face some problems. So for example IApertureMesh.as inside, it calls the IApertureDisplayObjectContainer. The DynamicAtlas class overrides sort, but this function is not found in RectanglePacker. etc. What program do you work in? InteliJ immediately discovered everything.

BladePoint

I'll upload updated versions soon. Hopefully I didn't break more things than I fixed!

I'm using Adobe Flash Builder, but I just manually copy and paste updates to GitHub. That's how I messed up IApertureMesh.

BladePoint

I've updated my GitHub with the latest versions of everything. Please let me know if you run into any problems.

Kelsonk

This looks cool, I'll check it out.