Support for .fon Files for Skin Elements

ID:1440412
 
Dec 8 2013, 12:09 pm
Applies to:DM Language
Status: Open
Issue hasn't been assigned a status value.
Could we have support for more than .tff files for skin elements? .fon formatted files are so much better at maintaining bitmap fonts than .tff files are, and that's why I'd prefer to use .fon files than .tff files for my skins.
Dec 8 2013, 12:09 pm
+1
Also, can we work on getting fonts less "fuzzy" when scaled up?
Nov 10 2014, 3:03 am
Bumping, this would be appreciated and doesn't sound all that infeasible.
With a default resolution of 32x32 bitmap fonts (.fon) can look much nicer and cleaner than TrueType (.ttf).
Jan 14 2015, 4:45 pm
This is still relevant to my desires.
Jan 15 2015, 8:24 am
That's probably doable for DS, but I don't think .fon files would ever be webclient-friendly. I'm planning to add TTF/OTF support to the webclient, as well as WOFF.
Jan 15 2015, 7:04 pm
In response to Lummox JR
Thanks Lummox! Bitmap fonts are just so much cleaner for use in interfaces.
Jan 16 2015, 11:16 am
In response to Oasiscircle
I should clarify: Although using .fon files is probably doable in DS, I have no immediate plans to add it. If anything that'd be adding a new feature that DS can use that the webclient can't, which I really would rather avoid. It makes far more sense to me to up the webclient's game by allowing it to handle embedded fonts.