I want to add some custom text - "TRACK" - using a custom font, so I put something like this in my skin:

<LayoutElement Type="Text" Font="Impact_18.xpr">
<Color>0x80FFFFFF</Color>
<Constant>TRACK</Constant>
<Pos x=200 y=200>
<Justify x=left y=center>
</LayoutElement>

When I load the skin, it shows the text in the default font.

(I can use the custom font for text that is sourced e.g. DateTime, but not with the <Constant> tag).

Any ideas?

QUOTE (49er @ Nov 25 2003, 04:25 AM)

I want to add some custom text - "TRACK" - using a custom font, so I put something like this in my skin: <LayoutElement Type="Text" Font="Impact_18.xpr"> <Color>0x80FFFFFF</Color> <Constant>TRACK</Constant> <Pos x=200 y=200> <Justify x=left y=center> </LayoutElement> When I load the skin, it shows the text in the default font. (I can use the custom font for text that is sourced e.g. DateTime, but not with the <Constant> tag). Any ideas?

Fonts have to be defined as a resource, then you use the resource name to identify the font.

Hi - thanks for the reply.

Just to be absolutely clear:-

- I've named the font as a resource.

- It works with
<LayoutElement Type="Text" Source="DateTime" Font="Impact_18.xpr">
...
</LayoutElement>

- I can't get it to work with
]<LayoutElement Type="Text" Font="Impact_18.xpr">
<Constant>my custom text here</Constant>
...
</LayoutElement>

I must be missing something - I'll check again for typos when I get home.

(Great dash BTW)

QUOTE (49er @ Nov 25 2003, 07:23 AM)

Hi - thanks for the reply. Just to be absolutely clear:- - I've named the font as a resource. - It works with <LayoutElement Type="Text" Source="DateTime" Font="Impact_18.xpr"> ... </LayoutElement> - I can't get it to work with ]<LayoutElement Type="Text" Font="Impact_18.xpr"> <Constant>my custom text here</Constant> ... </LayoutElement> I must be missing something - I'll check again for typos when I get home. (Great dash BTW)

?? No, that shouldn't work, neither element.

CODE

<Resource Type="Font" Name="Impact">    <File>Impact_18.xpr</File>  </Resource>

Then:

CODE

<LayoutElement Type="Text" Font="Impact"> <Color>0x80FFFFFF</Color> <Constant>TRACK</Constant> <Pos x=200 y=200> <Justify x=left y=center> </LayoutElement>

You must use the RESOURCE NAME for the element to be able to reference the font. This was done to conserve and consolidate resources. It also makes it a snap to make changes to the fonts, for example, without having to change a bunch of locations in the skin file.