DisplayMessage(). Font style and size.

[Adrian]

First question.

I hope the developers don't mind that I study the source code of the game? in cs-files?

Is it normally to discuss source code here? May I?

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And about the function DisplayMessage().

I remember, that I tried to change the function several years ago.

These messages look not easy!
But despite this I found where is font of DisplayMessage().
It was in 2020 (and in the earlier versions of Dune).

Here:
(Dune folder)/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ChatDisplayWidget.cs

And NOW! It looks even more difficult.
Quite another code and files!

It looks like the font is one for all messages.

Here? Right?
(Dune folder)/mods/common/metrics.yaml

TextFont: Regular

I am trying to understand, where I can create individual font
(or use existing font) for DisplayMessage().

I don't want to write much. Тhat's enough for now...
(Of course, I can add details in next messages, if it needed)
And I'm hoping for some kind of answer. :-)

[abcdefg30]

I hope the developers don't mind that I study the source code of the game? in cs-files?

Is it normally to discuss source code here? May I?

No it's not a problem at all, the project is Open Source after all.

You can add fonts by adding them to the "Fonts:" section in "mod.yaml". Dune 2000 has the following fonts:

Code: Select all

Fonts:
	Tiny:
		Font: common|FreeSans.ttf
		Size: 10
		Ascender: 8
	TinyBold:
		Font: common|FreeSansBold.ttf
		Size: 10
		Ascender: 8
	Small:
		Font: common|FreeSans.ttf
		Size: 12
		Ascender: 9
	Regular:
		Font: common|FreeSans.ttf
		Size: 14
		Ascender: 11
	Bold:
		Font: common|FreeSansBold.ttf
		Size: 14
		Ascender: 11
	MediumBold:
		Font: common|FreeSansBold.ttf
		Size: 18
		Ascender: 14
	BigBold:
		Font: common|FreeSansBold.ttf
		Size: 24
		Ascender: 18
	Title:
		Font: d2k|Dune2k.ttf
		Size: 32
		Ascender: 23

Note that any changes to this will only affect your client, not other players!