minetest-mm/mods/font_api/README.md

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# Font API
A library for rendernig text on textures (to be used with display_api for sign creation).
**Dependancies**: default
**License**: LGPL
(Default font taken from VanessaE's homedecor/signs_lib, originally under WTFPL)
**API**: See [API.md](https://github.com/pyrollo/display_modpack/blob/master/font_api/API.md) document please.
For more information, see the [forum topic](https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=13563) at the Minetest forums.
## Extra fonts
You can add fonts by installing fonts mod. Be aware that each font comes with numerous textures. This can result in slowing media downloading and/or client display.
Font mods can be found here:
* [Metro](https://github.com/pyrollo/display_modpack/tree/master/font_metro): A multipurpose font with many chars (uppercase, lowercase and accentuated latin letters, usual signs, cyrillic and greek letters).
* [OldWizard](https://github.com/pyrollo/font_oldwizard): An old style gothic font.
* [Botic](https://github.com/pyrollo/font_botic): A scifi style font.
## Deprecation notice (for modders)
### December 2018
Following object is deprecate, shows a warning in log when used:
* `font_lib` global table (use `font_api` global table instead);
This object will be removed in the future.