minetest-mm/mods/font_api
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doc
textures
tools
API.md
copyright.txt
depends.txt
deprecation.lua
display_api.lua
fallbacks.lua
font.lua
fontform.lua
init.lua
LICENSE.txt
mod.conf
README.md
registry.lua
settingtypes.txt

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 document please.

For more information, see the forum topic 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: A multipurpose font with many chars (uppercase, lowercase and accentuated latin letters, usual signs, cyrillic and greek letters).
  • OldWizard: An old style gothic 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.