Scratch

Project Notes

Drawing letters with the pen is slow and crude...why would *anybody* want to do it?


Well, it has certain advantages. Since you are using the Pen, you can adjust the color, shade and line width. Also, since the letters are just geometry, you can play games with the data, such as leaning the text forward or backward or scaling the width and height separately.


Controls:
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Click on the stage to locate and plot the currently loaded text string using the variable values in the sliders.


1 key - Clear Screen


Space key - Plot the text string again using the last location specified with the mouse. Useful for shadow and reflection effects.


Edit Text button - Click here to enter a new text string using the letter pallet. Click on the red Done area when you are finished. It takes a few moments to generate new geometry for a new text string so be patient.


Technical Notes:
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The font provided has only the upper case letters from A-Z and digits 0-9 plus a decimal point and plus and minus signs. To access the last three characters, use the names "dot", "plus","minus". There is also a blank character which you access by using the underscore.


If anybody wants to edit the font or build their own fonts, I have a primitive geometry editting program that I used to make this font. It isn't really ready for public use as it is kind of tricky but I can share it "as is" if there is an interest.


Feel free to use any pieces of this that you want in your own projects.