Dynamic Fonts v2.6.0

[jeldrez]

Disappearing is likely Z-related. Keep in mind dynamic fonts are drawn using a separate draw call, so they have to be moved in front of your UI by adjusting Z (negative).

But it was working with the "old" dynamic font version, now it doesn't. How different they are?

Corrupt font? Need repro steps for that.

There's not to many steps, it happens all the time navigating between menu.

\n in the text area -- why have it there? Just press Enter to create a new line.

Because I test the localized text there, then just copy/paste to my .txt file. But I don't really need this, but the things above are important.

[PoN]

Aren when will you add dynamic fonts to the standart version NGUI ?

[jarjin]

I also want to know!~

[glueng]

Corrupt font? Need repro steps for that.

Observed that issue in our projects. It happens if dynamic font texture expands in Unity scene that have been already constructed(for example, some UILabel text changed from an Update() to string that contains new characters).

STR:

-create UI with 2 UILabel's that share one dynamic font. Make characters size large enough so font texture will expand if characters amount in the scene would increase.
-run the scene
-start typing different characters in the first label until font texture expands
result: the first label is ok, but the second one is corrupted

[ArenMook]

I'll release 2.6.0 when issues get ironed out.

@glueng: thanks, I'll investigate.

[ArenMook]

Right, then... not getting this issue. I created 2 dynamic fonts, 2 labels, entered some text into them, added a script to them that changes the text in Start() function to something that doesn't exist in the font yet, built to device -- works fine. Anything else you're doing differently?

[jarjin]

@ArenMook  If there is a font texture size limit (default is 256*256) on the NGUI2.6 dynamic font??

[glueng]

...I created 2 dynamic fonts...

You need to use one dynamic font, the same for both labels.

[PoN]

I'll release 2.6.0 when issues get ironed out.

Thanks, i will be waiting for it.

[glueng]

added a script to them that changes the text in Start() function to something that doesn't exist in the font yet

And please note that expanding of font texture at Start doesn't corrupt labels. You need to add symbols from Update() to reproduce the issue.

[ArenMook]

Alright, duplicated a label using the same font. Modified the test script to this:

1. using UnityEngine;
2.  
3. public class TestFnt : MonoBehaviour
4. {
5.         void Update ()
6.         {
7.                 if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.T))
8.                 {
9.                         UILabel lbl = GetComponent<UILabel>();
10.                         lbl.text = "@$$^%*";
11.                 }
12.         }
13. }

...again works fine.

[glueng]

...again works fine.

Did the font atlas expanded after characters adding? The issue happens ONLY if new characters doesn't fit current atlas size and force the font texture size to increase

[jeldrez]

Did the font atlas expanded after characters adding? The issue happens ONLY if new characters doesn't fit current atlas size and force the font texture size to increase

how do you have an atlas?

[glueng]

how do you have an atlas?

By atlas I mean dynamic font texture which contains characters.

[jeldrez]

By atlas I mean dynamic font texture which contains characters.

Ouhh, ok.