how_to_create_custom_glcd_fonts_icons_bars_for_midibox_ng
Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
| Both sides previous revision Previous revision Next revision | Previous revision | ||
|
how_to_create_custom_glcd_fonts_icons_bars_for_midibox_ng [2014/05/11 11:46] john_e._finster [Have Fun!] |
how_to_create_custom_glcd_fonts_icons_bars_for_midibox_ng [2016/06/27 13:32] (current) psykhaze |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
| similar way. | similar way. | ||
| - | Before I begin I´d like to point out some limitations: | + | Before I begin I´d like to point out some **limitations**: |
| - | First, the height of fonts and icons is limited to a multiply of 8 (so 8, 16, 24,...pixels are possible). The | + | **First**, the height of fonts and icons is limited to a multiply of 8 (so 8, 16, 24,...pixels are possible). The |
| width doesn´t seem to have limitations like this. | width doesn´t seem to have limitations like this. | ||
| - | Second, the main goal here is to replace regular fonts with whatever graphics you´d like. In consequence, to | + | **Second**, the main goal here is to replace regular fonts with whatever graphics you´d like. In consequence, to |
| use those graphics you have to point to a regular letter or a digit. So if you want to use a mute icon for | use those graphics you have to point to a regular letter or a digit. So if you want to use a mute icon for | ||
| example and this mute icon sits on the spot where the regular "A" would sit, then the label of the element | example and this mute icon sits on the spot where the regular "A" would sit, then the label of the element | ||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
| later. | later. | ||
| - | Third, this tutorial only aplies to graphical lcds. | + | **Third**, implementing custom fonts in the way it is presented in this tutorial is not and can´t be made part of the official midibox repository. So every time the firmware gets updated and you want to keep your custom fonts, all the changes in step 3 of this tutorial has to be repeated.\\ |
| + | I can´t tell for sure, but I believe, if you update the repository the files changed by you don´t get updated. To assure that everything works after an update I recommend deleting all the changed files before the update and then getting all the new files again. | ||
| + | |||
| + | **Forth**, this tutorial only aplies to graphical lcds. | ||
| Ok, let´s get to down to business | Ok, let´s get to down to business | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Disclaimer ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Creating custom fonts/icons/bars is not part of the official repository. Any use of this knowledge presented in this tutorial will be happening at your own risk. If your Midibox suddenly blows up or melts down, it won´t be my fault. | ||
| Line 259: | Line 266: | ||
| As a solution I avoided painting the four corner pixels and left them white. | As a solution I avoided painting the four corner pixels and left them white. | ||
| - | (Yes, I know! My examples here have painted corner pixels. They´re from a time when I wasn´t fully aware of that issue.) | + | (Yes, I know! My examples here have painted corner pixels 8-). They´re from a time when I wasn´t fully aware of that issue.) |
| If you want to use only one GLCD, then this issue might not affect you at all. | If you want to use only one GLCD, then this issue might not affect you at all. | ||
| + | 2. Some special characters, which are already used by the midibox firmware to display certain elements (like "%" or "@") can cause the midibox to crash if they´re placed next to a font selector (like "&o@") or if they themselves are used as font selectors (like "&@"). I can´t totally explain why this is the case.\\ | ||
| + | I recommend avoiding the slots in the font file where those special characters normally would sit and also using them as a font selector | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Custom fonts database ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Here some fonts made by other can be downloaded. | ||
| Line 268: | Line 281: | ||
| Ok, that´s it so far. If you have any questions, come across mistakes in this tutorial or have any other suggestions just contact me in the forum. | Ok, that´s it so far. If you have any questions, come across mistakes in this tutorial or have any other suggestions just contact me in the forum. | ||
| - | // | + | \\ |
| - | // | + | \\ |
| Happy designing! | Happy designing! | ||
| - | // | + | \\ |
| - | Greets// | + | Greets\\ |
| John E. Finster | John E. Finster | ||
how_to_create_custom_glcd_fonts_icons_bars_for_midibox_ng.1399808815.txt.gz · Last modified: 2014/05/11 11:46 by john_e._finster
Except where otherwise noted, content on this wiki is licensed under the following license: CC Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International
