Drawing a 2d text problem

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Drawing a 2d text problem; solved
Topic Started: Jan 13 2009, 07:45 AM (143 Views)
DarksideX	Jan 13 2009, 07:45 AM Post #1
Member Posts: 23 Group: Members Member #2,949 Joined: January 13, 2009	Hi. I want to draw a 2d text onto the screen. Im using this code to set up the font, in create event. SetFont("Arial",1,16,0,255,255,255,1); And this code in Draw event (Tried step event aswell, didnt work) DrawText(1,10,10,"Hello World"); But nothing is showing up :/ What am i doing wrong? -Ali Edit: My object is visible, depth is 0, no sprite, no parent. Edited by DarksideX, Jan 13 2009, 08:19 AM.



ashrat3000	Jan 13 2009, 08:07 AM Post #2
u3d raytracer Posts: 1,582 Group: Members Member #379 Joined: September 2, 2007	In u3d, alpha ranges from 0-255, not 0-1. So your text is there, its just got a really small alpha. Change that to 255 and you'll see it.
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DarksideX	Jan 13 2009, 08:19 AM Post #3
Member Posts: 23 Group: Members Member #2,949 Joined: January 13, 2009	That solved it perfectly. Thank you Should have read that part more carefully in the manual XD -Ali


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