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Old May 15th, 2011, 03:48 PM
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Default Re: Bigger fonts mod

If they were any larger they would be spfont1

The original is a 7 pixel font without an "engraved" shadow
SPfont1 is a 9 pixel font WITH an "engraved" shadow
This last one is an 8 pixel font without an "engraved" shadow


I've built other versions that are variations on earlier tests that are "engraved" with a shadow line . The effect of that on the version you like is to make it closer to spfont1 and with all it's disadvantages on many screens becasue the shadow adds width to the font. I've tried other version with the shadow using the first two tests and they fit the game better and space the letters a bit further apart but the end result isn't as readable becasue of the shadow. However, on some backgrounds and in some cases the shadow is desirable and adds a nice effect to the font but not all cases so I've tucked those away for possible limited use.

I will try a version of spfont1 wihout the engraved shadow and see how that looks but for most screens 9 pixels is not really as good a choice for a limited replacement of spfont4 as the last 8 pixel example I provided is

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