Having an issue with a custom text font..

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#1

I’m currently using Learning Corona SDK video series and I’m running Corona on my macbook. 

The custom font KOMIKAX is what I’m trying to display for the word “bar.” But what I get in the screen simulation is a tiny text. 

I have all the necessary files in the project folder. I followed exactly as what the tutorial says. I scrutinized all the details again and again, read other forums, and developer’s guide to no avail. 

Here are the code snippets in main.lua: 

local platform = system.getInfo("platformVersion") local font = (platform ~= "Android") and "Komika Axis" or system.nativeFont; local bar = display.newText("Bar", 0, 0, "KOMiKAX", 36) bar:setTextColor(0, 0, 0) bar:setReferencePoint(display.CenterReferencePoint); bar.x = \_W \* 0.5 bar.y = (\_H \* 0.5) + 50

Build settings: 

plist = { UIAppFonts = { "KOMIKAX\_.ttf" },

Thank you.  

#2

Not sure if anyone has addressed this since your post, but I have the same problem when using the simulator on a Mac, but on a device the text is fine. 

Obviously working on a device is ultimately what we need, but it’s hard to test UI layouts etc when the text is so small in the simulator.

I’m on build 1095, and as this didn’t happen before I’m guessing that it’s been introduced in a recent build.

Are Corona Labs already aware of this?

#3

Hi @daniel430lee,

Did you install this font onto your actual computer, into FontBook? If you open up the FontBook application, do you see the font in the list?

Regards,

Brent

#4

Not sure if anyone has addressed this since your post, but I have the same problem when using the simulator on a Mac, but on a device the text is fine. 

Obviously working on a device is ultimately what we need, but it’s hard to test UI layouts etc when the text is so small in the simulator.

I’m on build 1095, and as this didn’t happen before I’m guessing that it’s been introduced in a recent build.

Are Corona Labs already aware of this?

#5

Hi @daniel430lee,

Did you install this font onto your actual computer, into FontBook? If you open up the FontBook application, do you see the font in the list?

Regards,

Brent