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help using custom font

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finder39
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I am trying to use a custom font in a label but can't figure it out.

http://www.dafont.com/childs-play.font

thats the font

here is what i am trying to do to implement it but with no success. any help would be amazing!!!
```
CCLabel *_timeLabel = [CCLabel labelWithString:@"Time Left: 0" dimensions:CGSizeMake(240, 50) alignment:UITextAlignmentLeft fontName:@"Child's Play" fontSize:25.0];
```
Posted 1 year ago #
Chicken Hero Defender
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You should use CCBitmapFontAtlas. I'm using Hiero to create the labels.

CCBitmapFontAtlas *mylabel = [CCBitmapFontAtlas bitmapFontAtlasWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d", countTargets] fntFile:@"score_font.fnt"];

Check out the guide
http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/wiki/doku.php/prog_guide:labels

Posted 1 year ago #
finder39
Member

_timeLabel = [CCBitmapFontAtlas bitmapFontAtlasWithString:@"Time Left: 0" fntFile:@"CHILD.ttf"];

that doesn't work either

Posted 1 year ago #
finder39
Member

anyone that can try it and see if maybe i'm just using the wrong name?

please?

Posted 1 year ago #

finder39
Member

it works on iphone.itouch, but not on ipad, any reason y?

this is the code

_timeLabel = [CCLabel labelWithString:@"Time Left: 0" dimensions:CGSizeMake(300, 100) alignment:UITextAlignmentLeft fontName:@"Child" fontSize:25.0];

Posted 1 year ago #

finder39
Member

now i have figured out that it only works in the simulator of the iphone, so it doesn't even work on the actual device there!!!

Posted 1 year ago #
finder39
Member

i figured out my issue

first off, make sure the file is .ttf, not .TTF

second, it does not work on ipad simulator but works on ipad devine, iphone device, and iphone sim

Posted 1 year ago #
gabrielstuff
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Switching back to lowercase, also fixed my problem :)
Thanks !

Posted 1 year ago #

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