nanogui: Thread: display character set other than ascii in Microwin

Hi All,

    I am trying to display other character sets, say big5, in Microwin.
I have converted the big5 .bdf file, but I don't know how to draw the
characters on the display. Could any one give me some instructions how
to go on? Thanks,

Jeffrey

:     I am trying to display other character sets, say big5, in Microwin.
: I have converted the big5 .bdf file, but I don't know how to draw the
: characters on the display. Could any one give me some instructions how
: to go on? Thanks,

First, you've got to add your new big5.c file into the libfonts.a that
Microwindows uses.  See microwin/src/fonts/Makefile.

Then you need to add that font to the screen driver.  See
microwin/src/driver/genfont.c for that.

Then you need to select that font by number before drawing.
For Nano-X, you call GrSetGCFont with your known font number.
For Win32, we're not really there yet, you should replace an
existing font, and then call SelectObject(GetStockObject(DEFUALT_GUI_FONT))
or something like that.

There are a number of folks that want better font support in Microwindows.
Expect to see some big changes soon.

Regards,

Greg