M_fontPos + Vector2(- 1.f, 1.f), Colors::Black, 0.f, origin) M_fontPos + Vector2( 1.f, 1.f), Colors::Black, 0.f, origin) M_font-> DrawString(m_spriteBatch.get(), output, Vector2 origin = m_font-> MeasureString(output) / 2.f Open a command-prompt and then change to your project's folder.Download the MakeSpriteFont.exe from the DirectX Tool Kit site save the EXE into your project's folder.spritefont file by capturing a system TrueType font using the makespritefont command-line utility. The text renderer in DirectX Tool Kit makes use of bitmap fonts, so the first step is to create a.

Setupįirst create a new project using the instructions from the earlier lessons: Using DeviceResources andĪdding the DirectX Tool Kit which we will use for this lesson. UWP on the Xbox device family does support it. Note that Windows Phone 8.0 and the Xbox XDK/GDK do not support Direct2D/DirectWrite.

SpriteFont is intended for low-overhead bitmap-font rendering using a font that can be captured to a single texture. With the DirectX 11.1, you can also rely on Direct2D/DirectWrite being available which is recommended for true vector-font features such as high quality across a wide range of scales, for complex layouts, or large-alphabet fonts. This lesson covers drawing text using bitmap fonts and the sprite renderer.

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