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====== Distancefieldfont ======

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author_mail   : filharvey@gmail.com Phil Harvey
description   : Text that remains crisp even when scaled.
lastupdate_dt : 2013-06-11 # the date you created the extension
compatible    : v1.3       # the Starling version you tested the extension with
depends       :            # if the ext. depends on others, list them here
tags          : font, bitmap font # enter a few tags, separated by commas
homepage_url  : https://gist.github.com/filharvey/5756135
download_url  :            # a direct link to the download (e.g. the Gist-archive)
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===== Overview =====

DistanceFieldFont is an extension for starling and FeathersUI to use Distance Field Fonts instead of normal Bitmap fonts.

You can read more on Distance Field Fonts here:

  * [[http://www.valvesoftware.com/publications/2007/SIGGRAPH2007_AlphaTestedMagnification.pdf|Siggraph 2007 - Improved Alpha-Tested Magnification for Vector Textures]]
  * [[https://code.google.com/p/libgdx/wiki/DistanceFieldFonts|LibGDX Distance Field Fonts]]

Currently there is no easy way to create the fonts. The program I have found is called SDFont. Do a search on Google for it. Also this currently exports the font file as a text and not XML.

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===== Changelog =====

  * //2013/06/11 11:31//: First public version

===== Source Code =====

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===== User Comments =====

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