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Non-License
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// NexiiText.8 //
// "14 September 2011", "23:19:00 GMT-0" //
// By Nexii Malthus //
// Public Domain //
//===================================================//
Intro
The idea of this text renderer is to be easy, compact, efficient and fast performing. It uses a simple design where the system is initialised txtInit(). A board selected txtSelect("My-Fav-Board") and instructions pushed through txtPush("Text on my fav board!",Colour,Font).
It gives you a ton of control in how every single character can be rendered, switching colours and texture as you go. You can always just push through a single massive string though Text("Board","Text",Colour,Font). It adapts to you.
Note on Colour
It makes more sense for a rotation type to transport colours in a compact format (rotation RGBA), rather than multiple vars (vector RGB + float Alpha).
The compact format is <Red [0,1], Green [0,1], Blue [0,1], Alpha [0,1]>
Text Prim
default {
state_entry() {
llSetPrimitiveParams([
PRIM_TYPE,
PRIM_TYPE_PRISM,
PRIM_HOLE_SQUARE,
<0.199, 0.8, 0>,
0.306,
<0, 0, 0>,
<1, 1, 0>,
<0, 0, 0>,
PRIM_SIZE,
<0.01, 0.58, 0.18>,
PRIM_TEXTURE,
ALL_SIDES,
"180d23df-62b6-8608-0535-03413ddf3805",
<1, 1, 0>,
<0, 0, 0>,
0.0
]);
}
}
Fonts
// Fonts, 10x10 grid.
key Normal = "0967db80-5132-d6dc-f37c-4f9cc1196983";// Normal Font
key Bold = "48de7a07-1641-3d26-2bca-9773a20d2adf";// Be Bold!
key Lined = "35399d2f-e35f-5100-179a-f3a119b1cdf7";// URLy Underline!
key Italic = "1bb8a1f9-87cb-4946-afc6-b1856bc9b752";// Iffy Italics!
key Stroked = "a2d5149e-d018-3ddd-202d-3432605c8084";// Edgy Edge!
key Shadowed = "347ff828-9cef-31e5-a792-1bfdd2a1cea0";// Silly Shadow!
// These are the printable characters:
string txtChars = " !\"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~";
// Icons
// Icons are stretched two glyphs long compared to fonts
// for optimal sharpness and occupy two prim faces as a result.
key Icon = "db7db103-0994-c55e-9740-6fb43e4f1dc9";
Colours
Here's an extra snippet for use alongside, instead of writing down the colours all the time. For quick reference and convenience.
rotation White = <.99,.99,.99, 1.0>;
rotation Black = <.00,.00,.00, 1.0>;
rotation Red = <.99,.00,.00, 1.0>;
rotation Green = <.00,.99,.50, 1.0>;
rotation Blue = <.00,.40,.90, 1.0>;
rotation Orange = <.99,.50,.00, 1.0>;
rotation LSL = <.00,.99,.50, 1.0>;
rotation URL = <.20,.40,.70, 1.0>;
Core
You do not to use these directly, just in the same LSL script. See Abstracts and Advanced for simplifying use of this library.
// Global stack
list txtBoards;// Format is [str Board: "A", int Prims: 8, int txtLinks Pointer: 0];
list txtLinks;// Format is [2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]; (All link numbers)
// Internal stack
integer txtBoard;
integer txtPtr;
// Initializes Text Render system by searching all boards.
txtInit() {
integer Prim = 1; integer Prims = llGetNumberOfPrims();
for(; Prim <= Prims; ++Prim ) { string Name = llGetLinkName(Prim);
if(llGetSubString(Name,0,4) == "ntxt.") {
list t = llParseString2List(Name,["."],[]);
string B = llList2String(t,1);
integer i = llListFindList(txtBoards,[B]);
if(!~i) {
integer x; integer y; list z; @again; y = Linked("ntxt."+B+"."+(string)x);
if(y) { z += y; x++; jump again; }
txtBoards += [B,x,llGetListLength(txtLinks)]; txtLinks += z;
} } } }
// Helps return the needed prim params for a single prim face.
list txtFace( integer Face, string Char, rotation Color, key Texture, integer Index ) {
integer i = llSubStringIndex(txtChars,Char);
float W = 1.0;// Glyph Width
float H = 1.0;// Glyph Height
float X = 0.0;// Glyph X Offset
////
// Special Cases
// For dual-width glyphs (Icon)
if(Index == -1) X = -.05; else if(Index == 1) X = .05;
// Adjust glyph sizes to taste.
if(Texture == Normal ) { W = .6; H = .98; } else
if(Texture == Bold) { W = .6; H = .98; } else
if(Texture == Lined) { W = .6; H = .98; } else
if(Texture == Italic) { W = .7; H = .98; } else
if(Texture == Stroked) { W = .7; H = .98; } else
if(Texture == Shadowed) { W = .6; H = .98; } else
if(Texture == Icon ) { W = .475; H = .98; }
if(Char == "W") W = .8;
// Special Cases
////
list Out;
if(Face == 0) Out =
[PRIM_TEXTURE, 3, Texture, <.25*W,.1*H,0>, <((-.45+.1*(i%10)) + (.0745*W)) + (X*W), .45-(.1*(i/10)), 0>, 0,
PRIM_COLOR, 3, <Color.x,Color.y,Color.z>, Color.s];
else if(Face == 1) Out =
[PRIM_TEXTURE, 7, Texture,<.1*W,.1*H,0>, <((-.45+.1*(i%10))) + (X*W), .45-(.1*(i/10)), 0>, .0,
PRIM_COLOR, 7, <Color.x,Color.y,Color.z>, Color.s];
else if(Face == 2) {
float x = ((-.45+.1*(i%10)) - (.69*W)) + (X*W);
if(x < -1) x = 2 + x;
Out = [PRIM_TEXTURE, 4, Texture, <-1.635*W,.1*H,0>, <x, .45-(.1*(i/10)), 0>, .0,
PRIM_COLOR, 4, <Color.x,Color.y,Color.z>, Color.s];
} else if(Face == 3) Out =
[PRIM_TEXTURE, 6, Texture, <.1*W,.1*H,0>, <((-.45+.1*(i%10))) + (X*W), .45-(.1*(i/10)), 0>, .0,
PRIM_COLOR, 6, <Color.x,Color.y,Color.z>, Color.s];
else /*Face == 4*/ Out =
[PRIM_TEXTURE, 1, Texture, <.25*W,.1*H,0>, <((-.45+.1*(i%10)) - (.0745*W)) + (X*W), .45-(.1*(i/10)), 0>, .0,
PRIM_COLOR, 1, <Color.x,Color.y,Color.z>, Color.s];
return Out;
}
Advanced
// Begin text rendering, we select a board first.
TextSelect(string Board) {
if(txtBoards == []) txtInit();
txtBoard = llListFindList(txtBoards,[Board]);
txtPtr = 0;
}
// With board selected, we can push individual strings to be rendered with colour and texture.
TextPush(string Text, rotation Colour, key Texture) {
integer BoardsLen = llList2Integer(txtBoards,txtBoard+1)*5;
integer LinksPtr = llList2Integer(txtBoards,txtBoard+2);
integer x; integer y = llStringLength(Text); if(y+txtPtr > BoardsLen) y = BoardsLen-1;
while(x<y) {
integer Prim = txtPtr / 5;
integer Link = llList2Integer(txtLinks,LinksPtr+Prim);
integer Face = txtPtr % 5; list FaceParams;
for(;Face<5 && x<y; ++Face, ++x, ++txtPtr)
FaceParams += txtFace(Face,llGetSubString(Text,x,x),Colour,Texture,0);
llSetLinkPrimitiveParamsFast(Link, FaceParams);
}
}
// When finished with rendering the board, you may need to
// reset other faces that weren't touched from a previous render.
TextFill() {
integer Untouched = llList2Integer(txtBoards,txtBoard+1)*5 - txtPtr;
if(Untouched) {
string s; while(--Untouched) s += " ";
TextPush(s,<1,1,1,1>,Normal);
}
}
Abstract
// For ease of use, select board, input text, colour and font. Also fills the end.
Text(string Board, string Text, rotation Colour, key Texture) {
TextSelect(Board);
TextPush(Text,Colour,Texture);
TextFill();
}
// If you want to clear a board, such as on a reset, you can use this.
TextClear(string Board) {
TextSelect(Board);
TextFill();
}
Complete Script
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// Lib.Linkset
// These are some helper functions for identifying linked prims by name.
// Searches for Needle(s) and returns a list of link number(s).
list LinkedList( string Needle ) {
list Needles; integer Hay = 1; integer Stacks = llGetNumberOfPrims();
for(; Hay <= Stacks; ++Hay ) if(llGetLinkName(Hay) == Needle) Needles += Hay;
return Needles; }
// Searches for single Needle prim and returns a link number.
integer Linked( string Needle ) {
integer Prims = llGetNumberOfPrims()+1;
while(--Prims) if(llGetLinkName(Prims) == Needle) return Prims;
return 0; }
// Searches & Replaces Needle(s) with link numbers and returns modified list.
list ListLinked( list Needles ) {
integer Prims = llGetNumberOfPrims()+1;
while(--Prims) {
integer Ptr = llListFindList(Needles,[llGetLinkName(Prims)]);
if(~Ptr) Needles = llListReplaceList(Needles,[Prims],Ptr,Ptr);
} return Needles; }
// Lib.Linkset
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// Lib.NexiiText
// by Nexii Malthus, released into Public Domain.
// The idea of this text renderer is to be easy, compact, efficient and fast performing.
// It uses a simple design where the system is initialised txtInit().
// A board selected txtSelect("My Fav Board") and instructions pushed through txtPush("My Fav board!,Colour,Font).
// It gives you a ton of control in how every single character can be rendered, switching colours and texture as you go.
// You can always just push through a single massive string though txt("Board","Text",Colour,Font). It adapts to you.
//// Note on Colour
// It makes more sense for a rotation type to transport colours in a compact format, rather than multiple vars.
// The compact format is <Red [0,1], Green [0,1], Blue [0,1], Alpha [0,1]> (w/ Range Notation)
// Fonts, 10x10 grid.
key Normal = "0967db80-5132-d6dc-f37c-4f9cc1196983";// Normal Font
key Bold = "48de7a07-1641-3d26-2bca-9773a20d2adf";// Be Bold!
key Lined = "35399d2f-e35f-5100-179a-f3a119b1cdf7";// URLy Underline!
key Italic = "1bb8a1f9-87cb-4946-afc6-b1856bc9b752";// Iffy Italics!
key Stroked = "a2d5149e-d018-3ddd-202d-3432605c8084";// Edgy Edge!
key Shadowed = "347ff828-9cef-31e5-a792-1bfdd2a1cea0";// Silly Shadow!
// These are the printable characters:
string txtChars = " !\"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~";
// Icons
// Icons are stretched two glyphs long compared to fonts
// for optimal sharpness and occupy two prim faces as a result.
key Icon = "db7db103-0994-c55e-9740-6fb43e4f1dc9";
// These are the printable icons: (Ordered with character and representation)
/*// Empty ! -> " > # Home $ (i)
% (?) & L$ ' RSS Feed ( Ext. Link ) Avatar
* General + Mature , Adult - Headshot . C7 (Gun)
/ Forboda (Gun) 0 Explosion 1 Knife
/*/
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// Public Functions
///////////////
// Simple text rendering vv
// For ease of use, select board, input text, colour and font. Also fills the end.
Text(string Board, string Text, rotation Colour, key Texture) {
TextSelect(Board);
TextPush(Text,Colour,Texture);
TextFill();
}
// If you want to clear a board, such as on a reset, you can use this.
TextClear(string Board) {
TextSelect(Board);
TextFill();
}
// Simple text rendering ^^
///////////////
///////////////
// Advanced Text Rendering
// Begin text rendering, we select a board first.
TextSelect(string Board) {
if(txtBoards == []) txtInit();
txtBoard = llListFindList(txtBoards,[Board]);
txtPtr = 0;
}
// With board selected, we can push individual strings to be rendered with colour and texture.
TextPush(string Text, rotation Colour, key Texture) {
integer BoardsLen = llList2Integer(txtBoards,txtBoard+1)*5;
integer LinksPtr = llList2Integer(txtBoards,txtBoard+2);
integer x; integer y = llStringLength(Text); if(y+txtPtr > BoardsLen) y = BoardsLen-1;
while(x<y) {
integer Prim = txtPtr / 5;
integer Link = llList2Integer(txtLinks,LinksPtr+Prim);
integer Face = txtPtr % 5; list FaceParams;
for(;Face<5 && x<y; ++Face, ++x, ++txtPtr)
FaceParams += txtFace(Face,llGetSubString(Text,x,x),Colour,Texture,0);
llSetLinkPrimitiveParamsFast(Link, FaceParams);
}
}
// With board selected, we can also draw icons.
TextIcon( string Text, rotation Colour, key Texture ) {
integer BoardsLen = llList2Integer(txtBoards,txtBoard+1)*5;
integer LinksPtr = llList2Integer(txtBoards,txtBoard+2);
integer x; integer y = llStringLength(Text); if((y*2)+txtPtr > BoardsLen) y = (BoardsLen-1)/2;
while(x<y) {
integer z; while(z<2) {
integer Prim = txtPtr / 5;
integer Link = llList2Integer(txtLinks,LinksPtr+Prim);
integer Face = txtPtr % 5;
list FaceParams;
for(;Face<5 && z<2; ++Face, ++z, ++txtPtr)
FaceParams += txtFace(Face,llGetSubString(Text,x,x),Colour,Texture, llList2Integer([-1,1],z));
llSetLinkPrimitiveParamsFast(Link,FaceParams);
} ++x;
}
}
// When finished with rendering the board, you may need to
// reset other faces that weren't touched from a previous render.
TextFill() {
integer Untouched = llList2Integer(txtBoards,txtBoard+1)*5 - txtPtr;
if(Untouched) {
string s; while(--Untouched) s += " ";
TextPush(s,<1,1,1,1>,Normal);
}
}
// Advanced text rendering ^^
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// Public Functions
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// Raw Library stuff
// Don't touch unless you know what your doing.
// Global stack
list txtBoards;// Format is [str Board: "A", int Prims: 8, int txtLinks Pointer: 0];
list txtLinks;// Format is [2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]; (All link numbers)
// Internal stack
integer txtBoard;
integer txtPtr;
// Initializes Text Render system by searching all boards.
txtInit() {
integer Prim = 1; integer Prims = llGetNumberOfPrims();
for(; Prim <= Prims; ++Prim ) { string Name = llGetLinkName(Prim);
if(llGetSubString(Name,0,4) == "ntxt.") {
list t = llParseString2List(Name,["."],[]);
string B = llList2String(t,1);
integer i = llListFindList(txtBoards,[B]);
if(!~i) {
integer x; integer y; list z; @again; y = Linked("ntxt."+B+"."+(string)x);
if(y) { z += y; x++; jump again; }
txtBoards += [B,x,llGetListLength(txtLinks)]; txtLinks += z;
} } } }
// Helps return the needed prim params for a single prim face.
list txtFace( integer Face, string Char, rotation Color, key Texture, integer Index ) {
integer i = llSubStringIndex(txtChars,Char);
float W = 1.0;// Glyph Width
float H = 1.0;// Glyph Height
float X = 0.0;// Glyph X Offset
////
// Special Cases
// For dual-width glyphs (Icon)
if(Index == -1) X = -.05; else if(Index == 1) X = .05;
// Adjust glyph sizes to taste.
if(Texture == Normal ) { W = .6; H = .98; } else
if(Texture == Bold) { W = .6; H = .98; } else
if(Texture == Lined) { W = .6; H = .98; } else
if(Texture == Italic) { W = .7; H = .98; } else
if(Texture == Stroked) { W = .7; H = .98; } else
if(Texture == Shadowed) { W = .6; H = .98; } else
if(Texture == Icon ) { W = .475; H = .98; }
if(Char == "W") W = .8;
// Special Cases
////
list Out;
if(Face == 0) Out =
[PRIM_TEXTURE, 3, Texture, <.25*W,.1*H,0>, <((-.45+.1*(i%10)) + (.0745*W)) + (X*W), .45-(.1*(i/10)), 0>, 0,
PRIM_COLOR, 3, <Color.x,Color.y,Color.z>, Color.s];
else if(Face == 1) Out =
[PRIM_TEXTURE, 7, Texture,<.1*W,.1*H,0>, <((-.45+.1*(i%10))) + (X*W), .45-(.1*(i/10)), 0>, .0,
PRIM_COLOR, 7, <Color.x,Color.y,Color.z>, Color.s];
else if(Face == 2) {
float x = ((-.45+.1*(i%10)) - (.69*W)) + (X*W);
if(x < -1) x = 2 + x;
Out = [PRIM_TEXTURE, 4, Texture, <-1.635*W,.1*H,0>, <x, .45-(.1*(i/10)), 0>, .0,
PRIM_COLOR, 4, <Color.x,Color.y,Color.z>, Color.s];
} else if(Face == 3) Out =
[PRIM_TEXTURE, 6, Texture, <.1*W,.1*H,0>, <((-.45+.1*(i%10))) + (X*W), .45-(.1*(i/10)), 0>, .0,
PRIM_COLOR, 6, <Color.x,Color.y,Color.z>, Color.s];
else /*Face == 4*/ Out =
[PRIM_TEXTURE, 1, Texture, <.25*W,.1*H,0>, <((-.45+.1*(i%10)) - (.0745*W)) + (X*W), .45-(.1*(i/10)), 0>, .0,
PRIM_COLOR, 1, <Color.x,Color.y,Color.z>, Color.s];
return Out;
}
// Raw Library stuff
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// Lib.NexiiText
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////
// Font Colours!
// Didn't want to keep rewriting them.
rotation White = <.99,.99,.99, 1.0>;
rotation Black = <.00,.00,.00, 1.0>;
rotation Red = <.99,.00,.00, 1.0>;
rotation Green = <.00,.99,.50, 1.0>;
rotation Blue = <.00,.40,.90, 1.0>;
rotation Orange = <.99,.50,.00, 1.0>;
rotation LSL = <.00,.99,.50, 1.0>;
rotation URL = <.20,.40,.70, 1.0>;
///////////////////
///////////////////
// Example Code
default {
state_entry() {
// Example 1
// The simplest way is to use the one-shot Text(..) function
Text("Board 1", "NexiiText.7", LSL, Bold);
////
// Example 2
// More advanced is to render string by string. Which allows rich text.
// We select a board
TextSelect("Board 2");
// Then push strings to render, in different colours and fonts.
TextPush("OpenSource. ", Orange, Stroked);
TextPush("By ", White, Normal);
TextPush("Nexii", White, Italic);
// If we didn't fill the end, a previous render
// could have left junk text in the final visual.
TextFill();
// Example 2
////
////
// Example 3
// We can also render font textures in brilliant ways, such as icons.
TextSelect("Board 3");
TextPush("Nexii ",Blue,Normal);
TextIcon(".",White,Icon);
TextPush(" XyText",Red,Normal);
TextFill();
// Example 3
////
////
// Example 4
llSetTimerEvent(.98);
}
timer() {
string Time = llGetTimestamp();
Time = llGetSubString(Time, 11,18);
TextSelect("Time");
TextPush(Time, White, Normal);
TextFill();
// Example 4
////
}
}//////////////////