Use fonts from archive, Let user set default fonts

[Zeda]

As the title says, I think it could be useful if Grammer could read fonts directly from archive. Reading fonts from archive will slow it down slightly, but printing text is already a slow-ish process. A couple dozen microseconds isn't going to hurt much, and it will save on RAM requirements.

As to letting the user pick a custom font as the default, I just think it would be a cool UI option. On the other hand, it is probably unnecessary and just adds to the bloat.

[NonstickAtom785]

I mean the particle commands are bloat... I would like to see you implement a custom font hook for the OS like you tried to do in BatLib. It would be cool to have only Grammer and navigate the OS with your favorite font.

[Zeda]

Yeah, and the particle commands bug me, too >_>
The custom OS font hook that I worked on in Batlib was very hacked together. The OS just doesn't expose enough to make it really customize-able, which is why Grammer has it's own fonts and font drawing routines (plus it is faster this way).

[NonstickAtom785]

Hmm that's where Grammer OS will be very cool >.> . zStart uses a good font hook routine.

[NonstickAtom785]

Where are you at in doing this. I know you've been busy. u_u

[Zeda]

For setting a custom default font, I have not worked on it at all; it is low on my priorities.

As for archived fonts, I had started adding in code for it (a few weeks ago?) but I didn't really test it. Apparently that introduced some bugs, so I just now fixed those and it seems that the Batib-/Omnicalc-style fonts can be archived now. The OS fonts have been treated like archived fonts since I added those in, actually, so the code has been there, just undocumented and buggy for the other fonts.

That said, Grammer-style variable-width fonts cannot be archived (yet). I probably won't get around to doing that, but if I do, it is going to be quite difficult due to he format (and possibly noticeably slower to access+draw the text).

[NonstickAtom785]

Okay. Did you advance the version?

[Zeda]

Haha, nope. I'll do that next push