// given a texture with encoded glyphs, return a BitmapFont object
public static GameFont FromTexture2D(Texture2D texture)
{
// new instance placeholder
GameFont font = null;
// first, make sure it's a valid texture
if (texture == null)
{
throw new GameFontException("Texture2D cannot be null.");
}
else
{
// try to extract the glyphs from the texture
font = new GameFont();
font.Texture = texture;
font.ExtractGlyphDescriptors();
}
// return the fruits of our labor
return font;
}
/// <summary>
/// LoadContent will be called once per game and is the place to load
/// all of your content.
/// </summary>
protected override void LoadContent()
{
// Create a new SpriteBatch, which can be used to draw textures.
spriteBatch = new SpriteBatch(GraphicsDevice);
// load the main game texture
m_GameTexture =
Content.Load<Texture2D>(@"media\brickbreaker");
// extract the opaque data from the sprite images
PaddleOpaqueData =
PixelPerfectHelper.GetOpaqueData(m_spritePaddle);
BallOpaqueData =
PixelPerfectHelper.GetOpaqueData(m_spriteBall);
BrickOpaqueData =
PixelPerfectHelper.GetOpaqueData(new BrickSprite());
// initialize our game font
m_GameFontTexture =
Content.Load<Texture2D>(@"media\Verdana8Bold");
m_GameFont = GameFont.FromTexture2D(m_GameFontTexture);
}
