/// <summary>
/// Creates a complete font file and returns it as String
/// </summary>
/// <param name="firstChar">The character to start with</param>
/// <param name="charCount">The number of characters to include by inc. the Chars Ordinal (ASCII 7bit only)</param>
/// <param name="widthTarget">Width target setting</param>
/// <returns>The created font file as String</returns>
public override String FontFile(Char firstChar, int charCount, FontOptimizer.WidthTarget widthTarget)
{
String ret = "";
// store args
FirstChar = firstChar;
CharCount = charCount;
m_letters = new Letters(LetterFactory); // create font machine.. and submit the factory
// create string
int lastChar = Convert.ToChar(Convert.ToByte(FirstChar) + CharCount - 1);
for (Char c = FirstChar; c <= lastChar; c++)
{
Size s = m_letters.Add(c, m_fo, widthTarget); // --> this will essentially capture all characters bits via Letter instance
if (m_firstSize.Height == 0)
{
m_firstSize = s; // collect size information - init in 1st round
}
Monospace = Monospace & (s == m_firstSize); // gets false if sizes are different
}
// final size from collected bit patterns
Width = m_letters.MaxSize.Width;
Height = m_letters.MaxSize.Height;
UInt16 totalSize = 6; // descriptor code size
if (!Monospace)
{
totalSize += ( UInt16 )m_letters.SizeTable.Count; // fixed fonts don't have a size table
}
totalSize += ( UInt16 )m_letters.CodeSize( );
CodeSize = totalSize;
// start output
FontNameCreated = ModName( );
// create the file (collect all in one String)
ret += Header( );
// descriptor
ret += Descriptor( );
// code portion
ret += CodeStart(totalSize);
if (!Monospace)
{
ret += m_letters.SizeTable.GetBytes( ); // fixed fonts don't have a size table
}
// all font code now
ret += m_letters.GetBytes( );
// remove last comma from hex bytes
int lc = ret.LastIndexOf(',');
if (lc != -1)
{
ret = ret.Remove(lc, 1);
}
// write the code trailer
ret += Trailer( );
return(ret); // Done
}