Dimension Text
Posted by queviltai on January 02, 2009Draw text with effects that make the text seem slightly higher or lower than its background, or with a shadow effect. You only have to use slightly modified versions of the draw_text function to achieve a variety of two dimensional effects that make your writing seem a whole lot more interesting. This extension works quickly and effectively. This .zip contains a help file and a simple, commented example.
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Functions:
Draw text that looks like its been engraved. "Strength" and "depth" should be a real value between 0 and 1.
Draw text that looks like its been engraved, but with the added options found in draw_text_ext(). "Strength" and "depth" should be a real value between 0 and 1.
Draw text that looks like its been embossed. "Strength" and "depth" should be a real value between 0 and 1.
Draw text that looks like its been embossed, but with the added options found in draw_text_ext(). "Strength" and "depth" should be a real value between 0 and 1.
Draw text with a shadow. "Strength" should be between 0 and 1 (about 0.6 is good) and "xoffset" and "yoffset" indicate where and how big the shadow should be.
Draw text with a shadow, but with the added options found in draw_text_ext(). "Strength" should be between 0 and 1 (about 0.6 is good) and "xoffset" and "yoffset" indicate where and how big the shadow should be.