EarthLCD ezLED-3 Series User Manual
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10.0 Fonts and the Print CommandYour ezLCD-3xx comes with a selection of different fonts pre-installed. Type the command PLAYFONTS into your terminal program to run a macro that displays the factory installed fonts in theiravailable sizes. The number designation in the font name refers to the height of the font in pixels.Therefore, the font SANS48 is 48 pixels tall when displayed on the screen of the ezLCD-3xx.The ezLCD-30X font converter for windows will allow you to create and customize new ezLCD fontsfrom TrueType and OpenType fonts. It is available for free download athttp://www.earthlcd.com/ezLCD-301.To set the current font, type the command FONT [font] into your terminal program, where [font] is thename of the font. It is not necessary to include the font suffix (.ezf). Only *.ezf can be used.To test your font, type the following into your terminal program:XY CC ‘goto the center of the screenFONT NEURO72 ‘select your font file to usePRINT “HELLO” ‘display the string to screenThe word HELLO will appear in the center of the screen and display in the NEURO font 72 pixelstall. The PRINT command always displays text on the screen of the ezLCD-30x at the current XYposition. When using the PRINT command, be sure to place double quotes around the text you want toappear.In addition to printing at the current XY position, text can also be positioned automatically to 9positions relative to the current XY: LT (Left Top), CT (Center Top), RT (Right Top), LC (Left Center),CC (Center Center), RC (Right Center), LB (Left Bottom), CB (Center Bottom), RB (Right Bottom).Note: To understand this command visualize your text string as a bitmap or box with characters in itand this command is positioning the box. Default position is LT. To use this feature, enter the positioninformation at the end of the PRINT command. For example, we can set the current position to thecenter of the screen (XY CC) and then print the text using text justified to the center (PRINT “Hello”CC):XY CC ‘set current position to center of screenPRINT “HELLO” CC ‘print to screen with CC option20 |
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