Sean Meighan

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Title: xlights text
Post by: pennymoor on November 23, 2021, 02:04:02 AM

Hi
i am trying to windows fonts in x-lights but us os fonts ll not work only x-lights font will work
i am sure i could use os fonts last year ai doing some thing wrong?
thank you
Mic

Title: Re: xlights text
Post by: allknowing2012 on November 23, 2021, 06:45:14 AM

Latest version of xlights? This should work fine .. the box has to say "Use OS Fonts".

Title: Re: xlights text
Post by: pennymoor on November 24, 2021, 03:05:32 AM

i am using the latest x-lights 2021.38 64bit and yes i do have "use OS fonts" in the box and i have selected my font and size but nothing shows up until i select one of x-lights fonts then all works ok but not with the system fonts.

Title: Re: xlights text
Post by: Gilrock on November 24, 2021, 06:16:16 AM

Are you using Windows 7?  I read on our Github issues list that the Text Effect was modified to utilize DirectX and that Windows 7 users seem to be having issues.  It sounded like there would not be a fix and xLights would just now claim it doesn't support Windows 7.  I thought DirectX was around for Windows 7 but maybe it doesn't support the required version of DirectX on Windows 7.