Undocumented font size attribute in text.write()

[MetPhoto]

The font size attribute appears not to be documented.

The syntax appears to be text.write("Text, font_size, font_path='path to font')

Example, text in 12 point using the default font: text.write("Hello world!", 12)

[shawaj]

The font path thing was added in #98 and yes you are correct it looks like there is no readme info about it or the size attribute.

There is a font size attribute mentioned in the command line section but it also mentions there an x and y location which I'm not sure actually work either.

@francesco-vannini shall we go through all the readme API examples at some point in the next couple of weeks and make sure it's all fully and correctly documented?

[shawaj]

Thanks for the heads up @MetPhoto

[eat-sleep-code]

@MetPhoto How do you properly specify the font path. I have a /fonts folder in the same folder as my python script. It finds the fonts and works correctly if I execute the script like python myApp.py. But if I try to go to the parent folder and execute python myAppFolder/myApp.py it can't find the font file. I would like it to work in both scenarios.

[shawaj]

Did you try it like suggested text.write("Text, font_size, font_path='path to font') ?

[shawaj]

Actually there's a typo there. Should be text.write("Text", font_size, font_path='path to font')

[eat-sleep-code]

Sorry, wasn't clear on my question. I am having issue with the actual font path working if i execute my python script from another folder. It might be more of a python question (this is literally my first python project so I am learning on the go), than specific to this function.

Basically:

• With python MyApp.py the font works just fine.
• With python MyAppFolder/MyApp.py the script fails because it can't find the font file.

I will ideally like it to work regardless if I execute with or without the folder.

[shawaj]

How have you declared the font path in the code? Can you copy and paste the line of code here?

[eat-sleep-code]

I just figured it out -- and it appears to work:

fontPath = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) + /fonts/benton-sans-regular.ttf

Then to write, I am just simply using the variable:

text.write("Text", font_size, font_path=fontPath)

[shawaj]

Yeah I was going to say that it probably because you were using a relative path both an absolute path from root

[shawaj]

@francesco-vannini perhaps we should add a demo to readme showing the font path stuff?