Accessing background color in python bindings

[ElBertrando]

I have a pretty good working model now. I am trying to access the background color in the DrawText function (from the runtext.py) python example. I know you added canvas->Fill(bg_color.r, bg_color.g, bg_color.b); for me when I was running by script, but I don't see a way access it via samplebase.py or from DrawText()

[hzeller]

In the Python binding, there is also a Fill(red, green, blue) method on the canvas that you can use.

[ElBertrando]

Using runtext.py as basis, I should be able to access the Fill() method when the offscreen_canvas = self.matrix.CreateFrameCanvas() is created. So I should be able to access the method by offscreen_canvas.Fill(R,G,B) ? However I do not see autofill in my IDE so I must be doing something wrong in this situation...

[hzeller]

Well, apart from the IDE, did you run the code and see if Python complains ?

[ElBertrando]

Well there we go ! I thought it wasn't accessible.
OK one more question for today -- Is text outline color available -O color of outline ??

[hzeller]

Read the C++ code how that outline frame is done: you first need to generate an outline font that is essentially a larger font, one pixel around the original font. Then draw that first in your desired outline color before you draw the regular text.

[ElBertrando]

I am looking at the graphics.pyx code and see that it takes 6 arguments for the python bindings:

def DrawText(core.Canvas c, Font f, int x, int y, Color color, text):
    return cppinc.DrawText(c.__getCanvas(), f.__font, x, y, color.__color, text.encode('utf-8')

However the c++ code takes 8 arguments to modify the DrawText method. Do I need to modify this ?

[hzeller]

you might need to add the kerning parameter to the Python bindings.

[Turmburger]

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Am 28. Juli 2020, 01:28, um 01:28, Bret W notifications@github.com schrieb:

I am looking at the graphics.pyx code and see that it takes 6 arguments for the python bindings:

def DrawText(core.Canvas c, Font f, int x, int y, Color color, text):
return cppinc.DrawText(c.__getCanvas(), f.__font, x, y, color.__color,
text.encode('utf-8')

However the c++ code takes 8 arguments to modify the DrawText method. Do I need to modify this ?

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[ElBertrando]

I have a fully working project now :) However I am just now revisiting the outline problem as my last task. Just to clarify, I will need to modify the graphics.pyx code to add the kerning parameter -- Just this file ? Also I cannot read the German in Turmburger commented