4 Working with Text and Files
Sketch 34: Fonts, Sizes, Character Properties
When text is drawn on the screen, there are many ways to draw each character. The size, weight, orientation, and style can vary widely. A font specifies a particular size, weight, and style of a typeface. Fonts are saved as files that contain the instructions for drawing each character. Bold, italic, normal, and each important size are individual files. The font name, a style, and a size are frequently part of the filename.
Processing allows many fonts, but each one must be set up in advance as a file using the Tools menu. Select Tools▶Create Font to open a font-creation ...
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