Merge branch 'dev' for version 1.2.3

README.md

@@ -30,104 +30,78 @@ Extra font mods can be found here:
 
 ### December 2018
 Following objects are deprecated, shows a warning in log when used:
-
 * `display_modpack_node` group (use `display_api` group instead);
 * `display_lib_node` group (use `display_api` group instead);
 * `display_lib` global table (use `display_api` global table instead);
+* `font_lib` global table (use `font_api` global table instead);
 
 These objects will be removed in the future.
 
 ## Changelog
 
-### 2018-12-02 (Version 1.2.2)
+### 2018-12-14 (Version 1.2.3)
+- __display_api__: New `yaw` attributes, entities can now have different angles with node.
+- __font_api__: New `Font:render` method for texture creation
+- __font_api__: Specific management for fixed width font. Allows number of columns based texture width.
+- __font_api__: Improve `display_api` integration into `font_api`. Display API fully optional. `font_api.on_display_update` defined only if `display_api` enabled.
+- __font_api__: Improve management of invalid UTF strings (should not crash anymore)
+- __font_api__: Deprecation of `font_lib`
+- __signs__: Fixed craft recipe for labels
 
+### 2018-12-02 (Version 1.2.2)
 - Fixed a bug that prevented Display API from working on some systems (Raspberry Pi)
 
 ### 2018-11-01 (Version 1.2.1)
-
 - Now font can be chosen per sign / stele
 
 ### 2018-11-01 (Version 1.2)
-
 - Labels and woodend signs added.
-
 - Fallback mechanism for missing chars (For example: "é" --> "e" --> "E").
-
 - Several bug fixes by 12Me21 and naturefreshmilk.
 
 ### 2018-07-16 (Version 1.1.1)
-
 - Boards mod added.
-
 - Bug fix in default font chosing when multiple font registered.
 
 ### 2018-07-13 (Version 1.1.0)
-
 - Font API rework introducing Font class.
-
 - Replaced default Epilepsy Font by Metro Font for licensing purposes,
-
 - Rework of all nodes displaying text accordingly to the Font API rework.
 
 As font_epilepsy mod has been replaced by font_metro mod, **don't forget to activate font_metro mod after updating** or you won't have any text displayed.
 
 ### 2018-05-30 (Version 1.0.1)
-
 Mostly bug fixes :
-
 - Fix steles orientation when placing
-
 - Update entity on mapblock load
-
 - Use default formspec style
-
 - Fix ndef nill value in steles mod when technics not installed
-
 - Seperate signs API from signs définitions
-
 - Allow a greater offset between display and block
 
 ### 2018-01-13 (Version 1.0)
-
 - Switch to Epilepsy font by KREATIVE SOFTWARE
-
 - Add settings "default_font"
-
 - Add horizontal alignment
-
 - Add tool for creating font textures from .ttf font files
-
 - Fix UTF 8 to Unicode decoding
-
 - Updated forum thread link in README.md
 
 ### 2017-12-19
-
 This change is a preparation to merge Andrzej Pieńkowski fork (apienk) : new font and support of UTF chars.
-
 - Font\_lib support for multiple fonts (nothing yet visible in mods) ;
-
 - Font\_lib support for Unicode characters (limited to Unicode Plane 0: 0000-FFFF, see [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode)) ;
-
 - New "default" font with original textures from Vanessa Ezekowitz (VanessaE) ;
 
 ### 2017-12-10
-
 - Compatibility of signs mod with signs_lib (thanks to gpcf) ;
-
 - Added large banner in road signs (thanks to gpcf) ;
 
 ### 2017-08-26
-
 - Changed signs from wallmounted to facedir to improve textures and make it possible to use screwdriver.
 **IMPORTANT** : Map will be updated to change to new nodes but inventory items will turn into "Unknown items" and have to be re-crafted.
-
 - Intllib support added with french translation (whole modpack, thanks to fat115) ;
-
 - Punch on nodes to update entity (signs, signs_road and steles). Usefull in case of /clearobjects ;
-
 - Changed wooden direction sign textures (signs) ;
-
 - Added back and side textures to all signs (road_signs) ;
-
 - Added more sign types : White/yellow/green signs and direction signs (signs_road) ;

display_api/API.md

@@ -1,38 +1,38 @@
-# Display Lib API
+# Display API
-This document describes Display Lib API. Display Lib allows to add a dynamic display on a node. Display Lib limits node rotations. For wallmounted, only vertical positionning is available, and for facedir, only first four position are availabel (those with default axis).
+This document describes Display API. Display API allows to add a dynamic display on a node. Display API limits node rotations. For wallmounted, only vertical positionning is available. For facedir, only first four position are availabel (those with default axis).
 
 ## Provided methods
 ### update\_entities
-**display\_lib.update\_entities(pos)**
+**display\_api.update\_entities(pos)**
 
 This method triggers entities update for the display node at pos. Actual entity update is made by `on_display_update` callback associated to the entity.
 
 `pos`: Position of the node
 ### register\_display\_entity
-**display\_lib.register\_display\_entity(entity_name)**
+**display\_api.register\_display\_entity(entity_name)**
 
 This is a helper to register entities used for display.
 
 `entity_name`: Name of the entity to register.
 ## Provided callback implementations
 ### on_place
-**display\_lib.on\_place(itemstack, placer, pointed\_thing)**
+**display\_api.on\_place(itemstack, placer, pointed\_thing)**
 
 `on_place` node callback implementation. Display nodes should have this callback (avoid placement of horizontal display node).
 ### on_construct
-**display\_lib.on\_construct(pos)**
+**display\_api.on\_construct(pos)**
 
 `on_construct` node callback implementation. Display nodes should have this callback (creates, places and updates display entities on node construction).
 ### on_destruct
-**display\_lib.on_destruct(pos)**
+**display\_api.on_destruct(pos)**
 
 `on_destruct` node callback implementation. Display nodes should have this callback (removes display entities on node destruction).
 ### on_rotate
-**display\_lib.on\_rotate(pos, node, user, mode, new_param2)**
+**display\_api.on\_rotate(pos, node, user, mode, new_param2)**
 
 `on_rotate` node callback implementation. Display nodes should have this callback (restricts rotations and rotates display entities associated with node).
 ### on_activate
-**display\_lib.on_activate(entity, staticdata)**
+**display\_api.on_activate(entity, staticdata)**
 
 `On_activate` entity callback implementation for display entities. No need of this method if display entities have been registered using `register_display_entity` (callback is already set).
 
@@ -40,17 +40,16 @@ This is a helper to register entities used for display.
 * Register display entities with `register_display_entity`
 
 * Register node with :
-  - `on_place`, `on_construct`, `on_destruct` and `on_rotate` callbacks using display_api callbacks.
+  - `on_place`, `on_construct`, `on_destruct` and `on_rotate` callbacks using display_api callbacks.\
-  - `display_api` group. This will make this node have their entities updated as soon as the mapblock is loaded (Useful after /clearobjects).
+  - `display_api` group. This will make this node have their entities updated as soon as the mapblock is loaded (Useful after /clearobjects).\
-  - a `display_entities` field in node definition containing a entity name indexed table. See below for description of each display_entities fields.
+  - a `display_entities` field in node definition containing a entity name indexed table. See below for description of each display_entities fields.\
 
 ### Display_entities fields
-`on_display_update` is a callback in charge of setting up entity texture. If not set, entity will have no texture and will be displayed as unknown item.
+`on_display_update` is a callback in charge of setting up entity texture. If not set, entity will have no texture and will be displayed as unknown item.\
-
+`depth`, `right` and `height`: Entity position regarding to node facedir/wallmounted main axis.\
-`depth`, `right` and `height`: Entity position regarding to node facedir/wallmounted main axis.
+Values for these fields can be any number between -1.5 and 1.5 (default value is 0). Position 0,0,0 is the center of the node.\
-Values for these fields can be any number between -1.5 and 1.5 (default value is 0).
+`depth` goes from front (-0.5) to rear (0.5), `height` goes from bottom (-0.5) to top (0.5) and `right` goes from left (-0.5) to right (0.5).\
-Position 0,0,0 is the center of the node.
+`yaw`: Entity yaw in radians, regarding to main axis. Default is 0, aligned to node face.
-`depth` goes from front (-0.5) to rear (0.5), `height` goes from bottom (-0.5) to top (0.5) and `right` goes from left (-0.5) to right (0.5).
 
 In order to avoid flickering text, it's better to have text a little behind node surface. A good spacing value is given by `display_api.entity_spacing` variable.
 

display_api/README.md

@@ -12,3 +12,12 @@ This library's purpose is to ease creation of nodes with one or more displays on
 
 For more information, see the [forum topic](https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=19365) at the Minetest forums.
 
+## Deprecation notice (for modders)
+
+### December 2018
+Following objects are deprecated, shows a warning in log when used:
+* `display_modpack_node` group (use `display_api` group instead);
+* `display_lib_node` group (use `display_api` group instead);
+* `display_lib` global table (use `display_api` global table instead);
+
+These objects will be removed in the future.

display_api/display.lua

@@ -106,13 +106,12 @@ local function place_entities(pos)
 				y = pos.y - top,
 				z = pos.z - values.dz * depth + values.rz * right})
 
-			objrefs[entity_name]:setyaw(values.yaw)
+			objrefs[entity_name]:setyaw(values.yaw + (props.yaw or 0))
 		end
 	end
 	return objrefs
 end
 
-
 --- Entity update
 function update_entity(entity)
 	if not entity then

font_api/API.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# Font Lib API
+# Font API
-This document describes Font Lib API. Font Lib creates textures for font display on entities.
+This document describes Font API. Font API creates textures for font display on entities.
 
 ## Settings
 ### default_font
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mymod:test_text_node", {
 })
 ```
 
-At this step, your node already displays text form "display_text" (hardcoded) node meta.
+At this step, your node already displays text form "display_text" (by default) node meta. If you want to store your text into another meta data field, add a `meta_text` field to display entity definition.
 
 But it uses defaults (default font, default size, default color). Likely you need something more.
 
@@ -59,6 +59,28 @@ Then specify the char width. Two methods available:
   * `halign`: Horizontal alignment: "left", "center" or "right" (default "center").
   * `valign`: Vertical alignement: "top", "middle" or "bottom" (default "middle").
 
+### Example
+Using blue //botic// font, three lines height, aligned top left. Text stored in "text" node meta.
+```
+minetest.register_node("mymod:test_text_node", {
+	...
+	...
+	display_entities = {
+		["mymod:text"] = {
+			depth = -0.5 - display_api.entity_spacing,
+			on_display_update = font_api.on_display_update
+			meta_text = "text",
+			font_name = "botic",
+			color = "#0000FF",
+			maxlines = 3,
+			aspect_ratio = 0.5,
+			halign = "left",
+			valign = "top",
+			},
+	}
+	...
+})
+```
 ## Provided methods
 ### font_api.get_default_font_name()
 Returns de default font name.
@@ -75,7 +97,7 @@ Standard on_display_update entity callback.
 
 Node should have a corresponding display_entity with size, resolution and maxlines fields and optionally halign, valign and color fields.
 
-### Font definition table
+## Font definition table
 Font definition table used by **font_api.register_font** and **font\_api.Font:new** may/can contain following elements:
 
 * `height` (required): Font height in pixels (all font textures should have the same height) .
@@ -86,6 +108,14 @@ Font definition table used by **font_api.register_font** and **font\_api.Font:ne
 
 `margintop`, `marginbottom` and `linespacing` can be negative numbers (default 0) and are to be used to adjust various font styles to each other.
 
+Font attributes around a single char:\
+![Font attributes on a char](doc/font.svg)
+
+Font attributes effects on several lines:\
+![Font attributes on lines](doc/lines.svg)
+
+#### Additional requirements
+
 Font must have a char 0 which will be used to display any unknown char.
 
 All textures corresponding to the indexes in widths array should be present in textures directory with a name matching the pattern :
@@ -159,19 +189,13 @@ Returns line(s) height. Takes care of top and bottom margins and line spacing.
 Returns the width of a text line. Beware, if line contains any new line char, they are ignored.
   * `line`: Line of text which the width will be computed.
 
-### font:make_line_texture(line, texturew, x, y)
+### font:renter(text, texturew, textureh, style)
-Create a texture for a text line.
-  * `line`: Line of text to be rendered in texture.
-  * `texturew`: Width of the texture (extra text is not rendered).
-  * `x`: Starting x position in texture.
-	* `y`: Vertical position of the line in texture.
-
-### font:make_text_texture(text, texturew, textureh, maxlines, halign, valign, color)
 Builds texture for a multiline colored text.
   * `text`: Text to be rendered.
   * `texturew`: Width of the texture (extra text will be truncated).
-  * `textureh`: Height of the texture.
+  * `textureh`: Height of the texture (extra text will be truncated).
-  * `maxlines`: Maximum number of lines.
+  * `style`: A table with style indications:
-  * `halign`: Horizontal text align ("left"/"center"/"right") (optional).
+    - `lines` or `maxlines`: Maximum number of lines (default none).
-  * `valign`: Vertical text align ("top"/"center"/"bottom") (optional).
+    - `halign`: Horizontal text align: "left"/"center"/"right" (default "center")
-  * `color`: Color of the text (optional).
+    - `valign`: Vertical text align: "top"/"middle"/"bottom" (default "middle")
+    - `color`: Color of the text (default black)

font_api/README.md

@@ -21,3 +21,11 @@ Font mods can be found here:
  * [Metro](https://github.com/pyrollo/display_modpack/tree/master/font_metro): A multipurpose font with many chars (uppercase, lowercase and accentuated latin letters, usual signs, cyrillic and greek letters).
  * [OldWizard](https://github.com/pyrollo/font_oldwizard): An old style gothic font.
  * [Botic](https://github.com/pyrollo/font_botic): A scifi style font.
+
+ ## Deprecation notice (for modders)
+
+ ### December 2018
+ Following object is deprecate, shows a warning in log when used:
+ * `font_lib` global table (use `font_api` global table instead);
+
+ This object will be removed in the future.

font_api/depends.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+display_api?

font_api/deprecation.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+--[[
+	font_api mod for Minetest - Library creating textures with fonts and text
+	(c) Pierre-Yves Rollo
+
+	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+	along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+--]]
+
+-- Deprecation
+
+function deprecated_global_table(deprecated_global_name, replacement_global_name)
+	assert(type(deprecated_global_name) == 'string', "deprecated_global_name should be a string.")
+	assert(type(replacement_global_name) == 'string', "replacement_global_name should be a string.")
+	assert(deprecated_global_name ~= '', "deprecated_global_name should not be empty.")
+	assert(replacement_global_name ~= '', "replacement_global_name should not be empty.")
+	assert(rawget(_G, deprecated_global_name) == nil, "replacement global already exists.")
+	if _G[replacement_global_name] == nil then
+		print('warn_deprecated_functions: Warning, replacement global "'..replacement_global_name..'" does not exists.')
+		return
+	end
+	local meta = {
+		deprecated = deprecated_global_name,
+		replacement = replacement_global_name,
+		__index = function(table, key)
+			local meta = getmetatable(table)
+			local dbg = debug.getinfo(2, "lS")
+			minetest.log("warning", string.format('Warning: Accessing deprecated "%s" table, "%s" should be used instead (%s:%d).',
+				meta.deprecated, meta.replacement, (dbg.short_src or 'unknown'), (dbg.currentline or 0)))
+			return _G[meta.replacement][key]
+		end,
+		__newindex = function(table, key, value)
+			local meta = getmetatable(table)
+			local dbg = debug.getinfo(2, "lS")
+			minetest.log("warning", string.format('Warning: Accessing deprecated "%s" table, "%s" should be used instead (%s:%d).',
+				meta.deprecated, meta.replacement, (dbg.short_src or 'unknown'), (dbg.currentline or 0)))
+			_G[meta.replacement][key]=value
+		end,
+	}
+	rawset(_G, deprecated_global_name, {})
+	setmetatable(_G[deprecated_global_name], meta)
+end
+
+-- deprecated(2) -- December 2018 - Deprecation of font_lib
+deprecated_global_table('font_lib', 'font_api')

font_api/display_api.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+--[[
+	font_api mod for Minetest - Library creating textures with fonts and text
+	(c) Pierre-Yves Rollo
+
+	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+	along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+--]]
+-- Integration with display API
+
+if minetest.get_modpath("display_api") then
+	--- Standard on_display_update entity callback.
+	-- Node should have properly configured display_entity.
+	-- @param pos Node position
+	-- @param objref Object reference of entity
+
+	font_api.on_display_update = function (pos, objref)
+		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
+		local ndef = minetest.registered_nodes[minetest.get_node(pos).name]
+		local entity = objref:get_luaentity()
+
+		if not entity or not ndef.display_entities[entity.name] then
+			return
+		end
+
+		local def = ndef.display_entities[entity.name]
+		local font = font_api.get_font(meta:get_string("font") ~= ""
+			and meta:get_string("font") or def.font_name)
+
+		local text = meta:get_string(def.meta_text or "display_text")
+
+		-- Compute entity resolution accroding to given attributes
+		local texturew, textureh
+		textureh = font:get_height(def.lines or def.maxlines or 1)
+
+		if def.columns then
+			if font.fixedwidth then
+				texturew = def.columns * font.fixedwidth
+				if def.aspect_ratio then
+					minetest.log('warning', "[font_api] 'aspect_ratio' ignored because 'columns' is specified")
+				end
+			else
+				minetest.log('warning', "[font_api] 'columns' ignored because '"..font.name.."' is not a fixed width font.")
+			end
+		end
+
+		if not texturew then
+			if not def.aspect_ratio then
+				minetest.log('warning', "[font_api] No 'aspect_ratio' specified, using default 1.")
+			end
+			texturew = textureh * def.size.x / def.size.y	/ (def.aspect_ratio or 1)
+		end
+
+		objref:set_properties({
+			textures={ font:render(text, texturew, textureh, {
+				lines = def.maxlines or def.lines,
+				halign = def.halign,
+				valign = def.valign,
+				color = def.color} ) },
+			visual_size = def.size,
+		})
+	end
+else
+	font_api.on_display_update = function (pos, objref)
+		minetest.log('error', '[font_api] font_api.on_display_update called but display_api mod not enabled.')
+	end
+end

font_api/fallbacks.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 --[[
-    font_api mod for Minetest - Library to add font display capability
+	font_api mod for Minetest - Library creating textures with fonts and text
-    to display_api mod.
 	(c) Pierre-Yves Rollo
 
 	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify

font_api/font.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 --[[
-    font_api mod for Minetest - Library to add font display capability
+	font_api mod for Minetest - Library creating textures with fonts and text
-    to display_api mod.
 	(c) Pierre-Yves Rollo
 
 	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -39,14 +38,15 @@ local function char_to_codepoint(str)
 	local bytes = get_char_bytes(str)
 	if bytes == 1 then
 	    return str:byte(1)
-	elseif bytes == 2 then
+	elseif bytes == 2 and str:byte(2) ~= nil then
 		return (str:byte(1) - 0xC2) * 0x40
 			+ str:byte(2)
-	elseif bytes == 3 then
+	elseif bytes == 3 and str:byte(2) ~= nil and str:byte(3) ~= nil then
 		return (str:byte(1) - 0xE0) * 0x1000
 			+ str:byte(2) % 0x40 * 0x40
 			+ str:byte(3) % 0x40
-	elseif bytes == 4 then -- Not tested
+	elseif bytes == 4 and str:byte(2) ~= nil and str:byte(3) ~= nil
+		and str:byte(4) ~= nil then -- Not tested
 		return (str:byte(1) - 0xF0) * 0x40000
 			+ str:byte(2) % 0x40 * 0x1000
 			+ str:byte(3) % 0x40 * 0x40
@@ -54,20 +54,6 @@ local function char_to_codepoint(str)
 	end
 end
 
--- Split multiline text into array of lines, with <maxlines> maximum lines.
--- Can not use minetest string.split as it has bug if first line(s) empty
-local function split_lines(text, maxlines)
-	local lines = {}
-	local pos = 1
-	repeat
-		local found = string.find(text, "\n", pos)
-		found = found or #text + 1
-		lines[#lines + 1] = string.sub(text, pos, found - 1)
-		pos = found + 1
-	until (maxlines and (#lines >= maxlines)) or (pos > (#text + 1))
-	return lines
-end
-
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --- Font class
 
@@ -131,6 +117,12 @@ function Font:get_next_char(text)
 
 	local codepoint = char_to_codepoint(text)
 
+	if codepoint == nil then
+		minetest.log("warning",
+			"[font_api] Encountered a non UTF char, not displaying text.")
+		return nil, ''
+	end
+
 	-- Fallback mechanism
 	if self.widths[codepoint] == nil then
 		local char = text:sub(1, bytes)
@@ -189,94 +181,94 @@ function Font:get_width(line)
 
 	while line ~= "" do
 		codepoint, line = self:get_next_char(line)
+		if codepoint == nil then return 0 end -- UTF Error
 		width = width + self:get_char_width(codepoint)
 	end
 
 	return width
 end
 
---- Builds texture part for a text line
+--- Legacy make_text_texture method (replaced by "render" - Dec 2018)
--- @param line Text line to be rendered
--- @param texturew Width of the texture (extra text is not rendered)
--- @param x Starting x position in texture
--- @param y Vertical position of the line in texture
--- @return Texture string
-
-function Font:make_line_texture(line, texturew, x, y)
-	local codepoint
-	local texture = ""
-	line = line or ''
-
-	while line ~= '' do
-		codepoint, line = self:get_next_char(line)
-
-		-- Add image only if it is visible (at least partly)
-		if x + self:get_char_width(codepoint) >= 0 and x <= texturew then
-			texture = texture..
-				string.format(":%d,%d=font_%s_%04x.png",
-				              x, y, self.name, codepoint)
-		end
-		x = x + self:get_char_width(codepoint)
-	end
-
-	return texture
-end
-
---- Builds texture for a multiline colored text
--- @param text Text to be rendered
--- @param texturew Width of the texture (extra text will be truncated)
--- @param textureh Height of the texture
--- @param maxlines Maximum number of lines
--- @param halign Horizontal text align ("left"/"center"/"right") (optional)
--- @param valign Vertical text align ("top"/"center"/"bottom") (optional)
--- @param color Color of the text (optional)
--- @return Texture string
 
 function Font:make_text_texture(text, texturew, textureh, maxlines,
 		halign, valign, color)
-	local texture = ""
+		return self:render(text, texturew, textureh, {
-	local lines = {}
+			lines = maxlines,
-	local textheight = 0
+			valign = valign,
-	local y
+			halign = halign,
-
+			color = color
-	-- Split text into lines (limited to maxlines fist lines)
+		})
-	for num, line in pairs(split_lines(text, maxlines)) do
-		lines[num] = { text = line, width = self:get_width(line) }
 end
 
-	textheight = self:get_height(#lines)
+--- Render text with the font in a view
+-- @param text Text to be rendered
+-- @param texturew Width (in pixels) of the texture (extra text will be truncated)
+-- @param textureh Height (in pixels) of the texture (extra text will be truncated)
+-- @param style Style of the rendering:
+--		- lines: maximum number of text lines (if text is limited)
+--		- halign: horizontal align ("left"/"center"/"right")
+--		- valign: vertical align ("top"/"center"/"bottom")
+--		- color: color of the text ("#rrggbb")
+-- @return Texture string
 
-	if #lines then
+function Font:render(text, texturew, textureh, style)
-		if valign == "top" then
+	local style = style or {}
+
+	-- Split text into lines (and limit to style.lines # of lines)
+	local lines = {}
+	local pos = 1
+	local found, line
+	repeat
+		found = string.find(text, "\n", pos) or (#text + 1)
+		line = string.sub(text, pos, found - 1)
+		lines[#lines + 1] = { text = line, width = self:get_width(line) }
+		pos = found + 1
+	until (style.lines and (#lines >= style.lines)) or (pos > (#text + 1))
+
+	if not #lines then
+		return ""
+	end
+
+	local x, y, codepoint
+	local texture = ""
+	local textheight = self:get_height(#lines)
+
+	if style.valign == "top" then
 		y = 0
-		elseif valign == "bottom" then
+	elseif style.valign == "bottom" then
 		y = textureh - textheight
 	else
 		y = (textureh - textheight) / 2
 	end
-	end
 
 	y = y + (self.margintop or 0)
 
 	for _, line in pairs(lines) do
-		if halign == "left" then
+		if style.halign == "left" then
-			texture = texture..
+			x = 0
-				self:make_line_texture(line.text, texturew,
+		elseif style.halign == "right" then
-				0, y)
+			x = texturew - line.width
-		elseif halign == "right" then
-			texture = texture..
-				self:make_line_texture(line.text, texturew,
-				texturew - line.width, y)
 		else
+			x = (texturew - line.width) / 2
+		end
+
+		while line.text ~= '' do
+			codepoint, line.text = self:get_next_char(line.text)
+			if codepoint == nil then return '' end -- UTF Error
+
+			-- Add image only if it is visible (at least partly)
+			if x + self.widths[codepoint] >= 0 and x <= texturew then
 				texture = texture..
-				self:make_line_texture(line.text, texturew,
+					string.format(":%d,%d=font_%s_%04x.png", x, y, self.name, codepoint)
-				(texturew - line.width) / 2, y)
+			end
+			x = x + self.widths[codepoint]
 		end
 
 		y = y + self:get_height() + (self.linespacing or 0)
 	end
-
 	texture = string.format("[combine:%dx%d", texturew, textureh)..texture
-	if color then texture = texture.."^[colorize:"..color end
+	if style.color then
+		texture = texture.."^[colorize:"..style.color
+	end
 	return texture
 end

font_api/fontform.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 --[[
-    font_api mod for Minetest - Library to add font display capability
+	font_api mod for Minetest - Library creating textures with fonts and text
-    to display_api mod.
 	(c) Pierre-Yves Rollo
 
 	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify

font_api/init.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 --[[
-    font_api mod for Minetest - Library to add font display capability
+	font_api mod for Minetest - Library creating textures with fonts and text
-    to display_api mod.
 	(c) Pierre-Yves Rollo
 
 	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -30,53 +29,7 @@ font_api.path = minetest.get_modpath(font_api.name)
 dofile(font_api.path.."/font.lua")
 dofile(font_api.path.."/registry.lua")
 dofile(font_api.path.."/fontform.lua")
-
+if minetest.get_modpath("display_api") then
---- Standard on_display_update entity callback.
+	dofile(font_api.path.."/display_api.lua")
--- Node should have a corresponding display_entity with size, resolution and
--- maxlines fields and optionally halign, valign and color fields
--- @param pos Node position
--- @param objref Object reference of entity
-
-function font_api.on_display_update(pos, objref)
-	local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
-	local text = meta:get_string("display_text")
-	local ndef = minetest.registered_nodes[minetest.get_node(pos).name]
-	local entity = objref:get_luaentity()
-
-	if entity and ndef.display_entities[entity.name] then
-		local def = ndef.display_entities[entity.name]
-		local font = font_api.get_font(meta:get_string("font") ~= ""
-			and meta:get_string("font") or def.font_name)
-
-		-- Compute entity resolution accroding to given attributes
-		local texturew, textureh
-		textureh = font:get_height(def.lines or def.maxlines or 1)
-
-		if def.columns then
-			if font.fixedwidth then
-				texturew = def.columns * font.fixedwidth
-				if def.aspect_ratio then
-					minetest.log('warning', "[font_api] 'aspect_ratio' ignored because 'columns' is specified")
 end
-			else
+dofile(font_api.path.."/deprecation.lua")
-				minetest.log('warning', "[font_api] 'columns' ignored because '"..font.name.."' is not a fixed width font.")
-			end
-		end
-
-		if not texturew then
-			if not def.aspect_ratio then
-				minetest.log('warning', "[font_api] No 'aspect_ratio' specified, using default 1.")
-			end
-			texturew = textureh * def.size.x / def.size.y	/ (def.aspect_ratio or 1)
-		end
-
-		objref:set_properties({
-			textures={font:make_text_texture(text, texturew, textureh,
-				def.maxlines, def.halign, def.valign, def.color)},
-			visual_size = def.size
-		})
-	end
-end
-
--- Compatibility
-font_lib = font_api

font_api/registry.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 --[[
-    font_api mod for Minetest - Library to add font display capability
+	font_api mod for Minetest - Library creating textures with fonts and text
-    to display_api mod.
 	(c) Pierre-Yves Rollo
 
 	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -159,4 +158,3 @@ function font_api.register_font(font_name, font_def)
 
 	minetest.log("action", "New font registered in font_api: "..font_name..".")
 end
-

signs/nodes.lua

@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ local function display_poster(pos, node, player)
 		node.name, minetest.pos_to_string(pos))
 
 	-- Title texture
-	local titletexture = font:make_text_texture(
+	local titletexture = font:render(meta:get_string("display_text"),
-		meta:get_string("display_text"), font:get_height()*8.4,
+		font:get_height()*8.4, font:get_height(), { lines = 1 })
-		font:get_height(), 1, "center")
 
 	fs = string.format([=[
 		size[7,9]bgcolor[#0000]