[How to do instruction] LCD/OLED display using pydPiper

[Dorffen]

Update - it seems to work now! Yeah!
If a #1 noob like me can make it work, there’s a good chance anybody are able to. X-D

What I’ve learned:
I don’t know sh.. and even less than that.

Kind regards
Rock

Edit1 29th May: bmfont is a very useful tool if you want to experiment with different and/or larger fonts.

Regarding large fonts, did you find/create a large font for the clock (when paused)?  I tried to replace the default BigFont with the other large font in pydPiper/displays/fonts, Vintl01, but it doesn't render properly (some sections are rendered as question marks).  All I tried was changing the file name in the pages file.  Everything else works fine.  An option for an even larger font, so the clock fills my 20x4 display, would be great too.  Anyone managed this? 

Thanks for the discussion and tips on this thread, got it working nicely, apart from the above.  Will take a look at the bmfont tool as well.

Hi,

I searched and tried different fonts, all which had to be transformed to a different font format and size before i finally found one that suited my needs.
Unfortunately, i haven’t tinkered much with the clock as i don’t use that feature. I only have the current song when playing and paused, and ready song when stopped - that’s all i really need.
I did setup a welcome and goodbye screen too tho.

Kind regards
Rock

Can I ask how you managed to get a different font to work?  I've been trying for many hours with different fonts, software, online generators, conversions, sizes, monotype, everything, and haven't once managed to make a new font render properly.  No errors in logs, just incomplete characters, even though the png looks fine, the .fnt refers to it, and the pages file points to the .fnt file.  The developer said it was due to characters being missing in the font, but they're in the png, and it's the same issue with one of his fonts.

Yes, i believe that i just used bmfont and transformed the font after instaling it on Windows. I recall that’s the only way i could make it work with some fonts.

Kind regards
Rock

[Dorffen]

Update - it seems to work now! Yeah!
If a #1 noob like me can make it work, there’s a good chance anybody are able to. X-D

What I’ve learned:
I don’t know sh.. and even less than that.

Kind regards
Rock

Edit1 29th May: bmfont is a very useful tool if you want to experiment with different and/or larger fonts.

Regarding large fonts, did you find/create a large font for the clock (when paused)?  I tried to replace the default BigFont with the other large font in pydPiper/displays/fonts, Vintl01, but it doesn't render properly (some sections are rendered as question marks).  All I tried was changing the file name in the pages file.  Everything else works fine.  An option for an even larger font, so the clock fills my 20x4 display, would be great too.  Anyone managed this? 

Thanks for the discussion and tips on this thread, got it working nicely, apart from the above.  Will take a look at the bmfont tool as well.

Hi,

I searched and tried different fonts, all which had to be transformed to a different font format and size before i finally found one that suited my needs.
Unfortunately, i haven’t tinkered much with the clock as i don’t use that feature. I only have the current song when playing and paused, and ready song when stopped - that’s all i really need.
I did setup a welcome and goodbye screen too tho.

Kind regards
Rock

Can I ask how you managed to get a different font to work?  I've been trying for many hours with different fonts, software, online generators, conversions, sizes, monotype, everything, and haven't once managed to make a new font render properly.  No errors in logs, just incomplete characters, even though the png looks fine, the .fnt refers to it, and the pages file points to the .fnt file.  The developer said it was due to characters being missing in the font, but they're in the png, and it's the same issue with one of his fonts.

Yes, i believe that i just used bmfont and transformed the font after instaling it on Windows. I recall that’s the only way i could make it work with some fonts.

Kind regards
Rock