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THe first one is where I try to save a file as a .lmp, and it says "can't open file \s3fc.h.pcx' (error 5: access is denied.)". Also, whenever I try converting from an image to a .lmp file, I get the attached error.
Hmm, it looks like you don't have permission to access your temp directory the way you should. If you did, neither error would occur. I can fix the second error somewhat but it will still be a message telling you something is wrong (like, that you don't have access to your temp directory).
MidoriMan wrote:THe first one is where I try to save a file as a .lmp, and it says "can't open file \s3fc.h.pcx' (error 5: access is denied.)".
Im getting that same one (except for that s3fc. mine says s5fc). So, i have to assume is a vista problem where it doesnt allow me to access whatever is trying to? If so, is this solvable in the OS? Or simply vista is playing it's tircks again? (i really want to use this program)
Would it be all possible to be able to have the program convert BIGFONT into CONSOLEFONT (Most likely rearrangement.)? If there are missing graphics and they'd have to be supplied, no problem for any novice artist.
Blade Nightflame wrote:Would it be all possible to be able to have the program convert BIGFONT into CONSOLEFONT (Most likely rearrangement.)? If there are missing graphics and they'd have to be supplied, no problem for any novice artist.
CONSOLEFONT is a whole nother story since it's usually a strict 128x128 with 8x8s, no variable width. The only good solution for making those is handmaking them yourself
odd, zdoom's confont apparently isn't the same size and such the quake conchars lump is, I assumed that because Odamex uses the Quake conchars format for things
leileilol wrote:odd, zdoom's confont apparently isn't the same size and such the quake conchars lump is, I assumed that because Odamex uses the Quake conchars format for things
I can't remember clearly, but I BELIEVE that Zdoom's confont is based on the Quake 2 one, even if just in layout nowadays? I'm likely hilariously wrong, though. That, or Odamex just ported over bits of the GPL Quake code.
leileilol wrote:odd, zdoom's confont apparently isn't the same size and such the quake conchars lump is, I assumed that because Odamex uses the Quake conchars format for things
I can't remember clearly, but I BELIEVE that Zdoom's confont is based on the Quake 2 one, even if just in layout nowadays? I'm likely hilariously wrong, though. That, or Odamex just ported over bits of the GPL Quake code.
The 'layout' is pretty common and isn't just from Quake.
Sorry to bump this but I'm having problems. So I stick my font in, fix up the co-ordinates, save the image, edit it (in my case just edit the damn colors) and then do the "create font lump from image" using the image I just saved. I select my font type, fix palette and my source and output files. I click create lump but I just get a "C:/whatever.lmp nothing to save". Help?
The tool is kind of wonky but if you fiddle with it enough you can get it to work. I've done both console fonts and regular fonts with it at one point or another though I couldn't give you specific directions because every time I have to figure out how to get it to do its thing again.
Maybe send me the file and I'll try to figure it out.
Those red lines might be screwing it up if they are exactly the same color of the red grid lines. If you make them slightly different (like FF0001 instead of FF0000) it might work better.
Cutty, here's some fixed up files for you. After working with it for a moment I remembered how to do it: BHS's tool can't turn PNGs like this in big fonts (to the best of my efforts). If you don't fix the palette it doesn't convert the image into a format imagetool can read. If you do fix the palette, it gets the palette indices wrong (I presume) and hence imagetool gives you the "nothing to save" output.
Converting the image to the right format, like PCX, and fixing the indices manually is quick and simple. Once it that format you can either run it through BHS's tool or imagetool itself without a problem.
I've got three files in the zip: rawrsFIX.png is your file dropped down to a 256 color palette with the indices set up correctly. rawrs.pcx is the same thing in a pcx format. rawrs.fon is the Big Font produced by imagetool, which I verified to work in ZDoom with a quick test.
Note that with regards to the color indices, the text file that comes with imagetool (for the version I have at least) says that the character boxes should be color index 255 and the background should be color index 0. In fact, the opposite is true. The character boxes should be index 0 and the background should be index 255. If you do what it says in the text file you'll get "nothing to save".
(i really want to use this program)
