Make text fit ImageComponent's size

[nightm4re94]

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Posted: 2019-07-30 15:08:18
User: CalvinMT [] (age: 1451 days 🔥; posts: 114)}
Hi!
It appears that a text won't adjust its size automatically based on the ImageComponent's size to ~~**~~FIT** it. I looked for related methods but couldn't find anything, so I'm suggesting it here.
I tried setting the font's size higher, but I don't really want to fiddle with the font size of each text I've got. Moreover, adjusting font size gets tricky if the text can't ~~*~~VAlign* to center and contains letters going under the baseline like the letters 'g' and 'p' (~~~~see image here).
Any thoughts on the matter?

[nightm4re94]

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Posted: 2019-08-01 18:40:11
User: steffen [Admin 👑, Mod 🔧] (age: 1568 days 🔥; posts: 100)}
Hey,
I think this would be a nice addition to our ~~~~GuiComponents. I've no objections on this feature in general. We should provide a flexible solution for this that allows scaling the font dynamically. Options could be to enable vertical/horizontal scaling or disable the scaling overall.
> I tried setting the font's size higher, but I don't really want to fiddle with the font size of each text I've got.
We've done exactly this in a few of our games so far but I totally agree with you that this is definitely not a pretty solution.
It's nice that you're actively working with the components and provide valuable feedback here. I think there are still many points where things could be improved regarding the UI and dynamically scaling is definitely one of them.

[nightm4re94]

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Posted: 2019-08-02 12:29:39
User: CalvinMT [] (age: 1451 days 🔥; posts: 114)}
steffen
I changed two values in the engine and got what I was aiming for.
Here's what I did if you want to try it out:
````// in ImageComponent.java, line 56
Font defFont = new JLabel().getFont().deriveFont((float) (this.getHeight()/* * 3 / 6f*/));
// in GuiComponent.java, line 1165
final double defaultTextY = fm.getAscent() + (this.getHeight() - (fm.getAscent() + fm.getDescent()))/* / 2*/;````
Basically, I removed some hight constants.
> steffen We've done exactly this in a few of our games so far but I totally agree with you that this is definitely not a pretty solution.
Actually, I've been thinking about it and I think that the font should be set to be as big as possible by default. Users could then decide if they prefer downscaling the ImageComponent or the font.