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Add Reference to Default Font object

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Area:Typography Feature Request
Dominant language
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Description

Increasing access

Proposal would simplify working with fonts.

Most appropriate sub-area of p5.js?
  • Accessibility
  • Color
  • Core/Environment/Rendering
  • Data
  • DOM
  • Events
  • Image
  • IO
  • Math
  • Typography
  • Utilities
  • WebGL
  • Build process
  • Unit testing
  • Internationalization
  • Friendly errors
  • Other (specify if possible)
Feature request details

To use textBounds() or textToPoints(), you first need to call loadFont() to get a reference to a p5.Font object. Creating a reference like defaultFont or currentFont would bypass the need to find a font file, include it in your project, and load it if the user is happy with the default p5js font.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the p5.Font reference and the textBounds() and textToPoints() entry points described in the issue. Define how a defaultFont or currentFont reference should work without loadFont(), and consider the feature complete when those APIs can use the default p5.js font through that reference.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
computer-graphics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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