(currently not possible) Request for improvements to font manipulation

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(currently not possible) Request for improvements to font manipulation

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Would it be possible to add an option to fonts, to allow the specified colour to additively affect the bitmap?

It would be great to be able to use a grey-scale font that respects all the greys when applying the colour, which would mean we could use some great classic bitmap fonts from the olden days ;-). For example:

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Unfortunately, this isn't really possible due to DSB's reliance on Allegro's text drawing routines, which are... not the greatest.
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Re: (currently not possible) Request for improvements to font manipulation

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OK, no problem. I can alway pre-generate a few colours for in PhotoShop.
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