[python] SetFont not working

Reply to [python] SetFont not working on Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:45:10 GMT

iluxa7k — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:45:10 GMT

@m_adam said in [python] SetFont not working:

In which version are you? The code I posted is working nicely in R20.059.

20.059. Before i tried any methods, that's my fail. Not work for me. From new start of c4d. - it works

Reply to [python] SetFont not working on Wed, 07 Aug 2019 09:41:04 GMT

m_adam — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 09:41:04 GMT

In which version are you? The code I posted is working nicely in R20.059.

Reply to [python] SetFont not working on Wed, 07 Aug 2019 09:33:44 GMT

iluxa7k — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 09:33:44 GMT

Hello Maxime
Thank you.
I tried such form and can not get it work. I think i'm "messing"(replace FontData to BaseContainer) data for GUI, so it does not work for me.

Reply to [python] SetFont not working on Wed, 07 Aug 2019 08:43:36 GMT

m_adam — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 08:43:36 GMT

The issue you figured out is pretty common in python. So actually when you do op[c4d.PRIM_TEXT_FONT] (aka GetParameter) you retrieve a copy of this CustomDataType. That means if you want to modify something it will not be reflected in the UI.

Finally, you don't need all the update code only a c4d.EventAdd is enough.

import c4d

def main():
    # Retrieves a copy of the actual FontData
    fontData = op[c4d.PRIM_TEXT_FONT]
    
    # Defines parameters for this FontData
    bc = c4d.BaseContainer()
    bc.SetString(500, 'Arial')
    bc.SetString(501, '11')
    bc.SetInt32(502, 400)
    bc.SetInt32(503, 0)
    bc.SetString(509, 'Arial')
    bc.SetString(508, 'ArialMT')
    fontData.SetFont(bc)
    
    # Push back this FontData into the object
    op[c4d.PRIM_TEXT_FONT] = fontData
    
    # Pushes an update event to Cinema 4D
    c4d.EventAdd()

# Execute main()
if __name__=='__main__':
    main()

Cheers,
Maxime.

Reply to [python] SetFont not working on Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:42:53 GMT

iluxa7k — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:42:53 GMT

Found such solution:

import c4d

def main():

    bc = c4d.BaseContainer()
    ids = c4d.PRIM_TEXT_FONT
    #ids = c4d.DescID(c4d.DescLevel(2117,1009372,5178))
    op.SetParameter(ids, bc, c4d.DESCFLAGS_SET_0)
    bc.SetString(500, 'Arial')
    bc.SetString(501, '11')
    bc.SetInt32(502, 400)
    bc.SetInt32(503, 0)
    bc.SetString(509, 'Arial')
    bc.SetString(508, 'ArialMT')
    new_fd = c4d.FontData()
    new_fd.SetFont(bc)
    op.SetParameter(ids, new_fd, c4d.DESCFLAGS_SET_0)    
    c4d.SendCoreMessage(c4d.COREMSG_CINEMA, c4d.BaseContainer(c4d.COREMSG_CINEMA_FORCE_AM_UPDATE))
    c4d.gui.GeUpdateUI()
    c4d.EventAdd()

# Execute main()
if __name__=='__main__':
    main()