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	description: "[

		An EM_TTF_FONT is created from a true-type-font file. The color
		of the font is determined by the drawing color of the surface where
		the text is placed on.

	]"
	date: "$Date$"
	revision: "$Revision$"

class EM_TTF_FONT

inherit

	EM_FONT

	SDL_TTF_FUNCTIONS_EXTERNAL
		export {NONE} all end

	MEMORY
		redefine dispose end

	EM_SHARED_ERROR_HANDLER
		export {NONE} all end

create

	make_from_ttf_file

feature {NONE} -- Initialisation

	make_from_ttf_file (a_ttf_file: STRING; point_size: INTEGER) is
			-- Initialise true type font from `a_ttf_file' with `point_size' size.
		require
			a_ttf_file_not_void: a_ttf_file /= Void
		local
			 file_c_string: EWG_ZERO_TERMINATED_STRING
		do
			-- Initalize SDL_ttf
			init_ttf

			-- Load font from file
			create file_c_string.make_unshared_from_string (a_ttf_file)
			font := ttf_open_font_external (file_c_string.item, point_size)
			if font = Default_pointer then
				Error_handler.raise_error (Error_handler.em_error_loading_ttf_font, [a_ttf_file])
			end
		ensure
			font_loaded: font /= Default_pointer
		end

	init_ttf is
			-- Initialise SDL_ttf.
		once
			if ttf_init_external = -1 then
				Error_handler.raise_error (Error_handler.Em_error_initialising_ttf, [])
			end
		end

feature -- Measurement

	width (a_character: CHARACTER): INTEGER is
			-- Width of `a_character'
		do
			Result := string_width (a_character.out)
		end

	height (a_character: CHARACTER): INTEGER is
			-- Height of `a_character'
		do
			Result := string_height (a_character.out)
		end

	string_width (a_string: STRING): INTEGER is
			-- Width of `a_string'
		local
			tmp: ANY
			text_c_string: EWG_ZERO_TERMINATED_STRING
		do
			create text_c_string.make_unshared_from_string (a_string)
			tmp := ttf_size_text_external (font.item, text_c_string.item, $Result, default_pointer)
		end

	string_height (a_string: STRING): INTEGER is
			-- Height of `a_string'
		local
			tmp: ANY
			text_c_string: EWG_ZERO_TERMINATED_STRING
		do
			create text_c_string.make_unshared_from_string (a_string)
			tmp := ttf_size_text_external (font.item, text_c_string.item, default_pointer, $Result)
		end

feature -- Drawing

	draw (a_character: CHARACTER; a_surface: EM_SURFACE; x: INTEGER; y:INTEGER) is
			-- Draws `a_character' to `a_surface' to position `x' `y'.
		local
			surface: EM_TTF_SURFACE
			dest_box: EM_ORTHOGONAL_RECTANGLE
		do
			create surface.make_from_ttf_pointer (ttf_render_glyph_blended_external (font.item, a_character.code, a_surface.drawing_color.sdl_pointer))
			create dest_box.make_from_coordinates (x, y, x+surface.width, y+surface.height)
			a_surface.draw_surface_stretched (surface, dest_box)
		end

	draw_part (rect: EM_RECT; a_character: CHARACTER; a_surface: EM_SURFACE; x: INTEGER; y: INTEGER) is
			-- Draws `rect' part of `a_character' to `a_surface' to position `x' `y'.
		local
			surface: EM_TTF_SURFACE
			dest_box: EM_ORTHOGONAL_RECTANGLE
		do
			create surface.make_from_ttf_pointer (ttf_render_glyph_blended_external (font.item, a_character.code, a_surface.drawing_color.sdl_pointer))
			create dest_box.make_from_coordinates (x, y, x+surface.width, y+surface.height)
			a_surface.draw_surface_stretched (surface, dest_box)
		end

	draw_string (a_string: STRING; a_surface: EM_SURFACE; x: INTEGER; y: INTEGER) is
			-- Draws `a_string' to `a_screen' to position `x' ,`y' in `a_surface's drawing_color.
		require else
			a_string_not_void: a_string /= Void
			a_string_not_empty: not a_string.is_empty
		local
			surface: EM_TTF_SURFACE
			dest_box: EM_ORTHOGONAL_RECTANGLE
			text_c_string: EWG_ZERO_TERMINATED_STRING
		do
			create text_c_string.make_unshared_from_string (a_string)
			create surface.make_from_ttf_pointer (ttf_render_text_blended_external (font.item, text_c_string.item, a_surface.drawing_color.sdl_pointer))
			create dest_box.make_from_coordinates (x, y, x+surface.width, y+surface.height)
			a_surface.draw_surface_stretched (surface, dest_box)
		end

feature {EM_TTF_FONT} -- Implementation

	font: POINTER
			-- Font. We have to use `POINTER' because we don't know the size of the struct in `TTF_FONT_STRUCT'

	dispose is
			-- Free external resources.
		do
			if font /= Default_pointer then
				free_font
			end
			Precursor
		end

	free_font is
			-- Free external resources for `font'.
		require
			exists: font /= Default_pointer
		do
			ttf_close_font_external (font)
		end

invariant
	font_loaded: font /= default_pointer
end