[vtkusers] How to use fonts with vtkTextActor?

[Najzero]

Hi Rakesh,

if I remember correct vtkTextActor uses FTGL to render its fonts
(FTGLPixmapFont to be precise).

So as long as FTGL can read you should be able to import/create them for
later use in VTK


You might want to have a look here:
http://ftgl.sourceforge.net/docs/html/ftgl-tutorial.html
aswell as into your \VTK\Rendering\fonts\ folder.
There you can see the presupported fonts in a buffered stream... if you are
interested look into vtkVectorText (from /hybrid/) there its even worse.

I did not follow the results but maybe you like to have a look at:
http://www.vtk.org/pipermail/vtk-developers/2010-October/008793.html aswell
- maybe ask Markus Hanwell what became out of that.

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