Legacy GM string_height returns wrong value?

[TheBroman90]

I'm making a colission mask for my menu buttons, based on their string size.

draw_set_font(font);
var width = string_width(text);
var height = string_height(text);

When I'm using Arial the colission mask works, but when I use the pixel font bellow the height is wrong.
Why is it not working?

 

[Guitarmike]

Are you drawing on the GUI layer?

 

[TheBroman90]

Are you drawing on the GUI layer?

Yes I am.

 

[TheouAegis]

Draw in the normal draw event and check the box size.

But kinda looks like the font's properties were incorrectly set in the font itself.

 

[Edwin]

var height = string_height(text)/2;

 

[Bayesian]

I think this is the same issue as this. Try a different font.

 

[rIKmAN]

What version of GMS are you using?

If GMS 2 there was a font update in the recent 2.2.2 beta, so it might be worth trying that to see if the issue still occurs. If so report it as a bug.

 

[TheBroman90]

But kinda looks like the font's properties were incorrectly set in the font itself.

I tried another font and got a more accurate collision mask. Still not perfect though. But I guess there's something wrong with the font itself.

 

[TheouAegis]

Did you get the font from a website? If so, what font and site?

There are two lines in a font's data, one near the top and one near the bottom. I think string_get_height() just goes off those two lines for most fonts.

 

[Siolfor the Jackal]

Could this have something to do with the extra spacing some fonts have?
As explained here: https://forum.yoyogames.com/index.php?threads/font-alignment.51747/#post-316714

 

[TheBroman90]

Did you get the font from a website? If so, what font and site?.

I'm using this font: [URL]https://www.dafont.com/pixeled.font

As shown in red, there's some space above the text.

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[Edwin]

I'm using this font: https://www.dafont.com/pixeled.font

As shown in red, there's some space above the text.

I looked this font via FontForge and it fits the size. Maybe GameMaker's bug?

 

[TheouAegis]

You could try modifying the font's metrics in a hex editor or something, too. LOL Hacking can be fun sometimes.

TTF Format Specifications:
https://developer.apple.com/fonts/TrueType-Reference-Manual/

The Vertical header and metrics would be where I'd look.

 

[Edwin]

I'm using this font: https://www.dafont.com/pixeled.font

As shown in red, there's some space above the text.

Probably font doesn't have symbols like "%", "&" so GMS add some excess pixels in your font. Try to add these symbols in this font or edit the font range.

 

[TheBroman90]

Probably font doesn't have symbols like "%", "&" so GMS add some excess pixels in your font. Try to add these symbols in this font or edit the font range.

I edited the font range to only include letters and digits, but there's still extra space above.

 

[Edwin]

I edited the font range to only include letters and digits, but there's still extra space above.

Font is broken or you need to finish it in font editor.