better to use bitmap fonts ?

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okee(Posted 2009) [#1]
Is it better to use Bitmap fonts in Blitmax rather than system fonts
or a font file, i know in bltz plus, bitmaps were faster.


TaskMaster(Posted 2009) [#2]
Yes, the built in font system makes a bitmap out of each letter/number. So, writing text requires that the current drawing image keep being changed. A bitmap font system doesn't need to keep changing the current drawing image, it just draws portions of the same large image.