Removed the built-in default font

examples/opengl/OpenGL.cpp

@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ int main()
     sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode(800, 600), "SFML OpenGL", sf::Style::Default, sf::ContextSettings(32));
     window.setVerticalSyncEnabled(true);
 
+    // Load a font for drawing some text
+    sf::Font font;
+    if (!font.loadFromFile("resources/sansation.ttf"))
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+
     // Create a sprite for the background
     sf::Texture backgroundTexture;
     if (!backgroundTexture.loadFromFile("resources/background.jpg"))
@@ -140,7 +145,7 @@ int main()
 
         // Draw some text on top of our OpenGL object
         window.pushGLStates();
-        sf::Text text("SFML / OpenGL demo");
+        sf::Text text("SFML / OpenGL demo", font);
         text.setColor(sf::Color(255, 255, 255, 170));
         text.setPosition(250.f, 450.f);
         window.draw(text);

examples/shader/Effect.hpp

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 // Headers
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>
+#include <cassert>
 #include <string>
 
 
@@ -19,6 +20,11 @@ public :
     {
     }
 
+    static void setFont(const sf::Font& font)
+    {
+        s_font = &font;
+    }
+
     const std::string& getName() const
     {
         return m_name;
@@ -43,7 +49,7 @@ public :
         }
         else
         {
-            sf::Text error("Shader not\nsupported");
+            sf::Text error("Shader not\nsupported", getFont());
             error.setPosition(320.f, 200.f);
             error.setCharacterSize(36);
             target.draw(error, states);
@@ -58,6 +64,12 @@ protected :
     {
     }
 
+    static const sf::Font& getFont()
+    {
+        assert(s_font != NULL);
+        return *s_font;
+    }
+
 private :
 
     // Virtual functions to be implemented in derived effects
@@ -69,6 +81,8 @@ private :
 
     std::string m_name;
     bool m_isLoaded;
+
+    static const sf::Font* s_font;
 };
 
 #endif // EFFECT_HPP

examples/shader/Shader.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <cmath>
 
 
+const sf::Font* Effect::s_font = NULL;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // "Pixelate" fragment shader
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ public :
                          "Mauris ultricies dolor sed massa convallis sed aliquet augue fringilla.\n"
                          "Duis erat eros, porta in accumsan in, blandit quis sem.\n"
                          "In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Etiam fringilla est id odio dapibus sit amet semper dui laoreet.\n");
+        m_text.setFont(getFont());
         m_text.setCharacterSize(22);
         m_text.setPosition(30, 20);
 
@@ -268,6 +271,12 @@ int main()
     sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode(800, 600), "SFML Shader");
     window.setVerticalSyncEnabled(true);
 
+    // Load the application font and pass it to the Effect class
+    sf::Font font;
+    if (!font.loadFromFile("resources/sansation.ttf"))
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    Effect::setFont(font);
+
     // Create the effects
     std::vector<Effect*> effects;
     effects.push_back(new Pixelate);
@@ -288,11 +297,6 @@ int main()
     textBackground.setPosition(0, 520);
     textBackground.setColor(sf::Color(255, 255, 255, 200));
 
-    // Load the messages font
-    sf::Font font;
-    if (!font.loadFromFile("resources/sansation.ttf"))
-        return EXIT_FAILURE;
-
     // Create the description text
     sf::Text description("Current effect: " + effects[current]->getName(), font, 20);
     description.setPosition(10, 530);

include/SFML/Graphics/Font.hpp

@@ -197,20 +197,6 @@ public :
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     Font& operator =(const Font& right);
 
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Return the default built-in font
-    ///
-    /// This font is provided for convenience, it is used by
-    /// sf::Text instances by default. It is provided so that
-    /// users don't have to provide and load a font file in order
-    /// to display text on screen.
-    /// The font used is Arial.
-    ///
-    /// \return Reference to the built-in default font
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    static const Font& getDefaultFont();
-
 private :
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -316,7 +302,7 @@ private :
 /// the loadFromFile function for the complete list of supported formats.
 ///
 /// Once it is loaded, a sf::Font instance provides three
-/// types of informations about the font:
+/// types of information about the font:
 /// \li Global metrics, such as the line spacing
 /// \li Per-glyph metrics, such as bounding box or kerning
 /// \li Pixel representation of glyphs

include/SFML/Graphics/Text.hpp

@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ public :
     Text();
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Construct the string from a string, font and size
+    /// \brief Construct the text from a string, font and size
     ///
     /// \param string         Text assigned to the string
     /// \param font           Font used to draw the string
     /// \param characterSize  Base size of characters, in pixels
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    explicit Text(const String& string, const Font& font = Font::getDefaultFont(), unsigned int characterSize = 30);
+    explicit Text(const String& string, const Font& font, unsigned int characterSize = 30);
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Set the text's string
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ public :
     /// a pointer to the one that you passed to this function.
     /// If the font is destroyed and the text tries to
     /// use it, the behaviour is undefined.
-    /// Texts have a valid font by default, which the built-in
-    /// Font::getDefaultFont().
     ///
     /// \param font New font
     ///
@@ -179,15 +177,16 @@ public :
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Get the text's font
     ///
+    /// If the text has no font attached, a NULL pointer is returned.
     /// The returned reference is const, which means that you
     /// cannot modify the font when you get it from this function.
     ///
-    /// \return Text's font
+    /// \return Pointer to the text's font
     ///
     /// \see setFont
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    const Font& getFont() const;
+    const Font* getFont() const;
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Get the character size
@@ -348,10 +347,6 @@ private :
 /// window.draw(text);
 /// \endcode
 ///
-/// Note that you don't need to load a font to draw text,
-/// SFML comes with a built-in font that is implicitely used
-/// by default.
-///
 /// \see sf::Font, sf::Transformable
 ///
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

src/SFML/Graphics/Font.cpp

@@ -326,28 +326,6 @@ Font& Font::operator =(const Font& right)
 }
 
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-const Font& Font::getDefaultFont()
-{
-    static Font font;
-    static bool loaded = false;
-
-    // Load the default font on first call
-    if (!loaded)
-    {
-        static const signed char data[] =
-        {
-            #include <SFML/Graphics/Arial.hpp>
-        };
-
-        font.loadFromMemory(data, sizeof(data));
-        loaded = true;
-    }
-
-    return font;
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Font::cleanup()
 {

src/SFML/Graphics/Text.cpp

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace sf
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Text::Text() :
 m_string       (),
-m_font         (&Font::getDefaultFont()),
+m_font         (NULL),
 m_characterSize(30),
 m_style        (Regular),
 m_color        (255, 255, 255),
@@ -122,10 +122,9 @@ const String& Text::getString() const
 
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-const Font& Text::getFont() const
+const Font* Text::getFont() const
 {
-    assert(m_font != NULL); // can never be NULL, always &Font::getDefaultFont() by default
+    return m_font;
-    return *m_font;
 }
 
 
@@ -153,7 +152,9 @@ const Color& Text::getColor() const
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Vector2f Text::findCharacterPos(std::size_t index) const
 {
-    assert(m_font != NULL);
+    // Make sure that we have a valid font
+    if (!m_font)
+        return Vector2f();
 
     // Adjust the index if it's out of range
     if (index > m_string.getSize())
@@ -212,23 +213,26 @@ FloatRect Text::getGlobalBounds() const
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Text::draw(RenderTarget& target, RenderStates states) const
 {
-    assert(m_font != NULL);
+    if (m_font)
-
+    {
         states.transform *= getTransform();
         states.blendMode = BlendAlpha; // alpha blending is mandatory for proper text rendering
         states.texture = &m_font->getTexture(m_characterSize);
         target.draw(m_vertices, states);
     }
+}
 
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Text::updateGeometry()
 {
-    assert(m_font != NULL);
-
     // Clear the previous geometry
     m_vertices.clear();
 
+    // No font: nothing to draw
+    if (!m_font)
+        return;
+
     // No text: nothing to draw
     if (m_string.isEmpty())
         return;