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I don't think that's the case here, as it happens even if I manually enable the VertexJitter component long after the scene has started. I'll try ForceMeshUpdate() though and let you know how it goes.

 

NVM, that's not it. There's already a call to ForceMeshUpdate() in the coroutine.

I don't know why the cached data enters an invalid state, but I'm almost certain the immediate cause of the null ref is the cache check not being robust enough. Do you have any other suggestions for ways I can overcome this issue?

Thanks!

 

Is there a way to save the kerning info and re-apply it to the new font?

I had to add new characters to an existing font, but when I generated a new Font Atlas and saved the Text Mesh Pro font asset, all the previous kerning pair info was deleted.

Is there a way to save out the kerning pairs and re-apply them to the new text asset?

Thanks!

 

Hi @Stephan_B some news about my error?

Thanks

 

@Stephan_B Do you have any suggestions for other ways I can overcome this issue? ForceMeshUpdate() is already being called.

In case it helps, The version I'm using is dll-only 1.0.55.54.0b9.

Thanks!

 

I'll see what I can come up with. Thanks!

Update: I DM'd you a repro project.

 

Hi Stephan,

I purchased Text Mesh Pro back in 2015 and have been using it ever since. It is a great product.

However, at work I can not get the same results with the free version of TextMesh Pro for multiple reasons

1. Does not include the same fonts (the ones included are not that goof IMO)
2. The generated SDF from TT fonts does not seem to work well
For example, creating an asset from Arial.ttf using the Font Asset Creator does not give me a very usable font.

If I set the text size to 36, then the text looks fine. But setting the text size to something much smaller, say 14, the output is worse than the Unity text.

Is there something that I can do? Am I doing something incorrect when using the Font Asset Creator?

Note: It also looks like the documentation is for the paid version, not the free version.

 

Hi Stephan,

Thanks for the reply. I do continue to use the purchased version for myself, but at work I can only use the free version since the paid version is no longer available.

But I even tested the paid version over the weekend using an Arial.ttf font with the following settings (which is what I used in the free version)

Font source: Arial
Font Size: Auto Sizing
Font Padding: 5
Packing Method: Fast
Alias Resolution: 1024 x 1024
Character Set: Extended ASCII
Font Style: Normal
Font Render Mode: Distance Field 16
Get Kerning Pairs: Yes
----
Font Arial Pt. size: 98
characters Packed: 250/306

The results are basically the same in both version (there is a bleeding of the text) - both TextMesh Pro and Text Mesh Pro do not look very nice when displaying smaller point size fonts (e.g. 14) that have a dark (vertex) color (e.g. black) on a light background.

If I raise the point size to say 36 or higher the text starts to look better. The height the point size the less the bleeding.

It just seems that TMP does not work well to just display text with no special effects.

 

I originally was using a padding of 9 but I will now play around with that to tray and get a 10% ratio. I do have the Extra Padding box checked as I have found it does help a little, but not enough.

I had already tried setting the color space to linear but the effect was worse (the text was lighter if I remember correctly).

 

error after change font no matter what font i choose (including default one) i can't change material or its configs!

 

That's exactly the fix I need and with some urgency. Is it possible to share a version with this correction outside of Unity Asset Store, since you're waiting for some other features before publishing a new version?

 

Hi,
I'm running with Linux editor unity build ( 2017.1.b8). Demos run fine and I can get pre created fonts to load and run in a project. However if I try to use the font asset creator I get the following error

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. DllNotFoundException: TMPro_Plugin
3. TMPro.EditorUtilities.TMPro_FontAssetCreatorWindow.OnDisable ()
4. UnityEngine.GUIUtility:ProcessEvent(Int32, IntPtr)
5.  

can anyone advise please? Thanks.

PS the font asset creator didn't work in older versions either.

 

the text is inside a scroll rect! so use mask! it's ui so text mesh pro isn't compatible yet with mask on UI?

 

Thanks. So is there any plans for it?

 

Hopefully this is easy to answer. Is TMPro recommended to replace all text objects? I wonder about memory, cpu etc. If TMPro is better then should I just use that? It would be a bit of work to replace all text objects in the project but if it's worth it I will. Thanks,

 

When I apply the "underlay," the entire polygon the text is being drawn on turns a tinted grey. The tinted grey poly shading is only seen in the render view, it is not seen in the scene view.

Anyone know how to apply an underlay without shadingthe polygon?

 

Awesome I'll watch the video. Thank you!!!

 

@Stephan-B Man, thanks for the update, helps a lot.

 

Hi,

I am using TMPro in world space canvas and it is placed above the npc. The problem is that I am using unity temporal antialiasing which makes the text extremely blurry with some ghost artifacts when player/camera is moving. Any idea on how to solve this? I am using TMPro UGUI with Mobile/Distance Field shader with drop shadow settings

 

Hi, in the 1.0.55 release notes on the TMP user forum, you mention something related to Release 1.0.55.2017.1.0b10 is for Unity 2017.1. However, when I do import the latest b10 package from the Asset Store, I can't find the 1.0.55.2017.1.0b10 dll. Is there something I am missing related to this comment ?

 

some devices(android) the text on the android keyboard appears totally white with the white background giving the impression that the user isn't typing anything. here is a picture.

 

Hi there, I have a problem with the TMP input field. If line type is set to multiline and I have only one line of text, scrolling with the mouse wheel will bring the text at the bottom of the field. There is nothing that I can do to disable this behavior.
While were at it, if I add a scroll bar, how do I get the scroll bar to only show when text is longer then the input field?
Thanks!

 

Would it be asking too much to ask if you can send me a version containing these features? hehe
We're making a writing app for kids and the behavior makes them all believe they lost their text, hence why we need to fix it fast
If not, any estimate of when this would be added in the main branch?
thanks

 

unfortunately it is the TMP since after i replace it for the normal unity ui input field the text appears normal on the android keyboard. so i will wait the fix until then i will use input field of the unity! and not the one of TMP!

 

Were using the free version, controlling the scroll bar is something I can easily control from outside the plugin, the undesired scrolling is more tricky.

Thanks!

 

When updating from b9 to b10, half of my text in the project disappeared. It turns out a large portion of the UGUI scripts in my project somehow disabled themselves (only on the game objects that were already enabled in the hierarchy). I didn't delete the old asset before importing the new one - should I do that for future updates to prevent this from happening again, or do you think it was just a weird glitch? I'm using Unity 5.6.1f1.

 

The same in my project... TMP team, please, take a look to this problem

 

For anyone upgrading to b10, I've found that this works:

1) Delete the entire TMP asset folder from the project (keep the TMP settings asset in a backup folder if applicable)
2) Save the project and restart Unity
3) Import latest update (in this case, b10)
4) TMP components retain their enabled state

 

Good to know, thanks! IMHO, you should include this note in the release notes that are viewed within the Unity editor, not just the forum page. The note that you're referring to is the 3rd paragraph down on that page, which can be easily missed (as I did).

I also think it's a good idea to include the release-specific notes within the Unity editor's asset store tab, instead of only on the forum page. The problem is that when you click on the link to the forum page, it fills up the entire asset store tab within the Unity editor and there is no way to go back without having to close out the asset store tab completely and re-opening it (see attached image).

 

Hi there,

Is it possible to change the color on a Text Mesh Pro component without it causing the Text Mesh to be rebuild each time?

Even when I change the color through the faceColor property, which should only update the material and not the vertex colors in the mesh, the TextMeshPro.Rebuild() function is still called.

Thanks for the help!

 

Hi Stephan_B,

I have a TextMeshPro Text component that has a fixed max Width, in the case 500. This particular problem is very evident with a fixed text size, but it's even present with font autosizing.

When the text (which can include icons, tags, etc) is inserted and wordwrapped, it takes up the majority of the space, but with left-aligned texts, it's obvious that there can be some left over space in the right side. This can be close to 0, but it can also be quite noticeable, especially if there's a simple box sprite behind it.

What I'd like to do it calculate what the surplus width is. Basically, for each line, see how long it is, determine what the smallest gap is (in this particular case, 12 pixels gap, see image below). Because then I can code in that the real TextMeshPro Text component (a copy of the first one) should be 488 width, make sure the box sprite behind it follows suit, and then there's no gap.



The question is, how can I get that number 12 through scripting?

I've previously done this for regular Unity UI text, but that was quite a hassle - I went through all the characters of a text (grabbing the info from the cachedTextGeneratorForLayout), built up each line manually, with special cases for special characters like tags, \n characters etc., and mimicked how Unity did word wrapping, to find that number. But I'm not sure I can even do that here, and that didn't even support the sprite icons.

Any ideas?