Watermark text for TGE

This resource will give you 2d watermark text for TGE. This watermark will always on top of other gui child.

First open up engine/gui/core/guicanvas.cc on method void GuiCanvas::renderFrame(bool preRenderOnly, bool bufferSwap /* = true */) exactly after

if (cursorON && mouseCursor && mShowCursor)
      {
         Point2I pos((S32)cursorPt.x, (S32)cursorPt.y);
         Point2I spot = mouseCursor->getHotSpot();

         pos -= spot;
         mouseCursor->render(pos);
      }

Add this code

bool WT = true; // enable/disable watermark

      if(WT)
      {
         GuiControlProfile *mtProfile;
         mtProfile = NULL;

         // set the font to guidefaultprofile font
         if( !mtProfile ) {
            SimObject *obj = Sim::findObject( "GuiDefaultProfile" );

            if( obj )
               mtProfile = dynamic_cast<GuiControlProfile*>(obj);
            else
               return;
         }

         if(mtProfile)
         {
            const char* renderTip = "TGE Licenced to HD"; // any watermark text you like

            ColorF mForegroundColor;
            mForegroundColor.set( 1, 1, 1, 1 );
            ColorI mFillColor;

            //Vars used:
            //Screensize (for position check)
            //Offset to set position
            //textBounds for text extent.
            Point2I offset; 
            Point2I textBounds;
            S32 textWidth = mtProfile->mFont->getStrWidth(renderTip);

            //Create text bounds.
            textBounds.x = textWidth+8;
            textBounds.y = mtProfile->mFont->getHeight() + 4;
            
            //Offset from below right edge
            offset.y = size.y - textBounds.y - 10;
            offset.x = size.x - textBounds.x - 10;

            // Set rectangle for the box, and set the clip rectangle.
            RectI rect(offset, textBounds);
            dglSetClipRect(rect);
            
            mFillColor.set(0,0,0,255);
            dglDrawRectFill(rect, mFillColor);
            
            mFillColor.set(255,255,255,255);
            dglDrawRect( rect, mFillColor );

            // Draw the text centered in the rectangle
            dglSetBitmapModulation( mForegroundColor );
            Point2I start;
            start.set( ( textBounds.x - textWidth) / 2, ( textBounds.y - mtProfile->mFont->getHeight() ) / 2 );   
            dglDrawText( mtProfile->mFont, start + offset, renderTip, mtProfile->mFontColors );
            dglClearBitmapModulation();

         }
         
         mtProfile = NULL;
      }

compile and rebuild the engine, now you can see the watermark on the below right edge of your game.

problem: if only I can set the font from C++ without finding guidefaultprofile (need help for this).

Thats it for now, hope it'll be usefull.

cheers.
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