Extended character set suport for Adafruit_GFX format fonts

Supports Adafruit_GFX compatible font format with characters in the range 32-255.

Note that the font rendering functions expect UTF-8 encoded characters/strings.

Extensions/Smooth_font.cpp

@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ void TFT_eSPI::unloadFont( void )
 ** Function name:           decodeUTF8
 ** Description:             Line buffer UTF-8 decoder with fall-back to extended ASCII
 *************************************************************************************x*/
+/* Function moved to TFT_eSPI.cpp
 #define DECODE_UTF8
 uint16_t TFT_eSPI::decodeUTF8(uint8_t *buf, uint16_t *index, uint16_t remaining)
 {
@@ -273,11 +274,13 @@ uint16_t TFT_eSPI::decodeUTF8(uint8_t *buf, uint16_t *index, uint16_t remaining)
 
   return c; // fall-back to extended ASCII
 }
+*/
 
 /***************************************************************************************
 ** Function name:           decodeUTF8
 ** Description:             Serial UTF-8 decoder with fall-back to extended ASCII
 *************************************************************************************x*/
+/* Function moved to TFT_eSPI.cpp
 uint16_t TFT_eSPI::decodeUTF8(uint8_t c)
 {
 
@@ -329,6 +332,7 @@ uint16_t TFT_eSPI::decodeUTF8(uint8_t c)
   decoderState = 0;
   return (uint16_t)c; // fall-back to extended ASCII
 }
+*/
 
 
 

TFT_eSPI.cpp

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   Bodmer: Added RPi 16 bit display support
  ****************************************************/
 
+
 #include "TFT_eSPI.h"
 
 #if defined (ESP32)
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ inline void TFT_eSPI::spi_end_read(void){
   #if !defined(ESP32_PARALLEL)
     spi.setFrequency(SPI_FREQUENCY);
   #endif
-   CS_H;
+   if(!inTransaction) CS_H;
 #endif
 #ifdef ESP8266
   SPI1U = SPI1U_WRITE;
@@ -342,17 +343,6 @@ void TFT_eSPI::init(uint8_t tc)
   writecommand(TFT_SWRST); // Software reset
 #endif
 
-#if defined (TFT_BL) && defined (TFT_BACKLIGHT_ON)
-  digitalWrite(TFT_BL, TFT_BACKLIGHT_ON);
-  pinMode(TFT_BL, OUTPUT);
-#else
-  #if defined (TFT_BL) && defined (M5STACK)
-    // Turn on the back-light LED
-    digitalWrite(TFT_BL, HIGH);
-    pinMode(TFT_BL, OUTPUT);
-  #endif
-#endif
-
   spi_end();
 
   delay(150); // Wait for reset to complete
@@ -407,6 +397,17 @@ void TFT_eSPI::init(uint8_t tc)
   spi_end();
 
   setRotation(rotation);
+
+#if defined (TFT_BL) && defined (TFT_BACKLIGHT_ON)
+  digitalWrite(TFT_BL, TFT_BACKLIGHT_ON);
+  pinMode(TFT_BL, OUTPUT);
+#else
+  #if defined (TFT_BL) && defined (M5STACK)
+    // Turn on the back-light LED
+    digitalWrite(TFT_BL, HIGH);
+    pinMode(TFT_BL, OUTPUT);
+  #endif
+#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -2324,7 +2325,7 @@ int16_t TFT_eSPI::textWidth(const char *string, uint8_t font)
     {
       while (*string)
       {
-        uniCode = *(string++);
+        uniCode = decodeUTF8(*string++);
         if ((uniCode >= (uint8_t)pgm_read_byte(&gfxFont->first)) && (uniCode <= (uint8_t)pgm_read_byte(&gfxFont->last )))
         {
           uniCode -= pgm_read_byte(&gfxFont->first);
@@ -3895,6 +3896,95 @@ void TFT_eSPI::invertDisplay(boolean i)
 }
 
 
+/***************************************************************************************
+** Function name:           decodeUTF8
+** Description:             Serial UTF-8 decoder with fall-back to extended ASCII
+*************************************************************************************x*/
+#define DECODE_UTF8 // Test only, comment out to stop decoding
+uint16_t TFT_eSPI::decodeUTF8(uint8_t c)
+{
+#ifdef DECODE_UTF8
+  // 7 bit Unicode Code Point
+  if ((c & 0x80) == 0x00) {
+    decoderState = 0;
+    return (uint16_t)c;
+  }
+
+  if (decoderState == 0)
+  {
+    // 11 bit Unicode Code Point
+    if ((c & 0xE0) == 0xC0)
+    {
+      decoderBuffer = ((c & 0x1F)<<6);
+      decoderState = 1;
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    // 16 bit Unicode Code Point
+    if ((c & 0xF0) == 0xE0)
+    {
+      decoderBuffer = ((c & 0x0F)<<12);
+      decoderState = 2;
+      return 0;
+    }
+    // 21 bit Unicode  Code Point not supported so fall-back to extended ASCII
+    if ((c & 0xF8) == 0xF0) return (uint16_t)c;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    if (decoderState == 2)
+    {
+      decoderBuffer |= ((c & 0x3F)<<6);
+      decoderState--;
+      return 0;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      decoderBuffer |= (c & 0x3F);
+      decoderState = 0;
+      return decoderBuffer;
+    }
+  }
+
+  decoderState = 0;
+#endif
+
+  return (uint16_t)c; // fall-back to extended ASCII
+}
+
+
+/***************************************************************************************
+** Function name:           decodeUTF8
+** Description:             Line buffer UTF-8 decoder with fall-back to extended ASCII
+*************************************************************************************x*/
+uint16_t TFT_eSPI::decodeUTF8(uint8_t *buf, uint16_t *index, uint16_t remaining)
+{
+  byte c = buf[(*index)++];
+  //Serial.print("Byte from string = 0x"); Serial.println(c, HEX);
+
+#ifdef DECODE_UTF8
+  // 7 bit Unicode
+  if ((c & 0x80) == 0x00) return c;
+
+  // 11 bit Unicode
+  if (((c & 0xE0) == 0xC0) && (remaining > 1))
+    return ((c & 0x1F)<<6) | (buf[(*index)++]&0x3F);
+
+  // 16 bit Unicode
+  if (((c & 0xF0) == 0xE0) && (remaining > 2))
+  {
+    c = ((c & 0x0F)<<12) | ((buf[(*index)++]&0x3F)<<6);
+    return  c | ((buf[(*index)++]&0x3F));
+  }
+
+  // 21 bit Unicode not supported so fall-back to extended ASCII
+  // if ((c & 0xF8) == 0xF0) return c;
+#endif
+
+  return c; // fall-back to extended ASCII
+}
+
+
 /***************************************************************************************
 ** Function name:           write
 ** Description:             draw characters piped through serial stream
@@ -4008,6 +4098,8 @@ size_t TFT_eSPI::write(uint8_t utf8)
   } // Custom GFX font
   else
   {
+    uniCode = (uint8_t)decodeUTF8(utf8);
+    if (!uniCode) return 1;
 
     if(utf8 == '\n') {
       cursor_x  = 0;
@@ -4046,14 +4138,17 @@ size_t TFT_eSPI::write(uint8_t utf8)
 ** Function name:           drawChar
 ** Description:             draw a Unicode onto the screen
 ***************************************************************************************/
-int16_t TFT_eSPI::drawChar(uint16_t uniCode, int32_t x, int32_t y)
+int16_t TFT_eSPI::drawChar(uint16_t utf8, int32_t x, int32_t y)
 {
-    return drawChar(uniCode, x, y, textfont);
+    return drawChar(utf8, x, y, textfont);
 }
 
-int16_t TFT_eSPI::drawChar(uint16_t uniCode, int32_t x, int32_t y, uint8_t font)
+int16_t TFT_eSPI::drawChar(uint16_t utf8, int32_t x, int32_t y, uint8_t font)
 {
 
+  uint16_t uniCode = decodeUTF8(utf8);
+  if (!uniCode) return 0;
+
   if (font==1)
   {
 #ifdef LOAD_GLCD
@@ -4458,7 +4553,12 @@ int16_t TFT_eSPI::drawString(const char *string, int32_t poX, int32_t poY, uint8
     {
       cheight = (glyph_ab + glyph_bb) * textsize;
       // Get the offset for the first character only to allow for negative offsets
-      uint8_t   c2    = *string;
+      uint8_t c2 = 0;
+      uint16_t len = strlen(string);
+      uint16_t n = 0;
+
+      while (n < len && c2 == 0) c2 = decodeUTF8((uint8_t*)string, &n, len - n);
+
       if((c2 >= pgm_read_byte(&gfxFont->first)) && (c2 <= pgm_read_byte(&gfxFont->last) ))
       {
         c2 -= pgm_read_byte(&gfxFont->first);
@@ -4498,8 +4598,12 @@ int16_t TFT_eSPI::drawString(const char *string, int32_t poX, int32_t poY, uint8
   }
   else
 #endif
-    while (*string) sumX += drawChar(*(string++), poX+sumX, poY, font);
-
+Serial.print("sumX=");
+    while (*string) {
+      sumX += drawChar(*(string++), poX+sumX, poY, font);
+      Serial.print(sumX);
+    }
+Serial.println();
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 // Switch on debugging for the padding areas
 //#define PADDING_DEBUG

examples/Generic/Local_Custom_Fonts/Local_Custom_Fonts.ino

+/*
+  Example for TFT_eSPI library
+
+  This example shows the use of a Adafruit_GFX custom font with a
+  character code range of 32 - 255, this means accented characters
+  (amongst others) are available.
+
+  The custom font file is attached to this sketch as a header file. The
+  font data has been created following the instructions here:
+  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8MmTISmwZ8
+
+  Note that online converters for Adafruit_GFX compatible fonts are
+  available but these typically only use characters in the range 32-127,
+  and thus do not include the accented characters. These online converters
+  can however still be used with this sketch but the example characters
+  used must be changed.
+
+  The Arduino IDE uses UTF8 encoding for these characters. The TFT_eSPI
+  library also expects characters in the range 128 to 255 to be UTF-8
+  encoded. See link here for details:
+
+  https://playground.arduino.cc/Code/UTF-8
+
+  To sumarise, UTF-8 characters are encoded as mor than 1 byte so care must
+  be taken:
+
+     char c = 'µ';          // Wrong
+     char bad[4] = "5µA";   // Wrong
+     char good[] = "5µA";   // Good
+     String okay = "5µA";   // Good
+
+  Created by Bodmer 08/02/19
+
+  Make sure LOAD_GFXFF is defined in the used User_Setup file
+  within the library folder.
+
+  #########################################################################
+  ###### DON'T FORGET TO UPDATE THE User_Setup.h FILE IN THE LIBRARY ######
+  ######   TO SELECT YOUR DISPLAY TYPE, PINS USED AND ENABLE FONTS   ######
+  #########################################################################
+*/
+
+#define TEST_TEXT "ßäöü ñâàå"   // Text that will be printed on screen in the font
+//#define TEST_TEXT "Hello"     // Text that will be printed on screen in the font
+
+#include "SPI.h"
+#include "TFT_eSPI.h"
+#include "TFT_eFEX.h"
+
+// The custom font file attached to this sketch must be included
+#include "MyFont.h"
+
+// Stock font and GFXFF reference handle
+#define GFXFF 1
+
+// Easily remembered name for the font
+#define MYFONT32 &myFont32pt8b
+
+// Use hardware SPI
+TFT_eSPI tft = TFT_eSPI();
+TFT_eFEX fex = TFT_eFEX(&tft);
+
+void setup(void) {
+
+  Serial.begin(250000);
+  
+  tft.begin();
+
+  tft.setRotation(1);
+
+}
+
+void loop() {
+
+  // >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
+  // Show custom fonts
+  // >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
+
+  // Where font sizes increase the screen is not cleared as the larger fonts overwrite
+  // the smaller one with the background colour.
+
+  // We can set the text datum to be Top, Middle, Bottom vertically and Left, Centre
+  // and Right horizontally. These are the text datums that can be used:
+  // TL_DATUM = Top left (default)
+  // TC_DATUM = Top centre
+  // TR_DATUM = Top right
+  // ML_DATUM = Middle left
+  // MC_DATUM = Middle centre <<< This is used below
+  // MR_DATUM = Middle right
+  // BL_DATUM = Bottom left
+  // BC_DATUM = Bottom centre
+  // BR_DATUM = Bottom right
+  // L_BASELINE = Left character baseline (Line the 'A' character would sit on)
+  // C_BASELINE = Centre character baseline
+  // R_BASELINE = Right character baseline
+
+  //Serial.println();
+
+  // Set text datum to middle centre (MC_DATUM)
+  tft.setTextDatum(MC_DATUM);
+
+  // Set text colour to white with black background
+  // Unlike the stock Adafruit_GFX library, the TFT_eSPI library DOES optionally draw
+  // the background colour for the custom and Free Fonts when using drawString()
+  tft.setTextColor(TFT_WHITE, TFT_BLACK);      // White characters on black background
+  //tft.setTextColor(TFT_WHITE);               // or white characters, no background
+
+  tft.fillScreen(TFT_BLUE);                    // Clear screen
+  tft.setFreeFont(MYFONT32);                   // Select the font
+  tft.drawString("MyFont 32", 160, 60, GFXFF); // Print the name of the font
+  tft.setFreeFont(MYFONT32);                   // Select the font
+  tft.drawString(TEST_TEXT, 160, 140, GFXFF);  // Print the test text in the custom font
+  delay(2000);
+fex.screenServer();
+  // Setting textDatum does nothing when using tft.print
+  tft.fillScreen(TFT_BLUE);  // Clear screen
+  tft.setCursor(0,60);       // To be compatible with Adafruit_GFX the cursor datum is always bottom left
+  tft.print("âäàå");         // Using tft.print means text background is NEVER rendered
+  delay(2000);
+  
+  // Reset text padding to zero (default)
+  tft.setTextPadding(0);
+}

library.json

 {
   "name": "TFT_eSPI",
-  "version": "1.4.2",
+  "version": "1.4.3",
   "keywords": "tft, ePaper, display, ESP8266, NodeMCU, ESP32, M5Stack, ILI9341, ST7735, ILI9163, S6D02A1, ILI9486, ST7789",
   "description": "A TFT and ePaper SPI graphics library for ESP8266 and ESP32",
   "repository":

library.properties

 name=TFT_eSPI
-version=1.4.2
+version=1.4.3
 author=Bodmer
 maintainer=Bodmer
 sentence=A fast TFT graphics library for ESP8266 and ESP32 processors for the Arduino IDE