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Apply Typeface

Intro​

Apply Typeface can be used as a Style Behaviour to dynamically set the typeface used within a Text Shape in a procedural way.

Regex

Cavalry supports ECMAScript regex.

UI​

Font - Select a typeface and weight.

Mode - Choose a mode for the selection:

  • Regex - Set a Regular Expression to determine which parts of the string will be selected. There are several presets available at the top of the Attribute Editor UI.
  • Specific Indices - Manually enter the indices to determine which lines/ words/ characters are selected.
Regex

Cavalry supports ECMAScript regex.

Index Mode:

  • Line - Set a typeface for each line within the string defined by Specific Indices.
  • Word - Set a typeface for each word within the string defined by Specific Indices.
  • Character - Set a typeface for each character within the string defined by Specific Indices.

Specific Indices - Set the indices to select. Values should be comma , separated for lists or colon : separated for ranges. e.g. 0,1:3,8 will select indices 0, 1, 2, 3 and 8. You can also enter first or last to procedurally select those indices. Note that a space character is included as an index.

Example
  1. Create a Text Shape.
  2. Enter the string Here's to the crazy ones.
  3. Click the + to the right of the Style Behaviours attribute.
  4. Select Apply Typeface from the list.
  5. Double click the Apply Typeface layer in the Scene Window to load its UI into the Attribute Editor.
  6. Set a Font of your choice.
  7. Enter the string crazy in the Regex attribute.

The word crazy within the Text Shape will be set to the font selected on step 6.