functionality for drawing Hebrew strings in GameMaker: Studio 2 based games and programs.
You'll need to use a font which includes Hebrew characters - many do, but not all! Once you select a font, you'll need to add new ranges to it. The ranges you need to add are: 1424 - 1535 AND 64298 - 64298
I've included an example font file which is set up correctly - simply drag and drop this into the GMS2 IDE and press "Regenerate" on the font window.
Make sure to call draw_set_font([yourHebrewFontName]); before trying to draw a Hebrew string.
You can draw Hebrew text by calling
draw_text_hebrew(x, y, string);
This function should be used as you would use draw_text.
This function is responsive to default GameMaker draw settings like draw_set_text, draw_set_halign, and draw_set_alpha.
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Can only draw one line of text at a time (linebreaks currently are not recognized by placement of the nekudos)
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Currently does not have an extended mode for rotation, scaling, etc.
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Certain characters nekudos are slighly misplaced, though within reasonable limits - if you'd like to contribute to these functions, manual adjustments as found while drawing nekudos is the most impactful place to do so!