TextRender not visible on ios

adoug_1 · April 10, 2014, 2:14pm

I’ve built a project where I am using TextRenderActor to display some text but when I run it on the iPhone device and on the Mobile Preview, the text is not visible.

What is going on and how can I fix it.

Cheers,

anonymous_user_b9532c9a · April 10, 2014, 8:24pm

Hi ,

This is a known issue that is currently being assessed by the development staff. Thank you and have a great day!

adoug_1 · April 11, 2014, 9:18am

Is there any text rendering functionality that is available on ios? Is there a minimal working implementation of TextRenderActor that I can use while this issue is being resolved?

Cyril · June 6, 2014, 9:21am

hi,

in 4.2 version same issue…

,Hi,

In unreal engine 4.2 this the same problem… the text is not visible.

anonymous_user_c10662b5 · June 6, 2014, 11:51am

Had the same problem and fixed it by setting the font material to “Unlit and Transluscent”. (works on my Android device), also you can check the TappyChicken sample.

Again, I’m not sure if it works on iPhone devices, you can try and tell us the result ?

Cheers

Cyril · June 6, 2014, 2:16pm

I change to Until and translucent. doesn’t work…

But with TappyChicken the texture material work fine.

Have a special font texture ? or you use the system engine font ?

anonymous_user_c10662b5 · June 6, 2014, 2:22pm

Tried with a new Font (you can easily create one within UE)

anonymous_user_c10662b5 · June 6, 2014, 8:04pm

Be aware that in 4.1 (haven’t tested it on 4.2), anytime you make a modification on a font, you’ll have to compile it, close it and re-open it to see the modification applied.

Thomas_Ingham · July 9, 2014, 9:28pm

What’s the status of this feature?

anonymous_user_a36a29c6 · July 10, 2014, 11:58pm

4.3 This is still an issue, what is the status of this? Hardly can make a game with out ‘Text’

anonymous_user_b9532c9a · July 11, 2014, 3:21pm

Hi,

When specifically is the error occurring? Can you see the text in mobile preview but not in a packaged product? Does it show up in standard viewports? Has this occurred in a clean project with no additional content? Thank you!

anonymous_user_a36a29c6 · July 11, 2014, 8:10pm

I’m not seeing it in the mobile preview. I haven’t tried recreating my project in 4.3 , I created it in 4.2. Though I hope that’s not the solution, I’ll try it. I guess this implies the issue has been fixed at some point?

anonymous_user_b9532c9a · July 11, 2014, 8:42pm

Hi ,

Yes, if it works in 4.3 that means that most likely it was altered or fixed at some point. What devices are you currently packaging for?

anonymous_user_a36a29c6 · July 12, 2014, 6:59am

iOS primarily.

anonymous_user_b9532c9a · July 12, 2014, 6:03pm

Hi ,

I mean what specific phone or table models are you working on? This can help us to see if there are specific devices this is not working properly on.

anonymous_user_a36a29c6 · July 12, 2014, 10:15pm

I tested this on iPhone 5, and iPad 4, in both the Text from Text Renderer will not show, It won’t show in the Mobile preview either. I also tried creating a ‘Blank’ project, add a Text Render Actor to it, and then use Mobile Preview and it didn’t show.

anonymous_user_b9532c9a · July 15, 2014, 10:21pm

Hi ,

I was able to reproduce this on my end and have entered in a bug report to be assessed. Thank you!

anonymous_user_a36a29c6 · July 16, 2014, 11:27pm

Thanks . Do you guys have a public bug tracker so we can watch the progress on these bugs?

anonymous_user_b9532c9a · July 17, 2014, 12:57pm

Hi ,

Currently we don’t have a public bug tracker.

anonymous_user_898f9117 · August 4, 2014, 2:30pm

Doesn’t work for me on 4.3 either.