@needle-tools/engine 3.28.7-beta → 3.28.7-beta.1

package/src/engine-components/ui/Text.ts

@@ -1,573 +1,573 @@
-import { Graphic } from './Graphic.js';
-import * as ThreeMeshUI from 'three-mesh-ui'
-import type { DocumentedOptions as ThreeMeshUIEveryOptions } from "three-mesh-ui/build/types/core/elements/MeshUIBaseElement.js";
-import { Color } from 'three';
-import { updateRenderSettings } from './Utils.js';
-import { Canvas } from './Canvas.js';
-import { serializable } from '../../engine/engine_serialization_decorator.js';
-import { getParam } from '../../engine/engine_utils.js';
-import { type ICanvas, type ICanvasEventReceiver, type IHasAlphaFactor } from './Interfaces.js';
-
-const debug = getParam("debugtext");
-
-export enum TextAnchor {
-    UpperLeft = 0,
-    UpperCenter = 1,
-    UpperRight = 2,
-    MiddleLeft = 3,
-    MiddleCenter = 4,
-    MiddleRight = 5,
-    LowerLeft = 6,
-    LowerCenter = 7,
-    LowerRight = 8,
-}
-
-export enum VerticalWrapMode {
-    Truncate = 0,
-    Overflow = 1,
-}
-enum HorizontalWrapMode {
-    Wrap = 0,
-    Overflow = 1,
-}
-
-export enum FontStyle {
-    Normal = 0,
-    Bold = 1,
-    Italic = 2,
-    BoldAndItalic = 3,
-}
-
-export class Text extends Graphic implements IHasAlphaFactor, ICanvasEventReceiver {
-
-    @serializable()
-    alignment: TextAnchor = TextAnchor.UpperLeft;
-    @serializable()
-    verticalOverflow: VerticalWrapMode = VerticalWrapMode.Truncate;
-    @serializable()
-    horizontalOverflow: HorizontalWrapMode = HorizontalWrapMode.Wrap;
-    @serializable()
-    lineSpacing: number = 1;
-    @serializable()
-    supportRichText: boolean = false;
-    @serializable(URL)
-    font?: string;
-    @serializable()
-    fontStyle: FontStyle = FontStyle.Normal;
-
-    // private _alphaFactor : number = 1;
-    setAlphaFactor(factor: number): void {
-        super.setAlphaFactor(factor);
-        this.uiObject?.set({ fontOpacity: this.color.alpha * this.alphaFactor });
-        this.markDirty();
-    }
-
-    @serializable()
-    get text(): string {
-        return this._text;
-    }
-
-    set text(val: string) {
-        if (val !== this._text) {
-            this._text = val;
-            this.feedText(this.text, this.supportRichText);
-            this.markDirty();
-        }
-    }
-
-    private set_text(val: string) {
-        this.text = val;
-    }
-
-    @serializable()
-    get fontSize(): number {
-        return this._fontSize;
-    }
-
-    set fontSize(val: number) {
-        // Setting that kind of property in a parent, would cascade to each 'non-overrided' children.
-        this._fontSize = val;
-        this.uiObject?.set({ fontSize: val });
-    }
-
-    private sRGBTextColor: Color = new Color(1, 0, 1);
-    protected onColorChanged(): void {
-        this.sRGBTextColor.copy(this.color);
-        this.sRGBTextColor.convertLinearToSRGB();
-        this.uiObject?.set({ color: this.sRGBTextColor, fontOpacity: this.color.alpha });
-    }
-
-    onParentRectTransformChanged(): void {
-        super.onParentRectTransformChanged();
-        if (this.uiObject) {
-            this.updateOverflow();
-        }
-    }
-
-    // onBeforeRender(): void {
-    //     // TODO TMUI @swingingtom this is so we don't have text clipping
-    //     if (this.uiObject && (this.Canvas?.screenspace || this.context.isInVR)) {
-    //         this.updateOverflow();
-    //     }
-    // }
-    onBeforeCanvasRender(_canvas: ICanvas) {
-        // ensure the text clipping matrix is updated (this was a problem with multiple screenspace canvases due to canvas reparenting)
-        this.updateOverflow();
-    }
-
-    private updateOverflow() {
-        // HACK: force the text overflow to update
-        const overflow = (this.uiObject as any)?._overflow;
-        if (overflow) {
-            overflow._needsUpdate = true;
-            this.markDirty();
-        }
-    }
-
-    protected onCreate(_opts: any): void {
-        if (debug) console.log(this);
-
-        if (this.horizontalOverflow == HorizontalWrapMode.Overflow) {
-            // Only line characters in the textContent (\n,\r\t) would be able to multiline the text
-            _opts.whiteSpace = 'pre';
-        }
-
-        if (this.verticalOverflow == VerticalWrapMode.Truncate) {
-            this.context.renderer.localClippingEnabled = true;
-            _opts.overflow = 'hidden';
-        }
-
-
-        // @marwie : this combination is currently KO. See sample "Overflow Overview"
-        if (this.horizontalOverflow == HorizontalWrapMode.Overflow && this.verticalOverflow == VerticalWrapMode.Truncate) {
-            // This could fix this combination, but would require anchors updates to replace element
-            // _opts.width = 'auto';
-        }
-
-
-        _opts.lineHeight = this.lineSpacing;
-
-        // @marwie : Should be fixed. Currently _opts are always fed with :
-        //          backgroundOpacity : color.opacity
-        //          backgroundColor : color
-        delete _opts.backgroundOpacity;
-        delete _opts.backgroundColor;
-
-        // helper to show bounds of text element
-        if (debug) {
-            _opts.backgroundColor = 0xff9900;
-            _opts.backgroundOpacity = 0.5;
-        }
-
-        const rt = this.rectTransform;
-
-        // Texts now support both options, block and inline, and inline has all default to inherit
-        _opts = { ..._opts, ...this.getTextOpts() };
-
-        this.getAlignment(_opts);
-
-        if (debug) {
-            _opts.backgroundColor = Math.random() * 0xffffff;
-            _opts.backgroundOpacity = 0.1;
-        }
-
-        this.uiObject = rt.createNewText(_opts);
-        this.feedText(this.text, this.supportRichText);
-
-    }
-
-    onAfterAddedToScene() {
-        super.onAfterAddedToScene();
-        this.handleTextRenderOnTop();
-    }
-
-    private _text: string = "";
-    private _fontSize: number = 12;
-
-    private _textMeshUi: Array<ThreeMeshUI.Inline> | null = null;
-
-
-    private getTextOpts(): object {
-        const fontSize = this.fontSize;
-        // if (this.canvas) {
-        //     fontSize /= this.canvas?.scaleFactor;
-        // }
-
-
-        const textOpts = {
-            color: this.color,
-            fontOpacity: this.color.alpha,
-            fontSize: fontSize,
-            fontKerning: "normal",
-
-        };
-        this.setFont(textOpts as ThreeMeshUIEveryOptions, this.fontStyle);
-        return textOpts;
-    }
-
-
-    onEnable(): void {
-        super.onEnable();
-        this._didHandleTextRenderOnTop = false;
-        if (this.uiObject) {
-            // @ts-ignore
-
-            // @TODO :  Evaluate the need of keeping it anonymous.
-            //          From v7.x afterUpdate can be removed but requires a reference
-            this.uiObject.addAfterUpdate(() => {
-                // We need to update the shadow owner when the text updates
-                // because once the font has loaded we get new children (a new mesh)
-                // which is the text, it needs to be linked back to this component
-                // to be properly handled by the EventSystem
-                // since the EventSystem looks for shadow component owners to handle events
-                this.setShadowComponentOwner(this.uiObject);
-                this.markDirty();
-            });
-        }
-
-        setTimeout(() => this.markDirty(), 10);
-        this.canvas?.registerEventReceiver(this);
-    }
-    onDisable(): void {
-        super.onDisable();
-        this.canvas?.unregisterEventReceiver(this);
-    }
-
-    private getAlignment(opts: ThreeMeshUIEveryOptions): ThreeMeshUIEveryOptions {
-
-        opts.flexDirection = "column";
-
-        switch (this.alignment) {
-            case TextAnchor.UpperLeft:
-            case TextAnchor.MiddleLeft:
-            case TextAnchor.LowerLeft:
-                opts.textAlign = "left";
-                break;
-            case TextAnchor.UpperCenter:
-            case TextAnchor.MiddleCenter:
-            case TextAnchor.LowerCenter:
-                opts.textAlign = "center";
-
-                break;
-            case TextAnchor.UpperRight:
-            case TextAnchor.MiddleRight:
-            case TextAnchor.LowerRight:
-                opts.textAlign = "right";
-                break;
-        }
-
-
-        switch (this.alignment) {
-            default:
-            case TextAnchor.UpperLeft:
-            case TextAnchor.UpperCenter:
-            case TextAnchor.UpperRight:
-                opts.alignItems = "start";
-                break;
-            case TextAnchor.MiddleLeft:
-            case TextAnchor.MiddleCenter:
-            case TextAnchor.MiddleRight:
-                opts.alignItems = "center";
-                break;
-            case TextAnchor.LowerLeft:
-            case TextAnchor.LowerCenter:
-            case TextAnchor.LowerRight:
-                opts.alignItems = "end";
-                break;
-        }
-
-        return opts;
-    }
-
-    private feedText(text: string, richText: boolean) : void {
-        // if (!text || text.length <= 0) return;
-        // if (!text ) return;
-        if (debug) console.log("feedText", this.uiObject, text, richText);
-
-        if (!this.uiObject) return;
-        if (!this._textMeshUi)
-            this._textMeshUi = [];
-
-        // this doesnt work and produces errors when length is 0:
-        // this.uiObject.textContent = " "; 
-
-        // reset the current text (e.g. when switching from "Hello" to "Hello <b>World</b>")
-        // @TODO swingingtom: this is a hack to reset the text content, not sure how to do that right
-        this.uiObject.children.length = 0;
-
-        if (!richText || text.length === 0) {
-            //@TODO: @swingingtom how would the text content be set?
-            //@ts-ignore
-            this.uiObject.textContent = text;
-        } else {
-            let currentTag = this.getNextTag(text);
-            if (!currentTag) {
-                //@ts-ignore
-                // we have to set it to empty string, otherwise TMUI won't update it @swingingtom
-                this.uiObject.textContent = ""; // < 
-                this.setOptions({ textContent: text });
-                return;
-            } else if (currentTag.startIndex > 0) {
-                // First segment should also clear children inlines
-                for (let i = this.uiObject.children.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-                    const child = this.uiObject.children[i];
-                    // @ts-ignore
-                    if (child.isUI) {
-                        this.uiObject.remove(child);
-                        child.clear();
-                    }
-                }
-                const el = new ThreeMeshUI.Inline({ textContent: text.substring(0, currentTag.startIndex), color: 'inherit' });
-                this.uiObject.add(el);
-            }
-
-            const stackArray: Array<TagStackEntry> = [];
-            while (currentTag) {
-                const next = this.getNextTag(text, currentTag.endIndex);
-
-                const opts = {
-                    fontFamily: this.uiObject?.get('fontFamily'),
-                    color: 'inherit',
-                    textContent: ""
-                }
-
-                if (next) {
-                    opts.textContent = this.getText(text, currentTag, next);
-                    this.handleTag(currentTag, opts, stackArray);
-                    const el = new ThreeMeshUI.Inline(opts);
-                    this.uiObject?.add(el)
-
-                } else {
-                    opts.textContent = text.substring(currentTag.endIndex);
-                    this.handleTag(currentTag, opts, stackArray);
-                    const el = new ThreeMeshUI.Inline(opts);
-                    this.uiObject?.add(el);
-                }
-                currentTag = next;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private _didHandleTextRenderOnTop: boolean = false;
-
-    private handleTextRenderOnTop() {
-        if (this._didHandleTextRenderOnTop) return;
-        this._didHandleTextRenderOnTop = true;
-        this.startCoroutine(this.renderOnTopCoroutine());
-    }
-
-    // waits for all the text objects to be ready to set the render on top setting
-    // @THH :  this isn't true anymore. We can set mesh and material properties before their counterparts are created.
-    //         Values would automatically be passed when created. Not sure for depthWrite but it can be added;
-    private * renderOnTopCoroutine() {
-        if (!this.canvas) return;
-        const updatedRendering: boolean[] = [];
-        const canvas = this.canvas as Canvas;
-        const settings = {
-            renderOnTop: canvas.renderOnTop,
-            depthWrite: canvas.depthWrite,
-            doubleSided: canvas.doubleSided
-        };
-        while (true) {
-            let isWaitingForElementToUpdate = false;
-            if (this._textMeshUi) {
-                for (let i = 0; i < this._textMeshUi.length; i++) {
-                    if (updatedRendering[i] === true) continue;
-                    isWaitingForElementToUpdate = true;
-                    const textMeshObject = this._textMeshUi[i];
-                    // text objects have this textContent which is the mesh
-                    // it is not ready immediately so we have to check if it exists 
-                    // and only then setting the render on top property works
-                    if (!textMeshObject["textContent"]) continue;
-                    updateRenderSettings(textMeshObject, settings);
-                    updatedRendering[i] = true;
-                    // console.log(textMeshObject);
-                }
-            }
-            if (!isWaitingForElementToUpdate) break;
-            yield;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private handleTag(tag: TagInfo, opts: any, stackArray: Array<TagStackEntry>) {
-        // console.log(tag);
-        if (!tag.isEndTag) {
-            if (tag.type.includes("color")) {
-                const stackEntry = new TagStackEntry(tag, { color: opts.color });
-                stackArray.push(stackEntry);
-                if (tag.type.length > 6) // color=
-                {
-                    const col = parseInt("0x" + tag.type.substring(7));
-                    opts.color = col;
-                } else {
-                    // if it does not contain a color it is white
-                    opts.color = new Color(1, 1, 1);
-                }
-            } else if (tag.type == "b") {
-                this.setFont(opts, FontStyle.Bold);
-                const stackEntry = new TagStackEntry(tag, {
-                    fontWeight: 700,
-                });
-                stackArray.push(stackEntry);
-            } else if (tag.type == "i") {
-                this.setFont(opts, FontStyle.Italic);
-                const stackEntry = new TagStackEntry(tag, {
-                    fontStyle: 'italic'
-                });
-                stackArray.push(stackEntry);
-
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private getText(text: string, start: TagInfo, end: TagInfo) {
-        return text.substring(start.endIndex, end.startIndex);
-    }
-
-    private getNextTag(text: string, startIndex: number = 0): TagInfo | null {
-        const start = text.indexOf("<", startIndex);
-        const end = text.indexOf(">", start);
-        if (start >= 0 && end >= 0) {
-            const tag = text.substring(start + 1, end);
-            return { type: tag, startIndex: start, endIndex: end + 1, isEndTag: tag.startsWith("/") };
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Update provided opts to have a proper fontDefinition : family+weight+style
-     * Ensure Family and Variant are registered in FontLibrary
-     *
-     * @param opts
-     * @param fontStyle
-     * @private
-     */
-    private setFont(opts: ThreeMeshUIEveryOptions, fontStyle: FontStyle) {
-
-        // @TODO : THH could be useful to uniformize font family name :
-        //         This would ease possible html/vr matching
-        //              -   Arial instead of assets/arial
-        //              -   Arial should stay Arial instead of arial
-        if (!this.font) return;
-        const fontName = this.font;
-        const familyName = this.getFamilyNameWithCorrectSuffix(fontName, fontStyle);
-        if (debug) console.log("Selected font family:" + familyName);
-
-        // ensure a font family is register under this name
-        let fontFamily = ThreeMeshUI.FontLibrary.getFontFamily(familyName as string);
-        if (!fontFamily)
-            fontFamily = ThreeMeshUI.FontLibrary.addFontFamily(familyName as string);
-
-        // @TODO: @swingingtom how should the font be set?
-        //@ts-ignore
-        opts.fontFamily = fontFamily;
-
-        switch (fontStyle) {
-            default:
-            case FontStyle.Normal:
-                opts.fontWeight = 400;
-                opts.fontStyle = "normal";
-                break
-
-            case FontStyle.Bold:
-                opts.fontWeight = 700;
-                opts.fontStyle = "normal";
-                break;
-
-            case FontStyle.Italic:
-                opts.fontWeight = 400;
-                opts.fontStyle = "italic"
-                break;
-
-            case FontStyle.BoldAndItalic:
-                opts.fontStyle = 'italic';
-                opts.fontWeight = 400;
-        }
-
-
-        // Ensure a fontVariant is registered
-        //@TODO: @swingingtom add type for fontWeight
-        let fontVariant = fontFamily.getVariant(opts.fontWeight as any as string, opts.fontStyle);
-        if (!fontVariant) {
-            let jsonPath = familyName;
-            if (!jsonPath?.endsWith("-msdf.json")) jsonPath += "-msdf.json";
-            let texturePath = familyName;
-            if (!texturePath?.endsWith(".png")) texturePath += ".png";
-
-            //@TODO: @swingingtom add type for fontWeight
-            //@TODO: @swingingtom addVariant return type is wrong (should be FontVariant)
-            fontVariant = fontFamily.addVariant(opts.fontWeight as any as string, opts.fontStyle, jsonPath, texturePath as string) as any as ThreeMeshUI.FontVariant;
-            fontVariant?.addEventListener('ready', () => {
-                this.markDirty();
-            });
-        }
-
-    }
-
-    private getFamilyNameWithCorrectSuffix(familyName: string, style: FontStyle): string {
-        // we can only change the style for the family if the name has a suffix (e.g. Arial-Bold)
-        const styleSeparator = familyName.lastIndexOf('-');
-        if (styleSeparator < 0) return familyName;
-
-        // Check if the font name contains a style that we don't support in the enum
-        // e.g. -Medium, -Black, -Thin...
-        const styleName = familyName.substring(styleSeparator + 1)?.toLowerCase();
-        if (unsupportedStyleNames.includes(styleName)) {
-            if (debug) console.warn("Unsupported font style: " + styleName);
-            return familyName;
-        }
-
-        // Try find a suffix that matches the style
-        // We assume that if the font name is "Arial-Regular" then the bold version is "Arial-Bold"
-        // and if the font name is "arial-regular" then the bold version is "arial-bold"
-        const pathSeparatorIndex = familyName.lastIndexOf("/");
-        let fontBaseName = familyName;
-        if (pathSeparatorIndex >= 0) {
-            fontBaseName = fontBaseName.substring(pathSeparatorIndex + 1);
-        }
-        const isUpperCase = fontBaseName[0] === fontBaseName[0].toUpperCase();
-        const fontNameWithoutSuffix = familyName.substring(0, styleSeparator);
-        if (debug) console.log("Select font: ", familyName, FontStyle[style], fontBaseName, isUpperCase, fontNameWithoutSuffix);
-
-        switch (style) {
-            case FontStyle.Normal:
-                if (isUpperCase) return fontNameWithoutSuffix + "-Regular";
-                else return fontNameWithoutSuffix + "-regular";
-            case FontStyle.Bold:
-                if (isUpperCase) return fontNameWithoutSuffix + "-Bold";
-                else return fontNameWithoutSuffix + "-bold";
-            case FontStyle.Italic:
-                if (isUpperCase) return fontNameWithoutSuffix + "-Italic";
-                else return fontNameWithoutSuffix + "-italic";
-            case FontStyle.BoldAndItalic:
-                if (isUpperCase) return fontNameWithoutSuffix + "-BoldItalic";
-                else return fontNameWithoutSuffix + "-bolditalic";
-            default:
-                return familyName;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-class TagStackEntry {
-    tag: TagInfo;
-    previousValues: object;
-    constructor(tag: TagInfo, previousValues: object) {
-        this.tag = tag;
-        this.previousValues = previousValues;
-    }
-}
-
-declare type TagInfo = {
-    type: string,
-    startIndex: number,
-    endIndex: number,
-    isEndTag: boolean
-}
-
-// const anyTag = new RegExp('<.+?>', 'g');
-// const regex = new RegExp('<(?<type>.+?)>(?<text>.+?)<\/.+?>', 'g');
-
-
-const unsupportedStyleNames = [
-    "medium", "mediumitalic", "black", "blackitalic", "thin", "thinitalic", "extrabold", "light", "lightitalic", "semibold"
+import { Graphic } from './Graphic.js';
+import * as ThreeMeshUI from 'three-mesh-ui'
+import type { DocumentedOptions as ThreeMeshUIEveryOptions } from "three-mesh-ui/build/types/core/elements/MeshUIBaseElement.js";
+import { Color } from 'three';
+import { updateRenderSettings } from './Utils.js';
+import { Canvas } from './Canvas.js';
+import { serializable } from '../../engine/engine_serialization_decorator.js';
+import { getParam } from '../../engine/engine_utils.js';
+import { type ICanvas, type ICanvasEventReceiver, type IHasAlphaFactor } from './Interfaces.js';
+
+const debug = getParam("debugtext");
+
+export enum TextAnchor {
+    UpperLeft = 0,
+    UpperCenter = 1,
+    UpperRight = 2,
+    MiddleLeft = 3,
+    MiddleCenter = 4,
+    MiddleRight = 5,
+    LowerLeft = 6,
+    LowerCenter = 7,
+    LowerRight = 8,
+}
+
+export enum VerticalWrapMode {
+    Truncate = 0,
+    Overflow = 1,
+}
+enum HorizontalWrapMode {
+    Wrap = 0,
+    Overflow = 1,
+}
+
+export enum FontStyle {
+    Normal = 0,
+    Bold = 1,
+    Italic = 2,
+    BoldAndItalic = 3,
+}
+
+export class Text extends Graphic implements IHasAlphaFactor, ICanvasEventReceiver {
+
+    @serializable()
+    alignment: TextAnchor = TextAnchor.UpperLeft;
+    @serializable()
+    verticalOverflow: VerticalWrapMode = VerticalWrapMode.Truncate;
+    @serializable()
+    horizontalOverflow: HorizontalWrapMode = HorizontalWrapMode.Wrap;
+    @serializable()
+    lineSpacing: number = 1;
+    @serializable()
+    supportRichText: boolean = false;
+    @serializable(URL)
+    font?: string;
+    @serializable()
+    fontStyle: FontStyle = FontStyle.Normal;
+
+    // private _alphaFactor : number = 1;
+    setAlphaFactor(factor: number): void {
+        super.setAlphaFactor(factor);
+        this.uiObject?.set({ fontOpacity: this.color.alpha * this.alphaFactor });
+        this.markDirty();
+    }
+
+    @serializable()
+    get text(): string {
+        return this._text;
+    }
+
+    set text(val: string) {
+        if (val !== this._text) {
+            this._text = val;
+            this.feedText(this.text, this.supportRichText);
+            this.markDirty();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private set_text(val: string) {
+        this.text = val;
+    }
+
+    @serializable()
+    get fontSize(): number {
+        return this._fontSize;
+    }
+
+    set fontSize(val: number) {
+        // Setting that kind of property in a parent, would cascade to each 'non-overrided' children.
+        this._fontSize = val;
+        this.uiObject?.set({ fontSize: val });
+    }
+
+    private sRGBTextColor: Color = new Color(1, 0, 1);
+    protected onColorChanged(): void {
+        this.sRGBTextColor.copy(this.color);
+        this.sRGBTextColor.convertLinearToSRGB();
+        this.uiObject?.set({ color: this.sRGBTextColor, fontOpacity: this.color.alpha });
+    }
+
+    onParentRectTransformChanged(): void {
+        super.onParentRectTransformChanged();
+        if (this.uiObject) {
+            this.updateOverflow();
+        }
+    }
+
+    // onBeforeRender(): void {
+    //     // TODO TMUI @swingingtom this is so we don't have text clipping
+    //     if (this.uiObject && (this.Canvas?.screenspace || this.context.isInVR)) {
+    //         this.updateOverflow();
+    //     }
+    // }
+    onBeforeCanvasRender(_canvas: ICanvas) {
+        // ensure the text clipping matrix is updated (this was a problem with multiple screenspace canvases due to canvas reparenting)
+        this.updateOverflow();
+    }
+
+    private updateOverflow() {
+        // HACK: force the text overflow to update
+        const overflow = (this.uiObject as any)?._overflow;
+        if (overflow) {
+            overflow._needsUpdate = true;
+            this.markDirty();
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected onCreate(_opts: any): void {
+        if (debug) console.log(this);
+
+        if (this.horizontalOverflow == HorizontalWrapMode.Overflow) {
+            // Only line characters in the textContent (\n,\r\t) would be able to multiline the text
+            _opts.whiteSpace = 'pre';
+        }
+
+        if (this.verticalOverflow == VerticalWrapMode.Truncate) {
+            this.context.renderer.localClippingEnabled = true;
+            _opts.overflow = 'hidden';
+        }
+
+
+        // @marwie : this combination is currently KO. See sample "Overflow Overview"
+        if (this.horizontalOverflow == HorizontalWrapMode.Overflow && this.verticalOverflow == VerticalWrapMode.Truncate) {
+            // This could fix this combination, but would require anchors updates to replace element
+            // _opts.width = 'auto';
+        }
+
+
+        _opts.lineHeight = this.lineSpacing;
+
+        // @marwie : Should be fixed. Currently _opts are always fed with :
+        //          backgroundOpacity : color.opacity
+        //          backgroundColor : color
+        delete _opts.backgroundOpacity;
+        delete _opts.backgroundColor;
+
+        // helper to show bounds of text element
+        if (debug) {
+            _opts.backgroundColor = 0xff9900;
+            _opts.backgroundOpacity = 0.5;
+        }
+
+        const rt = this.rectTransform;
+
+        // Texts now support both options, block and inline, and inline has all default to inherit
+        _opts = { ..._opts, ...this.getTextOpts() };
+
+        this.getAlignment(_opts);
+
+        if (debug) {
+            _opts.backgroundColor = Math.random() * 0xffffff;
+            _opts.backgroundOpacity = 0.1;
+        }
+
+        this.uiObject = rt.createNewText(_opts);
+        this.feedText(this.text, this.supportRichText);
+
+    }
+
+    onAfterAddedToScene() {
+        super.onAfterAddedToScene();
+        this.handleTextRenderOnTop();
+    }
+
+    private _text: string = "";
+    private _fontSize: number = 12;
+
+    private _textMeshUi: Array<ThreeMeshUI.Inline> | null = null;
+
+
+    private getTextOpts(): object {
+        const fontSize = this.fontSize;
+        // if (this.canvas) {
+        //     fontSize /= this.canvas?.scaleFactor;
+        // }
+
+
+        const textOpts = {
+            color: this.color,
+            fontOpacity: this.color.alpha,
+            fontSize: fontSize,
+            fontKerning: "normal",
+
+        };
+        this.setFont(textOpts as ThreeMeshUIEveryOptions, this.fontStyle);
+        return textOpts;
+    }
+
+
+    onEnable(): void {
+        super.onEnable();
+        this._didHandleTextRenderOnTop = false;
+        if (this.uiObject) {
+            // @ts-ignore
+
+            // @TODO :  Evaluate the need of keeping it anonymous.
+            //          From v7.x afterUpdate can be removed but requires a reference
+            this.uiObject.addAfterUpdate(() => {
+                // We need to update the shadow owner when the text updates
+                // because once the font has loaded we get new children (a new mesh)
+                // which is the text, it needs to be linked back to this component
+                // to be properly handled by the EventSystem
+                // since the EventSystem looks for shadow component owners to handle events
+                this.setShadowComponentOwner(this.uiObject);
+                this.markDirty();
+            });
+        }
+
+        setTimeout(() => this.markDirty(), 10);
+        this.canvas?.registerEventReceiver(this);
+    }
+    onDisable(): void {
+        super.onDisable();
+        this.canvas?.unregisterEventReceiver(this);
+    }
+
+    private getAlignment(opts: ThreeMeshUIEveryOptions): ThreeMeshUIEveryOptions {
+
+        opts.flexDirection = "column";
+
+        switch (this.alignment) {
+            case TextAnchor.UpperLeft:
+            case TextAnchor.MiddleLeft:
+            case TextAnchor.LowerLeft:
+                opts.textAlign = "left";
+                break;
+            case TextAnchor.UpperCenter:
+            case TextAnchor.MiddleCenter:
+            case TextAnchor.LowerCenter:
+                opts.textAlign = "center";
+
+                break;
+            case TextAnchor.UpperRight:
+            case TextAnchor.MiddleRight:
+            case TextAnchor.LowerRight:
+                opts.textAlign = "right";
+                break;
+        }
+
+
+        switch (this.alignment) {
+            default:
+            case TextAnchor.UpperLeft:
+            case TextAnchor.UpperCenter:
+            case TextAnchor.UpperRight:
+                opts.alignItems = "start";
+                break;
+            case TextAnchor.MiddleLeft:
+            case TextAnchor.MiddleCenter:
+            case TextAnchor.MiddleRight:
+                opts.alignItems = "center";
+                break;
+            case TextAnchor.LowerLeft:
+            case TextAnchor.LowerCenter:
+            case TextAnchor.LowerRight:
+                opts.alignItems = "end";
+                break;
+        }
+
+        return opts;
+    }
+
+    private feedText(text: string, richText: boolean) : void {
+        // if (!text || text.length <= 0) return;
+        // if (!text ) return;
+        if (debug) console.log("feedText", this.uiObject, text, richText);
+
+        if (!this.uiObject) return;
+        if (!this._textMeshUi)
+            this._textMeshUi = [];
+
+        // this doesnt work and produces errors when length is 0:
+        // this.uiObject.textContent = " "; 
+
+        // reset the current text (e.g. when switching from "Hello" to "Hello <b>World</b>")
+        // @TODO swingingtom: this is a hack to reset the text content, not sure how to do that right
+        this.uiObject.children.length = 0;
+
+        if (!richText || text.length === 0) {
+            //@TODO: @swingingtom how would the text content be set?
+            //@ts-ignore
+            this.uiObject.textContent = text;
+        } else {
+            let currentTag = this.getNextTag(text);
+            if (!currentTag) {
+                //@ts-ignore
+                // we have to set it to empty string, otherwise TMUI won't update it @swingingtom
+                this.uiObject.textContent = ""; // < 
+                this.setOptions({ textContent: text });
+                return;
+            } else if (currentTag.startIndex > 0) {
+                // First segment should also clear children inlines
+                for (let i = this.uiObject.children.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+                    const child = this.uiObject.children[i];
+                    // @ts-ignore
+                    if (child.isUI) {
+                        this.uiObject.remove(child);
+                        child.clear();
+                    }
+                }
+                const el = new ThreeMeshUI.Inline({ textContent: text.substring(0, currentTag.startIndex), color: 'inherit' });
+                this.uiObject.add(el);
+            }
+
+            const stackArray: Array<TagStackEntry> = [];
+            while (currentTag) {
+                const next = this.getNextTag(text, currentTag.endIndex);
+
+                const opts = {
+                    fontFamily: this.uiObject?.get('fontFamily'),
+                    color: 'inherit',
+                    textContent: ""
+                }
+
+                if (next) {
+                    opts.textContent = this.getText(text, currentTag, next);
+                    this.handleTag(currentTag, opts, stackArray);
+                    const el = new ThreeMeshUI.Inline(opts);
+                    this.uiObject?.add(el)
+
+                } else {
+                    opts.textContent = text.substring(currentTag.endIndex);
+                    this.handleTag(currentTag, opts, stackArray);
+                    const el = new ThreeMeshUI.Inline(opts);
+                    this.uiObject?.add(el);
+                }
+                currentTag = next;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private _didHandleTextRenderOnTop: boolean = false;
+
+    private handleTextRenderOnTop() {
+        if (this._didHandleTextRenderOnTop) return;
+        this._didHandleTextRenderOnTop = true;
+        this.startCoroutine(this.renderOnTopCoroutine());
+    }
+
+    // waits for all the text objects to be ready to set the render on top setting
+    // @THH :  this isn't true anymore. We can set mesh and material properties before their counterparts are created.
+    //         Values would automatically be passed when created. Not sure for depthWrite but it can be added;
+    private * renderOnTopCoroutine() {
+        if (!this.canvas) return;
+        const updatedRendering: boolean[] = [];
+        const canvas = this.canvas as Canvas;
+        const settings = {
+            renderOnTop: canvas.renderOnTop,
+            depthWrite: canvas.depthWrite,
+            doubleSided: canvas.doubleSided
+        };
+        while (true) {
+            let isWaitingForElementToUpdate = false;
+            if (this._textMeshUi) {
+                for (let i = 0; i < this._textMeshUi.length; i++) {
+                    if (updatedRendering[i] === true) continue;
+                    isWaitingForElementToUpdate = true;
+                    const textMeshObject = this._textMeshUi[i];
+                    // text objects have this textContent which is the mesh
+                    // it is not ready immediately so we have to check if it exists 
+                    // and only then setting the render on top property works
+                    if (!textMeshObject["textContent"]) continue;
+                    updateRenderSettings(textMeshObject, settings);
+                    updatedRendering[i] = true;
+                    // console.log(textMeshObject);
+                }
+            }
+            if (!isWaitingForElementToUpdate) break;
+            yield;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private handleTag(tag: TagInfo, opts: any, stackArray: Array<TagStackEntry>) {
+        // console.log(tag);
+        if (!tag.isEndTag) {
+            if (tag.type.includes("color")) {
+                const stackEntry = new TagStackEntry(tag, { color: opts.color });
+                stackArray.push(stackEntry);
+                if (tag.type.length > 6) // color=
+                {
+                    const col = parseInt("0x" + tag.type.substring(7));
+                    opts.color = col;
+                } else {
+                    // if it does not contain a color it is white
+                    opts.color = new Color(1, 1, 1);
+                }
+            } else if (tag.type == "b") {
+                this.setFont(opts, FontStyle.Bold);
+                const stackEntry = new TagStackEntry(tag, {
+                    fontWeight: 700,
+                });
+                stackArray.push(stackEntry);
+            } else if (tag.type == "i") {
+                this.setFont(opts, FontStyle.Italic);
+                const stackEntry = new TagStackEntry(tag, {
+                    fontStyle: 'italic'
+                });
+                stackArray.push(stackEntry);
+
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private getText(text: string, start: TagInfo, end: TagInfo) {
+        return text.substring(start.endIndex, end.startIndex);
+    }
+
+    private getNextTag(text: string, startIndex: number = 0): TagInfo | null {
+        const start = text.indexOf("<", startIndex);
+        const end = text.indexOf(">", start);
+        if (start >= 0 && end >= 0) {
+            const tag = text.substring(start + 1, end);
+            return { type: tag, startIndex: start, endIndex: end + 1, isEndTag: tag.startsWith("/") };
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update provided opts to have a proper fontDefinition : family+weight+style
+     * Ensure Family and Variant are registered in FontLibrary
+     *
+     * @param opts
+     * @param fontStyle
+     * @private
+     */
+    private setFont(opts: ThreeMeshUIEveryOptions, fontStyle: FontStyle) {
+
+        // @TODO : THH could be useful to uniformize font family name :
+        //         This would ease possible html/vr matching
+        //              -   Arial instead of assets/arial
+        //              -   Arial should stay Arial instead of arial
+        if (!this.font) return;
+        const fontName = this.font;
+        const familyName = this.getFamilyNameWithCorrectSuffix(fontName, fontStyle);
+        if (debug) console.log("Selected font family:" + familyName);
+
+        // ensure a font family is register under this name
+        let fontFamily = ThreeMeshUI.FontLibrary.getFontFamily(familyName as string);
+        if (!fontFamily)
+            fontFamily = ThreeMeshUI.FontLibrary.addFontFamily(familyName as string);
+
+        // @TODO: @swingingtom how should the font be set?
+        //@ts-ignore
+        opts.fontFamily = fontFamily;
+
+        switch (fontStyle) {
+            default:
+            case FontStyle.Normal:
+                opts.fontWeight = 400;
+                opts.fontStyle = "normal";
+                break
+
+            case FontStyle.Bold:
+                opts.fontWeight = 700;
+                opts.fontStyle = "normal";
+                break;
+
+            case FontStyle.Italic:
+                opts.fontWeight = 400;
+                opts.fontStyle = "italic"
+                break;
+
+            case FontStyle.BoldAndItalic:
+                opts.fontStyle = 'italic';
+                opts.fontWeight = 400;
+        }
+
+
+        // Ensure a fontVariant is registered
+        //@TODO: @swingingtom add type for fontWeight
+        let fontVariant = fontFamily.getVariant(opts.fontWeight as any as string, opts.fontStyle);
+        if (!fontVariant) {
+            let jsonPath = familyName;
+            if (!jsonPath?.endsWith("-msdf.json")) jsonPath += "-msdf.json";
+            let texturePath = familyName;
+            if (!texturePath?.endsWith(".png")) texturePath += ".png";
+
+            //@TODO: @swingingtom add type for fontWeight
+            //@TODO: @swingingtom addVariant return type is wrong (should be FontVariant)
+            fontVariant = fontFamily.addVariant(opts.fontWeight as any as string, opts.fontStyle, jsonPath, texturePath as string) as any as ThreeMeshUI.FontVariant;
+            fontVariant?.addEventListener('ready', () => {
+                this.markDirty();
+            });
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private getFamilyNameWithCorrectSuffix(familyName: string, style: FontStyle): string {
+        // we can only change the style for the family if the name has a suffix (e.g. Arial-Bold)
+        const styleSeparator = familyName.lastIndexOf('-');
+        if (styleSeparator < 0) return familyName;
+
+        // Check if the font name contains a style that we don't support in the enum
+        // e.g. -Medium, -Black, -Thin...
+        const styleName = familyName.substring(styleSeparator + 1)?.toLowerCase();
+        if (unsupportedStyleNames.includes(styleName)) {
+            if (debug) console.warn("Unsupported font style: " + styleName);
+            return familyName;
+        }
+
+        // Try find a suffix that matches the style
+        // We assume that if the font name is "Arial-Regular" then the bold version is "Arial-Bold"
+        // and if the font name is "arial-regular" then the bold version is "arial-bold"
+        const pathSeparatorIndex = familyName.lastIndexOf("/");
+        let fontBaseName = familyName;
+        if (pathSeparatorIndex >= 0) {
+            fontBaseName = fontBaseName.substring(pathSeparatorIndex + 1);
+        }
+        const isUpperCase = fontBaseName[0] === fontBaseName[0].toUpperCase();
+        const fontNameWithoutSuffix = familyName.substring(0, styleSeparator);
+        if (debug) console.log("Select font: ", familyName, FontStyle[style], fontBaseName, isUpperCase, fontNameWithoutSuffix);
+
+        switch (style) {
+            case FontStyle.Normal:
+                if (isUpperCase) return fontNameWithoutSuffix + "-Regular";
+                else return fontNameWithoutSuffix + "-regular";
+            case FontStyle.Bold:
+                if (isUpperCase) return fontNameWithoutSuffix + "-Bold";
+                else return fontNameWithoutSuffix + "-bold";
+            case FontStyle.Italic:
+                if (isUpperCase) return fontNameWithoutSuffix + "-Italic";
+                else return fontNameWithoutSuffix + "-italic";
+            case FontStyle.BoldAndItalic:
+                if (isUpperCase) return fontNameWithoutSuffix + "-BoldItalic";
+                else return fontNameWithoutSuffix + "-bolditalic";
+            default:
+                return familyName;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+class TagStackEntry {
+    tag: TagInfo;
+    previousValues: object;
+    constructor(tag: TagInfo, previousValues: object) {
+        this.tag = tag;
+        this.previousValues = previousValues;
+    }
+}
+
+declare type TagInfo = {
+    type: string,
+    startIndex: number,
+    endIndex: number,
+    isEndTag: boolean
+}
+
+// const anyTag = new RegExp('<.+?>', 'g');
+// const regex = new RegExp('<(?<type>.+?)>(?<text>.+?)<\/.+?>', 'g');
+
+
+const unsupportedStyleNames = [
+    "medium", "mediumitalic", "black", "blackitalic", "thin", "thinitalic", "extrabold", "light", "lightitalic", "semibold"
 ]