Work on alphabet editor

assets/data/alphabet/normal.xml

@@ -1,34 +1,66 @@
 <!DOCTYPE codename-engine-alphabet-font>
-<alphabetFont fps="24" advance="30" lineGap="70" colorMode="offsets">
+<alphabetFont fps="12" advance="30" lineGap="70" colorMode="offsets">
 	<spritesheet>menus/alphabet</spritesheet>
 
-	<defaultAnim casing="upper">LETTER capital</defaultAnim>
-	<defaultAnim casing="lower">LETTER lowercase</defaultAnim>
+	<defaultAnim casing="upper">character-LOWERLETTER-capital</defaultAnim>
+	<defaultAnim casing="lower">character-LOWERLETTER-lowercase</defaultAnim>
 	<defaultAnim>LETTER</defaultAnim>
 
-	<anim char="g" y="-15">g lowercase</anim>
-	<anim char="j" y="-15">j lowercase</anim>
-	<anim char="p" y="-15">p lowercase</anim>
-	<anim char="q" y="-15">q lowercase</anim>
-	<anim char="y" y="-15">y lowercase</anim>
-	<anim char="→" y="9">right arrow</anim>
-	<anim char="←" y="9">left arrow</anim>
-	<anim char="↓" y="5">down arrow</anim>
-	<anim char="↑" y="4">up arrow</anim>
-	<anim char="`" y="32" scaleY="0.5">comma</anim>
-	<anim char="," y="-9">comma</anim>
-	<anim char="'" y="28">comma</anim>
-	<anim char=".">period</anim>
-	<anim char="!">exclamation point</anim>
-	<anim char="?">question mark</anim>
-	<anim char="/">forward slash</anim>
-	<anim char="&#34;" y="22">start parentheses</anim>
-	<anim char="-" y="15">-</anim>
-	<anim char="^" y="28">^</anim>
-	<anim char="~" y="17">~</anim>
-	<anim char="=" y="13">=</anim>
+	<anim char="g" y="-15">character-g-lowercase</anim>
+	<anim char="j" y="-15">character-j-lowercase</anim>
+	<anim char="p" y="-15">character-p-lowercase</anim>
+	<anim char="q" y="-15">character-q-lowercase</anim>
+	<anim char="y" y="-15">character-y-lowercase</anim>
 
-	<composite char="á">
+	<anim char="0">character-zero</anim>
+	<anim char="1">character-one</anim>
+	<anim char="2">character-two</anim>
+	<anim char="3">character-three</anim>
+	<anim char="4">character-four</anim>
+	<anim char="5">character-five</anim>
+	<anim char="6">character-six</anim>
+	<anim char="7">character-seven</anim>
+	<anim char="8">character-eight</anim>
+	<anim char="9">character-nine</anim>
+
+	<anim char="&amp;">character-ampersand</anim>
+	<anim char="&lt;">character-anglebracket-left</anim>
+	<anim char="&gt;">character-anglebracket-right</anim>
+	<anim char="→" y="9">character-arrow-right</anim>
+	<anim char="←" y="9">character-arrow-left</anim>
+	<anim char="↓" y="5">character-arrow-down</anim>
+	<anim char="↑" y="4">character-arrow-up</anim>
+	<anim char="*" y="30">character-asterisk</anim>
+	<anim char="@">character-at</anim>
+	<anim char="\">character-backslash</anim>
+	<anim char="`" y="30">character-backtick</anim>
+	<anim char="^" y="28">character-caret</anim>
+	<anim char=":">character-colon</anim>
+	<anim char="," y="-9">character-comma</anim>
+	<anim char="{">character-curlybracket-left</anim>
+	<anim char="}">character-curlybracket-right</anim>
+	<anim char="$">character-dollar</anim>
+	<anim char='"' y="28">character-doublequote-start</anim>
+	<anim char="=" y="13">character-equal</anim>
+	<anim char="!">character-exclamationmark</anim>
+	<anim char="-" y="20">character-minus</anim>
+	<anim char="%">character-percent</anim>
+	<anim char=".">character-period</anim>
+	<anim char="+" y="9">character-plus</anim>
+	<anim char="#" y="5">character-pound</anim>
+	<anim char="?">character-questionmark</anim>
+	<anim char="(">character-roundbracket-left</anim>
+	<anim char=")">character-roundbracket-right</anim>
+	<anim char=";" y="-9">character-semicolon</anim>
+	<anim char="'" y="28">character-singlequote</anim>
+	<anim char="/">character-slash</anim>
+	<anim char="[">character-squarebracket-left</anim>
+	<anim char="]">character-squarebracket-right</anim>
+	<anim char="~" y="17">character-tilde</anim>
+	<anim char="_">character-underscore</anim>
+	<anim char="|">character-verticalbar</anim>
+
+	<!-- <composite char="á">
 		<component anim="a lowercase0" x="0" y="0"/>
 		<component anim="comma" scaleY="0.5" x="7" y="35"/>
 	</composite>
@@ -56,7 +88,6 @@
 
 	<composite char="ą">
 		<component anim="a lowercase0" x="0" y="0"/>
-		<!-- temp character for now :sob: -->
 		<component anim="question hook0" scaleX="0.5" scaleY="0.5" x="10" y="-25" angle="200"/>
 	</composite>
 
@@ -83,5 +114,5 @@
 		<component anim="o lowercase0" x="0" y="0"/>
 		<component anim="period" x="0" y="35"/>
 		<component anim="period" x="20" y="35"/>
-	</composite>
+	</composite> -->
 </alphabetFont>

source/funkin/backend/system/MainState.hx

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class MainState extends FlxState {
 		if(Framerate.isLoaded)
 			Framerate.instance.reload();
 
-		FlxG.switchState(new funkin.editors.alphabet.AlphabetEditor("bold"));
+		FlxG.switchState(new funkin.editors.alphabet.AlphabetEditor("normal"));
 		/*
 		if (Flags.DISABLE_BETA_WARNING_SCREEN || betaWarningShown)
 			FlxG.switchState(new TitleState());

source/funkin/editors/alphabet/AlphabetEditor.hx

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class AlphabetEditor extends UIState {
 		return TU.translate("editor.alphabet." + id, args);
 
 	public var tape:Alphabet;
-	public var bigletter:Alphabet;
+	public var bigLetter:Alphabet;
 	public var curLetter:Int = 0;
 	public var targetX:Float = 0;
 
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class AlphabetEditor extends UIState {
 
 	public var curSelectedComponent:AlphabetComponent = null;
 
-	public var allChars:Array<String> = [];
+	public var defaultTmr:Float = 0.0;
+	public var charsForDefault:Array<String> = [];
 
 	public override function create() {
 		super.create();
@@ -74,6 +75,23 @@ class AlphabetEditor extends UIState {
 				]
 				// TODO: add more options
 			},
+			{
+				label: translate("topBar.edit"),
+				childs: [
+					{
+						label: translate("edit.undo"),
+						// TODO: add undo
+					},
+					{
+						label: translate("edit.redo"),
+						// TODO: add redo
+					},
+					{
+						label: "Edit Main Data", // TODO: add translations
+						onSelect: _edit_main
+					}
+				]
+			},
 			{
 				label: translate("topBar.glyph"),
 				childs: [
@@ -143,51 +161,23 @@ class AlphabetEditor extends UIState {
 
 		topMenuSpr = new UITopMenu(topMenu);
 		topMenuSpr.cameras = uiGroup.cameras = [uiCamera];
-
-		//var alphabet:Alphabet = new Alphabet(0, 0, __typeface);
-		//add(alphabet);
-
-		allChars = [];
-
-		var helperAlphabet = new Alphabet(0, 0, "meow", __typeface);
-		for(cc in 33...0xffff) {
-			// todo: unicode
-			var letter = String.fromCharCode(cc);
-			var data = helperAlphabet.fastGetData(letter);
-			if(data == null) continue;
-			if(data.components.length == 0) continue;
-
-			var hasAnim = true;
-			var component;
-			for (i in 0...data.components.length) {
-				component = data.components[i];
-				var anim = helperAlphabet.fastGetLetterAnim(letter, data, component, i);
-				if(anim == null) {
-					hasAnim = false;
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			if(!hasAnim) continue;
-
-			allChars.push(letter);
-		}
-		// todo get other characters
-
-
-		trace(allChars.join(" "));
-		tape = new Alphabet(0, 70, allChars.join(" "), __typeface);
+		
+		tape = new Alphabet(0, 70, "", __typeface);
 		tape.alignment = CENTER;
 		tape.renderMode = MONOSPACE;
-		tape.x = targetX = FlxG.width * 0.5 - tape.defaultAdvance * 0.5;
 		add(tape);
-
-		bigletter = new Alphabet(0, 0, "A", __typeface);
-		bigletter.alignment = CENTER;
-		bigletter.scale.set(4, 4);
+		
+		bigLetter = new Alphabet(0, 0, charsForDefault[0], "<SKIP>");
+		bigLetter.copyData(tape);
+		bigLetter.alignment = CENTER;
+		bigLetter.scale.set(4, 4);
 		// TODO: fix the offset issues, when not using updateHitbox
-		bigletter.updateHitbox();
-		bigletter.screenCenter();
-		add(bigletter);
+		bigLetter.updateHitbox();
+		bigLetter.screenCenter();
+		add(bigLetter);
+
+		updateTape();
+		tape.x = targetX;
 
 		var infoWindow = new GlyphInfoWindow();
 		infoWindow.info.text = [
@@ -253,15 +243,37 @@ class AlphabetEditor extends UIState {
 			}
 		}
 
+		var lastIdx = Math.floor(defaultTmr);
+		defaultTmr += elapsed * 0.5;
+		if (lastIdx != (lastIdx = Math.floor(defaultTmr)))
+			tape.text = charsForDefault[Math.floor(defaultTmr)] + " " + tape.manualLetters.join(" ");
 		tape.x = lerp(tape.x, targetX, 0.25);
 	}
 
+	function updateTape() {
+		charsForDefault = [];
+		for (i in 33...127) {
+			var letter = String.fromCharCode(i);
+			if (tape.manualLetters.contains(letter)) continue;
+
+			var data = tape.fastGetData(letter);
+			for (i => com in data.components) {
+				if (tape.fastGetLetterAnim(letter, data, com, i) == null)
+					continue;
+			}
+			charsForDefault.push(letter);
+		}
+		defaultTmr %= charsForDefault.length;
+		tape.text = charsForDefault[Math.floor(defaultTmr)] + " " + tape.manualLetters.join(" ");
+		changeLetter(0);
+	}
+
 	function changeLetter(inc:Int) {
-		curLetter = CoolUtil.positiveModuloInt(curLetter + inc, allChars.length);
+		curLetter = CoolUtil.positiveModuloInt(curLetter + inc, tape.manualLetters.length + 1);
 		targetX = FlxG.width * 0.5 - tape.defaultAdvance * (0.5 + curLetter * 2);
-		bigletter.text = allChars[curLetter];
-		bigletter.updateHitbox();
-		bigletter.screenCenter();
+		bigLetter.text = (curLetter == 0) ? charsForDefault[0] : tape.manualLetters[curLetter - 1];
+		bigLetter.updateHitbox();
+		bigLetter.screenCenter();
 	}
 
 	function _tape_left(_) {
@@ -292,6 +304,10 @@ class AlphabetEditor extends UIState {
 		/*if (undos.unsaved) SaveWarning.triggerWarning();
 		else */FlxG.switchState(new AlphabetSelection());
 	}
+
+	function _edit_main(_) {
+		FlxG.state.openSubState(new AlphabetMainDataScreen());
+	}
 }
 
 /*

source/funkin/editors/alphabet/AlphabetMainDataScreen.hx

@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+package funkin.editors.alphabet;
+
+import flixel.math.FlxRect;
+import funkin.editors.alphabet.AlphabetEditor;
+import funkin.menus.ui.Alphabet;
+
+using StringTools;
+
+// TODO: add translations
+class AlphabetMainDataScreen extends UISubstateWindow {
+	var bigLetter:Alphabet;
+	var tape:Alphabet;
+
+	public var saveButton:UIButton;
+	public var closeButton:UIButton;
+	public var helpButton:UIButton;
+
+	public var fpsStepper:UINumericStepper;
+	public var advanceStepper:UINumericStepper;
+	public var lineGapStepper:UINumericStepper;
+
+	public var caseDropdown:UIDropDown;
+	public var colorDropdown:UIDropDown;
+
+	public var regTextBox:UITextBox;
+	public var upperTextBox:UITextBox;
+	public var lowerTextBox:UITextBox;
+
+	public var targetPercent:Float = 0.0;
+	public var helpBG:UISliceSprite;
+	public var helpTxt:UIText;
+	public var helpScroll:UIScrollBar;
+
+	public override function create() {
+		bigLetter = AlphabetEditor.instance.bigLetter;
+		tape = AlphabetEditor.instance.tape;
+
+		// temporary until translated
+		var helpDesc = 
+"FPS - Frames per second. You get it.
+Advance - Actually a backup advance value for missing characters and spaces.
+Line Gap - How many pixels to move down when a new line is created.
+
+Force Casing - Whether to force the text casing to uppercase, lowercase, or neither.
+Color Mode - How to color the alphabet.
+TINT muliplies the channels, perfect for white letters.
+OFFSETS adds to the channels, perfect for black letters.
+NONE simply disables coloring.
+
+Backup Prefixes - What prefix to use if a glyph is not predefined.
+Uppercase and Lowercase will default to regular if it is left blank.
+LETTER will be substituted with the provided glyph.
+UPPERLETTER will be substituted with the uppercase glyph.
+LOWERLETTER will be substituted with the lowercase glyph.
+UPPERLETTER and LOWERLETTTER can be used in any backup prefix.";
+
+		winTitle = "Alphabet Properties";
+		winWidth = 420; winHeight = 520;
+
+		super.create();
+
+		function addLabelOn(ui:UISprite, text:String)
+			add(new UIText(ui.x, ui.y - 24, 0, text));
+
+		var title:UIText;
+		add(title = new UIText(windowSpr.x + 20, windowSpr.y + 30 + 16, 0, "Edit Main Alphabet Data", 28));
+
+		fpsStepper = new UINumericStepper(title.x, title.y + title.height + 38, AlphabetEditor.instance.bigLetter.fps, 1, 2, 0.01, null, 120);
+		add(fpsStepper);
+		addLabelOn(fpsStepper, "FPS");
+
+		advanceStepper = new UINumericStepper(fpsStepper.x + 140, fpsStepper.y, AlphabetEditor.instance.bigLetter.defaultAdvance, 1, 2, 0, null, 120);
+		add(advanceStepper);
+		addLabelOn(advanceStepper, "Advance");
+
+		lineGapStepper = new UINumericStepper(advanceStepper.x + 140, advanceStepper.y, AlphabetEditor.instance.bigLetter.lineGap, 1, 2, 0, null, 120);
+		add(lineGapStepper);
+		addLabelOn(lineGapStepper, "Line Gap");
+
+		caseDropdown = new UIDropDown(fpsStepper.x, fpsStepper.y + fpsStepper.bHeight + 50, 206, 32, ["NONE", "UPPER", "LOWER"], tape.forceCase);
+		add(caseDropdown);
+		addLabelOn(caseDropdown, "Force Casing");
+
+		colorDropdown = new UIDropDown(caseDropdown.x + caseDropdown.bWidth + 20, caseDropdown.y, 206, 32, ["TINT", "OFFSETS", "NONE"], tape.colorMode);
+		add(colorDropdown);
+		addLabelOn(colorDropdown, "Color Mode");
+
+		var regPrefix = (tape.defaults[0] != null) ? tape.defaults[0].components[0].anim : "";
+		regTextBox = new UITextBox(caseDropdown.x, caseDropdown.y + caseDropdown.bHeight + 50, regPrefix, 368);
+		add(regTextBox);
+		addLabelOn(regTextBox, "Backup Prefix (Regular)");
+
+		var upperPrefix = (tape.defaults[1] != null) ? tape.defaults[1].components[0].anim : "";
+		upperTextBox = new UITextBox(regTextBox.x, regTextBox.y + regTextBox.bHeight + 35, upperPrefix, 368);
+		add(upperTextBox);
+		addLabelOn(upperTextBox, "Backup Prefix (Uppercase)");
+
+		var lowerPrefix = (tape.defaults[2] != null) ? tape.defaults[2].components[0].anim : "";
+		lowerTextBox = new UITextBox(upperTextBox.x, upperTextBox.y + upperTextBox.bHeight + 35, lowerPrefix, 368);
+		add(lowerTextBox);
+		addLabelOn(lowerTextBox, "Backup Prefix (Lowercase)");
+
+		saveButton = new UIButton(windowSpr.x + windowSpr.bWidth - 20 - 125, windowSpr.y + windowSpr.bHeight - 16 - 32, TU.translate("editor.saveClose"), function() {
+			saveInfo();
+			close();
+		}, 125);
+		add(saveButton);
+
+		closeButton = new UIButton(saveButton.x - 20, saveButton.y, TU.translate("editor.close"), function() {
+			close();
+		}, 125);
+		add(closeButton);
+		closeButton.color = 0xFFFF0000;
+		closeButton.x -= closeButton.bWidth;
+
+		helpButton = new UIButton(closeButton.x - 20, closeButton.y, "?", function() {
+			targetPercent = 1.0 - targetPercent;
+		}, 32);
+		add(helpButton);
+		helpButton.x -= helpButton.bWidth;
+
+		helpBG = new UISliceSprite(windowSpr.x + windowSpr.bWidth - 20, windowSpr.y, 340, windowSpr.bHeight, 'editors/ui/context-bg');
+		helpBG.alpha = 0.0;
+		add(helpBG);
+
+		helpTxt = new UIText(helpBG.x + 20, helpBG.y + 20, helpBG.bWidth - 60, helpDesc);
+		helpTxt.clipRect = new FlxRect(0, 0, helpTxt.width, helpBG.bHeight - 40);
+		helpTxt.alpha = 0.0;
+		add(helpTxt);
+
+		helpScroll = new UIScrollBar(helpBG.x + helpBG.bWidth - 30, helpBG.y + 20, (helpTxt.height - helpTxt.clipRect.height), 0, (helpTxt.clipRect.height / helpTxt.height), 20, helpBG.bHeight - 40);
+		helpScroll.size *= helpScroll.height;
+		helpScroll.start -= helpScroll.size * 0.5;
+		helpScroll.alpha = 0.0;
+		helpScroll.onChange = function(v) {
+			helpTxt.clipRect.y = v;
+			helpTxt.offset.y = v;
+			helpTxt.clipRect = helpTxt.clipRect;
+			helpScroll.start = v - helpScroll.size * 0.5;
+		}
+		add(helpScroll);
+	}
+
+	override function update(elapsed:Float) {
+		super.update(elapsed);
+
+		helpBG.alpha = FlxMath.lerp(helpBG.alpha, targetPercent, elapsed * 15);
+		helpBG.x = windowSpr.x + windowSpr.bWidth - 20 + 40 * helpBG.alpha;
+		helpTxt.alpha = helpBG.alpha;
+		helpTxt.x = helpBG.x + 20;
+		helpScroll.alpha = helpScroll.thumb.alpha = helpScroll.thumbIcon.alpha = helpBG.alpha;
+		helpScroll.x = helpBG.x + helpBG.bWidth - 30;
+	}
+
+	public function saveInfo() {
+		@:privateAccess fpsStepper.__onChange(fpsStepper.label.text);
+		@:privateAccess advanceStepper.__onChange(advanceStepper.label.text);
+		@:privateAccess lineGapStepper.__onChange(lineGapStepper.label.text);
+
+		bigLetter.fps = tape.fps = fpsStepper.value;
+		bigLetter.defaultAdvance = tape.defaultAdvance = advanceStepper.value;
+		bigLetter.lineGap = tape.lineGap = lineGapStepper.value;
+
+		bigLetter.forceCase = tape.forceCase = caseDropdown.index;
+		bigLetter.colorMode = tape.colorMode = colorDropdown.index;
+
+		// give the letter loading another chance
+		tape.animation.destroyAnimations();
+		bigLetter.animation.destroyAnimations();
+		tape.failedLetters.splice(1, tape.failedLetters.length - 1);
+
+		setDefault(0, regTextBox.label.text);
+		setDefault(1, upperTextBox.label.text);
+		setDefault(2, lowerTextBox.label.text);
+	}
+
+	function setDefault(index:Int, name:String) {
+		tape.loaded[index].splice(0, tape.loaded[index].length);
+		if (name.trim() == "") {
+			tape.defaults[index] = null;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (tape.defaults[index] != null) {
+			tape.defaults[index].components[0].anim = name;
+			trace(tape.defaults[index].components[0].anim);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		final newData:AlphabetLetterData = {
+			isDefault: true,
+			advance: 0.0,
+			advanceEmpty: true,
+			components: [{
+				anim: name,
+
+				x: 0.0,
+				y: 0.0,
+				scaleX: 1.0,
+				scaleY: 1.0,
+
+				shouldRotate: false,
+				angle: 0.0,
+				cos: 1.0,
+				sin: 0.0,
+
+				hasColorMode: false,
+				colorMode: 0
+			}],
+			startIndex: 0
+		};
+		tape.defaults[index] = newData;
+	}
+}

source/funkin/menus/ui/Alphabet.hx

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ enum abstract AlphabetRenderMode(ByteUInt) from ByteUInt to ByteUInt {
 }
 
 @:allow(funkin.editors.alphabet.AlphabetEditor)
+@:allow(funkin.editors.alphabet.AlphabetMainDataScreen)
 class Alphabet extends FlxSprite {
 	public var effects:Array<RegionEffect> = [];
 	var __renderData:AlphabetRenderData;
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ class Alphabet extends FlxSprite {
 	public var alignment:AlphabetAlignment = LEFT;
 	public var forceCase:CaseMode = NONE;
 
-	var __laneWidths:Array<Float> = []; // TODO: add alignment.
+	var __laneWidths:Array<Float> = [];
 	var __forceWidth:Float = 0.0; // TODO: implement functionality for this.
 	var __queueResize:Bool = false;
 	var __animTime:Float = 0.0;
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ class Alphabet extends FlxSprite {
 		v[2] = [];
 		v;
 	};
+	var manualLetters:Array<String> = [];
 	var failedLetters:Array<String> = [];
 	var failedOutlines:Array<String> = [];
 
@@ -168,7 +170,8 @@ class Alphabet extends FlxSprite {
 	public function new(?x:Float, ?y:Float, ?text:String = "", ?font:OneOfTwo<String, Bool> = "normal") {
 		super(x, y);
 		this.text = text;
-		this.font = (font is String) ? font : ((font == true) ? "bold" : "normal"); // == true just in case
+		if (font != "<SKIP>")
+			this.font = (font is String) ? font : ((font == true) ? "bold" : "normal"); // == true just in case
 		this.__renderData = new AlphabetRenderData(this);
 	}
 
@@ -482,7 +485,7 @@ class Alphabet extends FlxSprite {
 		var name = char + Std.string(index);
 
 		var anim = (data.isDefault) ?
-			component.anim.replace("LETTER", char) :
+			component.anim.replace("LOWERLETTER", char.toLowerCase()).replace("UPPERLETTER", char.toUpperCase()).replace("LETTER", char) :
 			component.anim;
 		animation.addByPrefix(name, anim, fps);
 		return animation.exists(name) ? animation.getByName(name) : null;
@@ -494,7 +497,7 @@ class Alphabet extends FlxSprite {
 		if (animation.exists(name)) return animation.getByName(name);
 
 		var anim = (data.isDefault) ?
-			component.anim.replace("LETTER", char) :
+			component.anim.replace("LOWERLETTER", char.toLowerCase()).replace("UPPERLETTER", char.toUpperCase()).replace("LETTER", char) :
 			component.anim;
 		animation.addByPrefix(name, anim, fps);
 		if (!animation.exists(name)) {
@@ -634,6 +637,7 @@ class Alphabet extends FlxSprite {
 					components: components,
 					startIndex: startIndex
 				});
+				manualLetters.push(char);
 			case "anim":
 				if(!node.exists("char")) {
 					Logs.error("<anim> must have a char attribute", "Alphabet");
@@ -698,6 +702,7 @@ class Alphabet extends FlxSprite {
 					components: components,
 					startIndex: (node.get("hasOutline") == "true") ? 1 : 0
 				});
+				manualLetters.push(char);
 			case "languageSection": // used to only parse characters if a specific language is selected
 				if(!node.exists("langs")) {
 					Logs.error("<languageSection> must have a langs attribute", "Alphabet");
@@ -756,8 +761,8 @@ class Alphabet extends FlxSprite {
 		xml.set("fps", Std.string(fps));
 		xml.set("advance", Std.string(defaultAdvance));
 		xml.set("lineGap", Std.string(lineGap));
-		//xml.set("forceCasing", forceCase);
-		xml.set("useColorOffsets", colorMode == OFFSET ? "true" : "false");
+		xml.set("forceCasing", ["none", "upper", "lower"][forceCase]);
+		xml.set("useColorOffsets", ["tint", "offsets", "none"][colorMode]);
 		xml.set("antialiasing", antialiasing ? "true" : "false");
 
 		xml.attributeOrder = alphabetProperties;
@@ -780,9 +785,37 @@ class Alphabet extends FlxSprite {
 		return xml;
 	}
 
+	public function copyData(from:Alphabet) {
+		if (from.font == this.font) return;
+
+		__queueResize = true;
+		@:bypassAccessor @:bypassAccessor this.font = from.font; // double bypass in case haxe gets finicky
+		this.frames = from.frames;
+		this.antialiasing = from.antialiasing;
+		this.fps = from.fps;
+		this.defaultAdvance = from.defaultAdvance;
+		this.lineGap = from.lineGap;
+		this.forceCase = from.forceCase;
+		this.colorMode = from.colorMode;
+		this.letterData = from.letterData;
+		this.defaults = from.defaults;
+		this.loaded = from.loaded;
+		this.manualLetters = from.manualLetters;
+		this.failedLetters = from.failedLetters;
+		this.failedOutlines = from.failedOutlines;
+	}
+
 	override function destroy():Void {
 		originOffset = FlxDestroyUtil.destroy(originOffset);
-		failedLetters = [];
+		__drawScale = FlxDestroyUtil.put(__drawScale);
+		__renderData = null;
+		__laneWidths = null;
+		effects = null;
+		letterData = null;
+		defaults = null;
+		manualLetters = null;
+		failedLetters = null;
+		failedOutlines = null;
 		super.destroy();
 	}