I can’t seem to select fonts. Using the font() command, no font picker appears. Also, is there a way to access font variations like italic and bold?
Codea is updated to the latest version as is iOS.
Hi @mindless - I’ve only just recently updated Codea to the latest version and haven’t used the font command for a while. When I tried to select a font I have had the same issue - but !!!
Selecting the font used to be by tapping inside the brackets, which doesn’t seem to work now. You should see (after the brackets) the letters Aa in small black text which seems to reflect the text format. If you tap on that text, not the brackets, you get the font dialogue up and can select your font of choice.
Caught me out too that one !!!
@sim @jfperusse - if this change is permanent need to add this to the web based Codea manual (which by the is very impressive),
I kept trying to tap the “Aa” icon but couldn’t get anything to come up until I enlarged the font size used in the editor 
Guess I just couldn’t tap the right spot with my giant fingers 
And there are all the font styles, too.
THANK YOU!
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Turns out it’s not just the editor font size or my fingers.
When I first open a project, the font selector pops right up the first time I tap the icon, no matter the font size. But once the selector closes, it just won’t pop up again unless I close the project and reopen it. Then it’s the same thing: works once, then not until I reopen the project.
@mindless - no it’s not just you - I have to press a few times occasionally but generally mastered the touch needed.
However - @sim @jfperusse with this issue it may make more sense to include the example text format (coloured black) within the brackets thus expanding the touch capture to about twice the size. Reflecting the text format choice by text and format in black with it’s name within the brackets..
Thanks - before I saw your second response, I edited my post to reflect that this may be a bug.
I also notice the Aa icon actually changes to reflect the font style - nice touch!
Sounds like the font selector button is too small to tap?
It’s intended to be the same size as the color swatch selector (i.e., if you type fill() or background() etc). Is it harder to tap than the color selector?
@sim - I can only say in my case it is harder.