Index: addons/font/allegro5/allegro_font.h
===================================================================
--- addons/font/allegro5/allegro_font.h	(revision 15725)
+++ addons/font/allegro5/allegro_font.h	(working copy)
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 ALLEGRO_FONT_FUNC(ALLEGRO_FONT *, al_load_font, (const char *filename, int size, int flags));
 
 ALLEGRO_FONT_FUNC(ALLEGRO_FONT *, al_grab_font_from_bitmap, (ALLEGRO_BITMAP *bmp, int n, int ranges[]));
+ALLEGRO_FONT_FUNC(ALLEGRO_FONT *, al_create_builtin_font, (unsigned int scale));
 
 ALLEGRO_FONT_FUNC(void, al_draw_ustr, (const ALLEGRO_FONT *font, ALLEGRO_COLOR color, float x, float y, int flags, ALLEGRO_USTR const *ustr));
 ALLEGRO_FONT_FUNC(void, al_draw_text, (const ALLEGRO_FONT *font, ALLEGRO_COLOR color, float x, float y, int flags, char const *text));
Index: addons/font/CMakeLists.txt
===================================================================
--- addons/font/CMakeLists.txt	(revision 15725)
+++ addons/font/CMakeLists.txt	(working copy)
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-set(FONT_SOURCES font.c fontbmp.c text.c)
+set(FONT_SOURCES font.c fontbmp.c text.c stdfont.c)
 
 set(FONT_INCLUDE_FILES allegro5/allegro_font.h)
 
Index: addons/font/stdfont.c
===================================================================
--- addons/font/stdfont.c	(revision 0)
+++ addons/font/stdfont.c	(working copy)
@@ -0,0 +1,459 @@
+/*         ______   ___    ___
+ *        /\  _  \ /\_ \  /\_ \
+ *        \ \ \L\ \\//\ \ \//\ \      __     __   _ __   ___
+ *         \ \  __ \ \ \ \  \ \ \   /'__`\ /'_ `\/\`'__\/ __`\
+ *          \ \ \/\ \ \_\ \_ \_\ \_/\  __//\ \L\ \ \ \//\ \L\ \
+ *           \ \_\ \_\/\____\/\____\ \____\ \____ \ \_\\ \____/
+ *            \/_/\/_/\/____/\/____/\/____/\/___L\ \/_/ \/___/
+ *                                           /\____/
+ *                                           \_/__/
+ *
+ *
+ *      contains a ported binary version of the Allegro 4 internal standard font
+ *      and a function to create an Allegro 5 bitmap font from the binary data
+ *      for use in environments where no external bitmap font or true type font is available
+ 
+ *      By Dennis Busch.
+ *
+ *      See readme.txt for copyright information.
+ */
+
+#include "allegro5/allegro.h"
+#include "allegro5/allegro_font.h"
+
+
+
+/* adapted from Allegro4 "font.c" (removed unncesseray height and width information and packed them all into a single continuous array) */
+/* contains the following ranges 
+ *
+ *        ASCII          (0x0020 to 0x007F)
+ *        Latin-1        (0x00A1 to 0x00FF)
+ *        Extended-A     (0x0100 to 0x017F)
+ *        Euro           (0x20AC)
+*/
+
+static unsigned char _al_rom_font_8x8[] = {
+   /* standard ASCII characters (0x20 to 0x7F) */
+   /* 0x20 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0x21 */ 0x18, 0x3C, 0x3C, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x18, 0x00,
+   /* 0x22 */ 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0x23 */ 0x6C, 0x6C, 0xFE, 0x6C, 0xFE, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x24 */ 0x18, 0x7E, 0xC0, 0x7C, 0x06, 0xFC, 0x18, 0x00,
+   /* 0x25 */ 0x00, 0xC6, 0xCC, 0x18, 0x30, 0x66, 0xC6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x26 */ 0x38, 0x6C, 0x38, 0x76, 0xDC, 0xCC, 0x76, 0x00,
+   /* 0x27 */ 0x30, 0x30, 0x60, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0x28 */ 0x18, 0x30, 0x60, 0x60, 0x60, 0x30, 0x18, 0x00,
+   /* 0x29 */ 0x60, 0x30, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x30, 0x60, 0x00,
+   /* 0x2A */ 0x00, 0x66, 0x3C, 0xFF, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0x2B */ 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x7E, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0x2C */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x30,
+   /* 0x2D */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0x2E */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00,
+   /* 0x2F */ 0x06, 0x0C, 0x18, 0x30, 0x60, 0xC0, 0x80, 0x00,
+   /* 0x30 */ 0x7C, 0xCE, 0xDE, 0xF6, 0xE6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x31 */ 0x30, 0x70, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0xFC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x32 */ 0x78, 0xCC, 0x0C, 0x38, 0x60, 0xCC, 0xFC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x33 */ 0x78, 0xCC, 0x0C, 0x38, 0x0C, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x34 */ 0x1C, 0x3C, 0x6C, 0xCC, 0xFE, 0x0C, 0x1E, 0x00,
+   /* 0x35 */ 0xFC, 0xC0, 0xF8, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x36 */ 0x38, 0x60, 0xC0, 0xF8, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x37 */ 0xFC, 0xCC, 0x0C, 0x18, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x00,
+   /* 0x38 */ 0x78, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x39 */ 0x78, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7C, 0x0C, 0x18, 0x70, 0x00,
+   /* 0x3A */ 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00,
+   /* 0x3B */ 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x30,
+   /* 0x3C */ 0x18, 0x30, 0x60, 0xC0, 0x60, 0x30, 0x18, 0x00,
+   /* 0x3D */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x7E, 0x00, 0x7E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0x3E */ 0x60, 0x30, 0x18, 0x0C, 0x18, 0x30, 0x60, 0x00,
+   /* 0x3F */ 0x3C, 0x66, 0x0C, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x18, 0x00,
+   /* 0x40 */ 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xDE, 0xDE, 0xDC, 0xC0, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x41 */ 0x30, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xFC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x42 */ 0xFC, 0x66, 0x66, 0x7C, 0x66, 0x66, 0xFC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x43 */ 0x3C, 0x66, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x44 */ 0xF8, 0x6C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x6C, 0xF8, 0x00,
+   /* 0x45 */ 0xFE, 0x62, 0x68, 0x78, 0x68, 0x62, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0x46 */ 0xFE, 0x62, 0x68, 0x78, 0x68, 0x60, 0xF0, 0x00,
+   /* 0x47 */ 0x3C, 0x66, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0xCE, 0x66, 0x3A, 0x00,
+   /* 0x48 */ 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xFC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x49 */ 0x78, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x4A */ 0x1E, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x4B */ 0xE6, 0x66, 0x6C, 0x78, 0x6C, 0x66, 0xE6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x4C */ 0xF0, 0x60, 0x60, 0x60, 0x62, 0x66, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0x4D */ 0xC6, 0xEE, 0xFE, 0xFE, 0xD6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x4E */ 0xC6, 0xE6, 0xF6, 0xDE, 0xCE, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x4F */ 0x38, 0x6C, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x6C, 0x38, 0x00,
+   /* 0x50 */ 0xFC, 0x66, 0x66, 0x7C, 0x60, 0x60, 0xF0, 0x00,
+   /* 0x51 */ 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xD6, 0x7C, 0x0E, 0x00,
+   /* 0x52 */ 0xFC, 0x66, 0x66, 0x7C, 0x6C, 0x66, 0xE6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x53 */ 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xE0, 0x78, 0x0E, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x54 */ 0xFC, 0xB4, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x55 */ 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xFC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x56 */ 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x30, 0x00,
+   /* 0x57 */ 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xD6, 0xFE, 0x6C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x58 */ 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x6C, 0x38, 0x6C, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x59 */ 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x5A */ 0xFE, 0xC6, 0x8C, 0x18, 0x32, 0x66, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0x5B */ 0x78, 0x60, 0x60, 0x60, 0x60, 0x60, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x5C */ 0xC0, 0x60, 0x30, 0x18, 0x0C, 0x06, 0x02, 0x00,
+   /* 0x5D */ 0x78, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x5E */ 0x10, 0x38, 0x6C, 0xC6, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0x5F */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF,
+   /* 0x60 */ 0x30, 0x30, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0x61 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x78, 0x0C, 0x7C, 0xCC, 0x76, 0x00,
+   /* 0x62 */ 0xE0, 0x60, 0x60, 0x7C, 0x66, 0x66, 0xDC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x63 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xC0, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x64 */ 0x1C, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0x7C, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x76, 0x00,
+   /* 0x65 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x66 */ 0x38, 0x6C, 0x64, 0xF0, 0x60, 0x60, 0xF0, 0x00,
+   /* 0x67 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x76, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7C, 0x0C, 0xF8,
+   /* 0x68 */ 0xE0, 0x60, 0x6C, 0x76, 0x66, 0x66, 0xE6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x69 */ 0x30, 0x00, 0x70, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x6A */ 0x0C, 0x00, 0x1C, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78,
+   /* 0x6B */ 0xE0, 0x60, 0x66, 0x6C, 0x78, 0x6C, 0xE6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x6C */ 0x70, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x6D */ 0x00, 0x00, 0xCC, 0xFE, 0xFE, 0xD6, 0xD6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x6E */ 0x00, 0x00, 0xB8, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x6F */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x70 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0xDC, 0x66, 0x66, 0x7C, 0x60, 0xF0,
+   /* 0x71 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x76, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7C, 0x0C, 0x1E,
+   /* 0x72 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0xDC, 0x76, 0x62, 0x60, 0xF0, 0x00,
+   /* 0x73 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x7C, 0xC0, 0x70, 0x1C, 0xF8, 0x00,
+   /* 0x74 */ 0x10, 0x30, 0xFC, 0x30, 0x30, 0x34, 0x18, 0x00,
+   /* 0x75 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x76, 0x00,
+   /* 0x76 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x30, 0x00,
+   /* 0x77 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xD6, 0xFE, 0x6C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x78 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0xC6, 0x6C, 0x38, 0x6C, 0xC6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x79 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7C, 0x0C, 0xF8,
+   /* 0x7A */ 0x00, 0x00, 0xFC, 0x98, 0x30, 0x64, 0xFC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x7B */ 0x1C, 0x30, 0x30, 0xE0, 0x30, 0x30, 0x1C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x7C */ 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00,
+   /* 0x7D */ 0xE0, 0x30, 0x30, 0x1C, 0x30, 0x30, 0xE0, 0x00,
+   /* 0x7E */ 0x76, 0xDC, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0x7F */ 0x00, 0x10, 0x38, 0x6C, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* ANSI Latin-1 characters (0xA1 to 0xFF) */
+   /* 0xA1 */ 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00,
+   /* 0xA2 */ 0x18, 0x18, 0x7E, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0x7E, 0x18, 0x18,
+   /* 0xA3 */ 0x38, 0x6C, 0x64, 0xF0, 0x60, 0xE6, 0xFC, 0x00,
+   /* 0xA4 */ 0x00, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0x00,
+   /* 0xA5 */ 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0xFC, 0x30, 0xFC, 0x30, 0x30,
+   /* 0xA6 */ 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00,
+   /* 0xA7 */ 0x3E, 0x61, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x86, 0x7C,
+   /* 0xA8 */ 0x00, 0xC6, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0xA9 */ 0x7E, 0x81, 0x9D, 0xA1, 0xA1, 0x9D, 0x81, 0x7E,
+   /* 0xAA */ 0x3C, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x3E, 0x00, 0x7E, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0xAB */ 0x00, 0x33, 0x66, 0xCC, 0x66, 0x33, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0xAC */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFC, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0xAD */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0xAE */ 0x7E, 0x81, 0xB9, 0xA5, 0xB9, 0xA5, 0x81, 0x7E,
+   /* 0xAF */ 0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0xB0 */ 0x38, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x38, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0xB1 */ 0x30, 0x30, 0xFC, 0x30, 0x30, 0x00, 0xFC, 0x00,
+   /* 0xB2 */ 0x70, 0x18, 0x30, 0x60, 0x78, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0xB3 */ 0x78, 0x0C, 0x38, 0x0C, 0x78, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0xB4 */ 0x0C, 0x18, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0xB5 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x33, 0x33, 0x66, 0x7E, 0xC0, 0x80,
+   /* 0xB6 */ 0x7F, 0xDB, 0xDB, 0x7B, 0x1B, 0x1B, 0x1B, 0x00,
+   /* 0xB7 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0xB8 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x0C, 0x38,
+   /* 0xB9 */ 0x18, 0x38, 0x18, 0x18, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0xBA */ 0x38, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x38, 0x00, 0x7C, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0xBB */ 0x00, 0xCC, 0x66, 0x33, 0x66, 0xCC, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0xBC */ 0xC3, 0xC6, 0xCC, 0xDB, 0x37, 0x6F, 0xCF, 0x03,
+   /* 0xBD */ 0xC3, 0xC6, 0xCC, 0xDE, 0x33, 0x66, 0xCC, 0x0F,
+   /* 0xBE */ 0xE1, 0x32, 0xE4, 0x3A, 0xF6, 0x2A, 0x5F, 0x86,
+   /* 0xBF */ 0x30, 0x00, 0x30, 0x60, 0xC0, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0xC0 */ 0x18, 0x0C, 0x38, 0x6C, 0xC6, 0xFE, 0xC6, 0x00,
+   /* 0xC1 */ 0x30, 0x60, 0x38, 0x6C, 0xC6, 0xFE, 0xC6, 0x00,
+   /* 0xC2 */ 0x7C, 0x82, 0x38, 0x6C, 0xC6, 0xFE, 0xC6, 0x00,
+   /* 0xC3 */ 0x76, 0xDC, 0x38, 0x6C, 0xC6, 0xFE, 0xC6, 0x00,
+   /* 0xC4 */ 0xC6, 0x00, 0x38, 0x6C, 0xC6, 0xFE, 0xC6, 0x00,
+   /* 0xC5 */ 0x10, 0x28, 0x38, 0x6C, 0xC6, 0xFE, 0xC6, 0x00,
+   /* 0xC6 */ 0x3E, 0x6C, 0xCC, 0xFE, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCE, 0x00,
+   /* 0xC7 */ 0x78, 0xCC, 0xC0, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x18, 0x0C, 0x78,
+   /* 0xC8 */ 0x30, 0x18, 0xFE, 0xC0, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0xC9 */ 0x0C, 0x18, 0xFE, 0xC0, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0xCA */ 0x7C, 0x82, 0xFE, 0xC0, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0xCB */ 0xC6, 0x00, 0xFE, 0xC0, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0xCC */ 0x30, 0x18, 0x3C, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x3C, 0x00,
+   /* 0xCD */ 0x0C, 0x18, 0x3C, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x3C, 0x00,
+   /* 0xCE */ 0x3C, 0x42, 0x3C, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x3C, 0x00,
+   /* 0xCF */ 0x66, 0x00, 0x3C, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x3C, 0x00,
+   /* 0xD0 */ 0xF8, 0x6C, 0x66, 0xF6, 0x66, 0x6C, 0xF8, 0x00,
+   /* 0xD1 */ 0xFC, 0x00, 0xCC, 0xEC, 0xFC, 0xDC, 0xCC, 0x00,
+   /* 0xD2 */ 0x30, 0x18, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0xD3 */ 0x18, 0x30, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0xD4 */ 0x7C, 0x82, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0xD5 */ 0x76, 0xDC, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0xD6 */ 0xC6, 0x00, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0xD7 */ 0x00, 0xC6, 0x6C, 0x38, 0x6C, 0xC6, 0x00, 0x00,
+   /* 0xD8 */ 0x3A, 0x6C, 0xCE, 0xD6, 0xE6, 0x6C, 0xB8, 0x00,
+   /* 0xD9 */ 0x60, 0x30, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0xDA */ 0x18, 0x30, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0xDB */ 0x7C, 0x82, 0x00, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0xDC */ 0xC6, 0x00, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0xDD */ 0x0C, 0x18, 0x66, 0x66, 0x3C, 0x18, 0x3C, 0x00,
+   /* 0xDE */ 0xE0, 0x60, 0x7C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x7C, 0x60, 0xF0,
+   /* 0xDF */ 0x78, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xD8, 0xCC, 0xC6, 0xCC, 0x00,
+   /* 0xE0 */ 0xE0, 0x00, 0x78, 0x0C, 0x7C, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0xE1 */ 0x1C, 0x00, 0x78, 0x0C, 0x7C, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0xE2 */ 0x7E, 0xC3, 0x3C, 0x06, 0x3E, 0x66, 0x3F, 0x00,
+   /* 0xE3 */ 0x76, 0xDC, 0x78, 0x0C, 0x7C, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0xE4 */ 0xCC, 0x00, 0x78, 0x0C, 0x7C, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0xE5 */ 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x0C, 0x7C, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0xE6 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x7F, 0x0C, 0x7F, 0xCC, 0x7F, 0x00,
+   /* 0xE7 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x78, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0x78, 0x0C, 0x38,
+   /* 0xE8 */ 0xE0, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0xE9 */ 0x1C, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0xEA */ 0x7E, 0xC3, 0x3C, 0x66, 0x7E, 0x60, 0x3C, 0x00,
+   /* 0xEB */ 0xCC, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0xEC */ 0xE0, 0x00, 0x70, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0xED */ 0x38, 0x00, 0x70, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0xEE */ 0x7C, 0xC6, 0x38, 0x18, 0x18, 0x18, 0x3C, 0x00,
+   /* 0xEF */ 0xCC, 0x00, 0x70, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0xF0 */ 0x08, 0x3C, 0x08, 0x7C, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0xF1 */ 0x00, 0xF8, 0x00, 0xF8, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x00,
+   /* 0xF2 */ 0x00, 0xE0, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0xF3 */ 0x00, 0x1C, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0xF4 */ 0x78, 0xCC, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0xF5 */ 0x76, 0xDC, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0xF6 */ 0x00, 0xCC, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0xF7 */ 0x30, 0x30, 0x00, 0xFC, 0x00, 0x30, 0x30, 0x00,
+   /* 0xF8 */ 0x00, 0x02, 0x7C, 0xCE, 0xD6, 0xE6, 0x7C, 0x80,
+   /* 0xF9 */ 0x00, 0xE0, 0x00, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0xFA */ 0x00, 0x1C, 0x00, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0xFB */ 0x78, 0xCC, 0x00, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0xFC */ 0x00, 0xCC, 0x00, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0xFD */ 0x18, 0x30, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7C, 0x0C, 0xF8,
+   /* 0xFE */ 0xF0, 0x60, 0x7C, 0x66, 0x7C, 0x60, 0xF0, 0x00,
+   /* 0xFF */ 0x00, 0xCC, 0x00, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7C, 0x0C, 0xF8,
+   /* Extended-A characters (0x100 to 0x17F) */
+   /* 0x100 */ 0xFE, 0x00, 0x38, 0x6C, 0xC6, 0xFE, 0xC6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x101 */ 0xFC, 0x00, 0x78, 0x0C, 0x7C, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0x102 */ 0x82, 0x7C, 0x38, 0x6C, 0xC6, 0xFE, 0xC6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x103 */ 0xC3, 0x7E, 0x78, 0x0C, 0x7C, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0x104 */ 0x38, 0x6C, 0xC6, 0xFE, 0xC6, 0x1C, 0x30, 0x1E,
+   /* 0x105 */ 0x00, 0x78, 0x0C, 0x7C, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x30, 0x1C,
+   /* 0x106 */ 0x0C, 0x18, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC0, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x107 */ 0x1C, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xC0, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x108 */ 0x7C, 0x82, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC0, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x109 */ 0x7E, 0xC3, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xC0, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x10A */ 0x10, 0x00, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC0, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x10B */ 0x10, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xC0, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x10C */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC0, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x10D */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xC0, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x10E */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0xF8, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0xF8, 0x00,
+   /* 0x10F */ 0xBC, 0x4C, 0x0C, 0x7C, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x76, 0x00,
+   /* 0x110 */ 0xF8, 0x6C, 0x66, 0xF6, 0x66, 0x6C, 0xF8, 0x00,
+   /* 0x111 */ 0x08, 0x3C, 0x08, 0x7C, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x112 */ 0xFE, 0x00, 0xFE, 0xC0, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0x113 */ 0xFC, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x114 */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0xFE, 0xC0, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0x115 */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x116 */ 0x10, 0x00, 0xFE, 0xC0, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0x117 */ 0x10, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x118 */ 0xFE, 0xC0, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0xFE, 0x18, 0x30, 0x1C,
+   /* 0x119 */ 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0x78, 0x38, 0x0C,
+   /* 0x11A */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0xFE, 0xC0, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0x11B */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xFC, 0xC0, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x11C */ 0x7C, 0x82, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC0, 0xCE, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0x11D */ 0x7E, 0xC3, 0x76, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7C, 0x0C, 0xF8,
+   /* 0x11E */ 0x82, 0x7C, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC0, 0xCE, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0x11F */ 0xC3, 0x7E, 0x76, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7C, 0x0C, 0xF8,
+   /* 0x120 */ 0x10, 0x00, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC0, 0xCE, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0x121 */ 0x10, 0x00, 0x76, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7C, 0x0C, 0xF8,
+   /* 0x122 */ 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC0, 0xCE, 0x7E, 0x18, 0x0C, 0x78,
+   /* 0x123 */ 0x76, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7C, 0x0C, 0xF8, 0x0C, 0x38,
+   /* 0x124 */ 0x78, 0x84, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xFC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x125 */ 0xEE, 0x7B, 0x6C, 0x76, 0x66, 0x66, 0xE6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x126 */ 0xCC, 0xFE, 0xCC, 0xFC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x127 */ 0xE0, 0xFE, 0x6C, 0x76, 0x66, 0x66, 0xE6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x128 */ 0x76, 0xDC, 0x78, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x129 */ 0x76, 0xDC, 0x70, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x12A */ 0x78, 0x00, 0x78, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x12B */ 0x78, 0x00, 0x70, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x12C */ 0x84, 0x78, 0x78, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x12D */ 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x70, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x12E */ 0x78, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x18, 0x30, 0x1E,
+   /* 0x12F */ 0x30, 0x00, 0x70, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x30, 0x1C,
+   /* 0x130 */ 0x10, 0x00, 0x78, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x131 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x70, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x132 */ 0xEE, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x52, 0x52, 0xEC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x133 */ 0x42, 0x00, 0xC6, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0xE2, 0x0C,
+   /* 0x134 */ 0x7C, 0x82, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x135 */ 0x7C, 0xC6, 0x1C, 0x0C, 0x0C, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78,
+   /* 0x136 */ 0xE6, 0x6C, 0x78, 0x6C, 0xE6, 0x30, 0x18, 0xF0,
+   /* 0x137 */ 0xE0, 0x66, 0x6C, 0x78, 0x6C, 0xE6, 0x30, 0xE0,
+   /* 0x138 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0xE6, 0x6C, 0x78, 0x6C, 0xE6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x139 */ 0xF3, 0x66, 0x60, 0x60, 0x62, 0x66, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0x13A */ 0x73, 0x36, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x13B */ 0xF0, 0x60, 0x62, 0x66, 0xFE, 0x18, 0x0C, 0x78,
+   /* 0x13C */ 0x70, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x0C, 0x38,
+   /* 0x13D */ 0xF5, 0x66, 0x60, 0x60, 0x62, 0x66, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0x13E */ 0x75, 0x36, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x13F */ 0xF0, 0x60, 0x64, 0x60, 0x62, 0x66, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0x140 */ 0x70, 0x30, 0x30, 0x32, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x141 */ 0xF0, 0x60, 0x70, 0x60, 0xE2, 0x66, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0x142 */ 0x70, 0x30, 0x38, 0x30, 0x70, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x143 */ 0x0C, 0x18, 0xCC, 0xEC, 0xFC, 0xDC, 0xCC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x144 */ 0x1C, 0x00, 0xB8, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x145 */ 0xCC, 0xEC, 0xFC, 0xDC, 0xCC, 0x30, 0x18, 0xF0,
+   /* 0x146 */ 0x00, 0xB8, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x30, 0xE0,
+   /* 0x147 */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0xCC, 0xEC, 0xFC, 0xDC, 0xCC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x148 */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0xB8, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x149 */ 0xC0, 0x80, 0x5C, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x66, 0x00,
+   /* 0x14A */ 0x00, 0xCC, 0xEC, 0xFC, 0xDC, 0xCC, 0x0C, 0x38,
+   /* 0x14B */ 0x00, 0xB8, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x0C, 0x38,
+   /* 0x14C */ 0xFE, 0x00, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x14D */ 0x00, 0xFC, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x14E */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x14F */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x150 */ 0x36, 0x6C, 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x151 */ 0x36, 0x6C, 0x00, 0x78, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x152 */ 0x7E, 0xDA, 0x88, 0x8C, 0x88, 0xDA, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0x153 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0x6C, 0x92, 0x9E, 0x90, 0x6C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x154 */ 0x0C, 0x18, 0xFC, 0x66, 0x7C, 0x6C, 0xE6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x155 */ 0x0C, 0x18, 0xDC, 0x76, 0x62, 0x60, 0xF0, 0x00,
+   /* 0x156 */ 0xFC, 0x66, 0x7C, 0x6C, 0xE6, 0x30, 0x18, 0xF0,
+   /* 0x157 */ 0x00, 0xDC, 0x76, 0x62, 0x60, 0xF0, 0x30, 0xE0,
+   /* 0x158 */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0xFC, 0x66, 0x7C, 0x6C, 0xE6, 0x00,
+   /* 0x159 */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0xDC, 0x76, 0x62, 0x60, 0xF0, 0x00,
+   /* 0x15A */ 0x0C, 0x18, 0x7C, 0xE0, 0x78, 0x0E, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x15B */ 0x0C, 0x18, 0x7C, 0xC0, 0x70, 0x1C, 0xF8, 0x00,
+   /* 0x15C */ 0x7C, 0x82, 0x7C, 0xE0, 0x78, 0x0E, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x15D */ 0x7C, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0xC0, 0x70, 0x1C, 0xF8, 0x00,
+   /* 0x15E */ 0x7C, 0xE0, 0x78, 0x0E, 0x7C, 0x18, 0x0C, 0x78,
+   /* 0x15F */ 0x00, 0x7C, 0xC0, 0x70, 0x1C, 0xF8, 0x0C, 0x38,
+   /* 0x160 */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0x7C, 0xE0, 0x78, 0x0E, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x161 */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0x7C, 0xC0, 0x70, 0x1C, 0xF8, 0x00,
+   /* 0x162 */ 0xFC, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x18, 0x0C, 0x38,
+   /* 0x163 */ 0x10, 0x30, 0xFC, 0x30, 0x34, 0x18, 0x0C, 0x38,
+   /* 0x164 */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0xFC, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x165 */ 0x12, 0x3A, 0xFC, 0x30, 0x30, 0x34, 0x18, 0x00,
+   /* 0x166 */ 0xFC, 0xB4, 0x30, 0x30, 0xFC, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x167 */ 0x10, 0x30, 0xFC, 0x30, 0xFC, 0x34, 0x18, 0x00,
+   /* 0x168 */ 0x76, 0xDC, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x169 */ 0x76, 0xDC, 0x00, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0x16A */ 0xFE, 0x00, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x16B */ 0x00, 0xFE, 0x00, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0x16C */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x16D */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0x00, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0x16E */ 0x38, 0x6C, 0xFE, 0xD6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x16F */ 0x38, 0x6C, 0x38, 0xDC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0x170 */ 0x36, 0x6C, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x171 */ 0x36, 0x6C, 0x00, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x00,
+   /* 0x172 */ 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0x7C, 0x30, 0x60, 0x3C,
+   /* 0x173 */ 0x00, 0x00, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7E, 0x18, 0x0E,
+   /* 0x174 */ 0x7C, 0x82, 0xC6, 0xC6, 0xD6, 0xFE, 0x6C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x175 */ 0x7C, 0xC6, 0x00, 0xC6, 0xD6, 0xFE, 0x6C, 0x00,
+   /* 0x176 */ 0x7C, 0x82, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x177 */ 0x7C, 0xC6, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x7C, 0x0C, 0xF8,
+   /* 0x178 */ 0xCC, 0x00, 0xCC, 0xCC, 0x78, 0x30, 0x78, 0x00,
+   /* 0x179 */ 0x0C, 0x18, 0xFE, 0x8C, 0x18, 0x32, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0x17A */ 0x0C, 0x18, 0xFC, 0x98, 0x30, 0x64, 0xFC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x17B */ 0x10, 0x00, 0xFE, 0x8C, 0x18, 0x32, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0x17C */ 0x10, 0x00, 0xFC, 0x98, 0x30, 0x64, 0xFC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x17D */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0xFE, 0x8C, 0x18, 0x32, 0xFE, 0x00,
+   /* 0x17E */ 0x6C, 0x38, 0xFC, 0x98, 0x30, 0x64, 0xFC, 0x00,
+   /* 0x17F */ 0x38, 0x6C, 0x64, 0xE0, 0x60, 0x60, 0xE0, 0x00,
+   /* euro character (0x20AC) */
+   /* 0x20AC*/ 0x3C, 0x62, 0xF8, 0x60, 0xF8, 0x62, 0x3C, 0x00
+  };
+
+
+
+/* range definitions for the above binary data */
+static int _al_rom_font_8x8_ranges[] = {
+   0x00000020, 0x0000007F,
+   0x000000A1, 0x000000FF,
+   0x00000100, 0x0000017F,
+   0x000020AC, 0x000020AC 
+};
+
+
+
+/* Function: al_create_builtin_font
+ *  creates a bitmap font based on the builtin font data
+ *  default character size is 8x8 pixels
+ *  scale can be used to increase the size, 
+ *  e.g. 2 would result in 16x16 pixels for each character
+ *  returns NULL on an error
+ */
+ALLEGRO_FONT *al_create_builtin_font(unsigned int scale)
+{
+   int glyph_count = sizeof(_al_rom_font_8x8) / 8;
+   int glyphs_per_row = 32;
+   int needed_rows = (glyph_count / glyphs_per_row) + (((glyph_count % glyphs_per_row) > 0) ? 1 : 0);
+   int ranges = (sizeof(_al_rom_font_8x8_ranges) / sizeof(int)) / 2;
+   ALLEGRO_BITMAP *bmp_glyphs_mem = NULL;
+   ALLEGRO_BITMAP *bmp_glyphs_vid = NULL;
+   ALLEGRO_BITMAP *bmp_prev_target = NULL;
+   ALLEGRO_FONT *pRetVal = NULL;
+   int i = 0;
+   int j = 0;
+   int k = 0;
+   bool set = false;
+   int c_col = 0;
+   int c_row = 0;
+   int tx;
+   int ty;
+   unsigned int x;
+   unsigned int y;
+   ALLEGRO_COLOR col_bg = al_map_rgba(255, 255, 0, 255); /* yellow (fully opaque) */
+   ALLEGRO_COLOR col_tp = al_map_rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); /* black (fully transparent) */
+   ALLEGRO_COLOR col_fg = al_map_rgba(255, 255, 255, 255); /* white (fully opaque) */
+   ALLEGRO_COLOR* col_t;
+   unsigned char char_line = 0;
+   unsigned char shifted = 0;
+
+   if(scale == 0)
+      return NULL;
+
+   al_set_new_bitmap_flags(ALLEGRO_MEMORY_BITMAP); /* putting pixels is much faster on a memory bitmap */
+   al_set_new_bitmap_format(ALLEGRO_PIXEL_FORMAT_ANY_WITH_ALPHA); /* need alpha for transparent glyph background */
+
+   /* create large bitmap onto which to render the glyphs */
+   bmp_glyphs_mem = al_create_bitmap((glyphs_per_row * 8 + glyphs_per_row + 1) * scale, (needed_rows * 8 + needed_rows + 1) * scale);
+
+   bmp_prev_target = al_get_target_bitmap();
+
+   if(bmp_glyphs_mem != NULL) {
+      al_set_target_bitmap(bmp_glyphs_mem);
+      al_clear_to_color(col_bg);
+
+      for(i=0; i < glyph_count; i++) { /* for each glyph.. */
+         c_col = i % glyphs_per_row;
+         c_row = i / glyphs_per_row;
+
+         for(j=0; j<8; j++) { /* for each of the 8 lines per character.. */
+            char_line = _al_rom_font_8x8[i*8+j];
+            /* decode and draw(scaled) each of the 8 pixels of the current line.. */
+            for(k=0; k<8; k++) {
+               shifted = (char_line >> k);
+               set = shifted & 0x01;
+               tx = ( (c_col * 9 + 1) + (7 - k) ) * scale;
+               ty = ( (c_row * 9 + 1 + j) ) * scale;
+               col_t = set ? &col_fg : &col_tp;
+               for(y=0; y<scale; y++)
+                  for(x=0; x<scale; x++)
+                     al_put_pixel(tx + x, ty + y, *col_t); 
+            }
+         }
+      }
+
+      /* al_save_bitmap("c:/defaultfont.png", bmp_glyphs_mem); */
+
+      al_set_new_bitmap_flags(ALLEGRO_VIDEO_BITMAP); /* blitting of the characters/rendering will be much faster from video bitmap */
+      bmp_glyphs_vid = al_clone_bitmap(bmp_glyphs_mem);
+      pRetVal = al_grab_font_from_bitmap(bmp_glyphs_vid, ranges, _al_rom_font_8x8_ranges);
+      al_destroy_bitmap(bmp_glyphs_mem);
+      al_destroy_bitmap(bmp_glyphs_vid);
+   }
+
+   if(bmp_prev_target != NULL)
+      al_set_target_bitmap(bmp_prev_target);
+
+   return pRetVal;
+}
+
+/* vim: set sts=4 sw=4 et: */
+
Index: examples/ex_font.c
===================================================================
--- examples/ex_font.c	(revision 15725)
+++ examples/ex_font.c	(working copy)
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
 {
     ALLEGRO_DISPLAY *display;
     ALLEGRO_BITMAP *bitmap, *font_bitmap;
-    ALLEGRO_FONT *f, *a4f;
+    ALLEGRO_FONT *f, *a4f, *a5fbuiltin, *a5fbuiltin2x;
+
     int ranges[] = {
        0x0020, 0x007F,  /* ASCII */
        0x00A1, 0x00FF,  /* Latin 1 */
@@ -84,6 +85,18 @@
     }
     a4f = al_grab_font_from_bitmap(font_bitmap, 4, ranges);
 
+    a5fbuiltin = al_create_builtin_font(1);
+    if (!a5fbuiltin) {
+        abort_example("Failed to generate standard font at 1x scale from builtin data.\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    a5fbuiltin2x = al_create_builtin_font(2);
+    if (!a5fbuiltin2x) {
+        abort_example("Failed to generate standard font at 2x scale from builtin data.\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     /* Draw background */
     al_draw_bitmap(bitmap, 0, 0, 0);
 
@@ -96,6 +109,12 @@
     /* Draw a unicode symbol */
     al_draw_textf(a4f, al_map_rgb(0, 0, 255), 10, 90, 0, "Mysha's 0.02" EURO);
 
+    /* Draw a yellow text with the builtin font */
+    al_draw_textf(a5fbuiltin, al_map_rgb(255, 255, 0), 10, 120, 0, "the builtin font is back!");
+
+    /* Draw another yellow text with the scaled builtin font */
+    al_draw_textf(a5fbuiltin2x, al_map_rgb(255, 255, 0), 10, 130, 0, "(2x scaled)");
+
     al_flip_display();
 
     wait_for_esc(display);
@@ -104,6 +123,8 @@
     al_destroy_bitmap(font_bitmap);
     al_destroy_font(f);
     al_destroy_font(a4f);
+    al_destroy_font(a5fbuiltin);
+    al_destroy_font(a5fbuiltin2x);
     return 0;
 }