Lua chat callbacks + better font styling

golly gee whiz!! i hope i didn't fuck something up

63 files changed, 661 insertions, 516 deletions

diff --git a/assets/opensb/interface.config.patch b/assets/opensb/interface.config.patch
index 5e71a20..d798609 100644
--- a/assets/opensb/interface.config.patch
+++ b/assets/opensb/interface.config.patch
@@ -1,29 +1,44 @@
 {
   "nametag" : {
     "showMasterNames" : true,
-    "fontDirectives" : "?border=1;222;2224",
+    // border is double here as it otherwise fades out near the end
+    // (could just the end to opaque too, but then diagonals are more jaggy)
+    "textStyle" : { "backDirectives" : "?border=1;222;2224?border=1;222;2224" },
     "inspectOpacityRate" : 0.15,
     "movementThreshold" : 0.5,
     "offset" : [0, 13]
   },
-  "font" : {
-    "defaultDirectives" : "",
-    "defaultFont" : ""
+  "specialDamageBar" : {
+    "nameStyle" : {}
   },
-  "cursorTooltip" : {
-    "font" : ""
+  "textStyle" : {},
+  "buttonTextStyle" : {
+    "shadow" : "black"
   },
+  "labelTextStyle" : {},
+  "paneTextStyle" : {},
+  "textBoxTextStyle" : {},
+  "itemSlotTextStyle" : {
+    "backDirectives" : "?border=1;444;4444"
+  },
+  "teamBarNameStyle" : {},
+  "cursorTooltip" : { "textStyle" : {} },
 
-  "debugFont" : "iosevka-semibold",
-  "debugFontSize" : 7,
-  "debugFontDirectives" : "?border=1;111a;1114",
+  "debugTextStyle" : {
+    "font" : "iosevka-semibold",
+    "fontSize" : 7,
+    "backDirectives" : "?border=2;111a;1114"
+  },
   "debugSpatialClearTime" : 0.0,
   "debugOffset" : [80, 130],
 
   // Change planet name to support the new internal string formatting.
   "planetNameFormatString" : "- {} -",
-  "planetNameDirectives" : "?border=4;000;000",
-  
+  "planetTextStyle" : {
+    "backDirectives" : "?border=6;000;000",
+    "fontSize" : 24
+  },
+
   "buttonClickSound" : [ "/sfx/interface/button/click.wav" ],
   "buttonReleaseSound" : [ "/sfx/interface/button/release.wav" ],
   "buttonHoverSound" : [ "/sfx/interface/button/hover.wav" ],
diff --git a/assets/opensb/interface/chat/chat.config.patch b/assets/opensb/interface/chat/chat.config.patch
index 52dc90d..d71b88d 100644
--- a/assets/opensb/interface/chat/chat.config.patch
+++ b/assets/opensb/interface/chat/chat.config.patch
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 {
   "config" : {
     "lineHeight" : 1,
-    "font" : {
-      "directives" : "?border=1;111a;1114",
-      "padding" : [1, 1] // Padding to prevent border clipping at the edges of the log canvas while keeping compat with mods that patch the canvas size
-    },
+    "padding" : [1, 1],
+    "textStyle" : { "backDirectives" : "?border=1;111a;1114" },
     "colors" : {
       "local" : "^white;",
       "party" : "^blue;",
diff --git a/assets/opensb/interface/windowconfig/chatbubbles.config.patch b/assets/opensb/interface/windowconfig/chatbubbles.config.patch
index c3da49d..3c0fda8 100644
--- a/assets/opensb/interface/windowconfig/chatbubbles.config.patch
+++ b/assets/opensb/interface/windowconfig/chatbubbles.config.patch
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
-	"movementThreshold" : 0.5,
-	"bubbleOffset" : [0, 1.875]
+ "movementThreshold" : 0.5,
+ "bubbleOffset" : [0, 1.875],
+ "textStyle" : {
+  "backDirectives" : "?border=1;000a;0000?border=1;000a;0004"
+ }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/base/StarAssets.cpp b/source/base/StarAssets.cpp
index 357fca0..f2582b1 100644
--- a/source/base/StarAssets.cpp
+++ b/source/base/StarAssets.cpp
@@ -427,8 +427,6 @@ void Assets::queueJsons(StringSet const& paths) const {
 }
 
 ImageConstPtr Assets::image(AssetPath const& path) const {
-  validatePath(path, true, true);
-
   return as<ImageData>(getAsset(AssetId{AssetType::Image, path}))->image;
 }
 
@@ -956,7 +954,7 @@ Json Assets::checkPatchArray(String const& path, AssetSourcePtr const& source, J
 Json Assets::readJson(String const& path) const {
   ByteArray streamData = read(path);
   try {
-    Json result = inputUtf8Json(streamData.begin(), streamData.end(), false);
+    Json result = inputUtf8Json(streamData.begin(), streamData.end(), JsonParseType::Top);
     for (auto const& pair : m_files.get(path).patchSources) {
       auto& patchPath = pair.first;
       auto& patchSource = pair.second;
@@ -973,7 +971,7 @@ Json Assets::readJson(String const& path) const {
         if (newResult)
           result = std::move(newResult);
       } else {
-        auto patchJson = inputUtf8Json(patchStream.begin(), patchStream.end(), false);
+        auto patchJson = inputUtf8Json(patchStream.begin(), patchStream.end(), JsonParseType::Top);
         if (patchJson.isType(Json::Type::Array)) {
         auto patchData = patchJson.toArray();
         try {
@@ -1131,6 +1129,7 @@ shared_ptr<Assets::AssetData> Assets::loadJson(AssetPath const& path) const {
 }
 
 shared_ptr<Assets::AssetData> Assets::loadImage(AssetPath const& path) const {
+  validatePath(path, true, true);
   if (!path.directives.empty()) {
     shared_ptr<ImageData> source =
         as<ImageData>(loadAsset(AssetId{AssetType::Image, {path.basePath, path.subPath, {}}}));
diff --git a/source/client/StarClientApplication.cpp b/source/client/StarClientApplication.cpp
index 82d18cf..1a74132 100644
--- a/source/client/StarClientApplication.cpp
+++ b/source/client/StarClientApplication.cpp
@@ -667,6 +667,7 @@ void ClientApplication::changeState(MainAppState newState) {
 
     m_mainInterface = make_shared<MainInterface>(m_universeClient, m_worldPainter, m_cinematicOverlay);
     m_universeClient->setLuaCallbacks("interface", LuaBindings::makeInterfaceCallbacks(m_mainInterface.get()));
+    m_universeClient->setLuaCallbacks("chat", LuaBindings::makeChatCallbacks(m_mainInterface.get(), m_universeClient.get()));
     m_universeClient->startLua();
 
     m_mainMixer->setWorldPainter(m_worldPainter);
diff --git a/source/core/StarAssetPath.cpp b/source/core/StarAssetPath.cpp
index e54a139..23743d9 100644
--- a/source/core/StarAssetPath.cpp
+++ b/source/core/StarAssetPath.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, AssetPath const& rhs) {
 
   rhs.directives.forEach([&](auto const& entry, Directives const& directives) {
     os << "?";
-    os << entry.string(*directives.shared);
+    os << entry.string(*directives);
    });
 
   return os;
diff --git a/source/core/StarDirectives.cpp b/source/core/StarDirectives.cpp
index 4770200..89985a0 100644
--- a/source/core/StarDirectives.cpp
+++ b/source/core/StarDirectives.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ bool Directives::Shared::empty() const {
   return entries.empty();
 }
 
+Directives::Shared::Shared() {}
+
 Directives::Shared::Shared(List<Entry>&& givenEntries, String&& givenString, StringView givenPrefix) {
   entries = std::move(givenEntries);
   string = std::move(givenString);
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ Directives::Directives(Directives const& directives) {
 Directives::~Directives() {}
 
 Directives& Directives::operator=(String const& s) {
-  if (shared && shared->string == s)
+  if (m_shared && m_shared->string == s)
     return *this;
 
   parse(String(s));
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ Directives& Directives::operator=(String const& s) {
 }
 
 Directives& Directives::operator=(String&& s) {
-  if (shared && shared->string == s) {
+  if (m_shared && m_shared->string == s) {
     s.clear();
     return *this;
   }
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ Directives& Directives::operator=(String&& s) {
 }
 
 Directives& Directives::operator=(const char* s) {
-  if (shared && shared->string.utf8().compare(s) == 0)
+  if (m_shared && m_shared->string.utf8().compare(s) == 0)
     return *this;
 
   parse(s);
@@ -100,27 +102,29 @@ Directives& Directives::operator=(const char* s) {
 }
 
 Directives& Directives::operator=(Directives&& other) noexcept {
-  shared = std::move(other.shared);
+  m_shared = std::move(other.m_shared);
   return *this;
 }
 
 Directives& Directives::operator=(Directives const& other) {
-  shared = other.shared;
+  m_shared = other.m_shared;
   return *this;
 }
 
 void Directives::loadOperations() const {
-  if (!shared)
+  if (!m_shared)
     return;
 
-  MutexLocker lock(shared->mutex, true);
-  for (auto& entry : shared->entries)
-    entry.loadOperation(*shared);
+  MutexLocker locker(m_shared->mutex, false);
+  if (!m_shared.unique())
+    locker.lock();
+  for (auto& entry : m_shared->entries)
+    entry.loadOperation(*m_shared);
 }
 
 void Directives::parse(String&& directives) {
   if (directives.empty()) {
-    shared.reset();
+    m_shared.reset();
     return;
   }
 
@@ -147,46 +151,46 @@ void Directives::parse(String&& directives) {
     });
 
   if (entries.empty() && !prefix.empty()) {
-    shared.reset();
+    m_shared.reset();
     return;
   }
 
-  shared = std::make_shared<Shared const>(std::move(entries), std::move(directives), prefix);
+  m_shared = std::make_shared<Shared const>(std::move(entries), std::move(directives), prefix);
   if (view.utf8().size() < 1000) { // Pre-load short enough directives
-    for (auto& entry : shared->entries)
-      entry.loadOperation(*shared);
+    for (auto& entry : m_shared->entries)
+      entry.loadOperation(*m_shared);
   }
 }
 
 String Directives::string() const {
-  if (!shared)
+  if (!m_shared)
     return "";
   else
-    return shared->string;
+    return m_shared->string;
 }
 
 StringView Directives::prefix() const {
-  if (!shared)
+  if (!m_shared)
     return "";
   else
-    return shared->prefix;
+    return m_shared->prefix;
 }
 
 String const* Directives::stringPtr() const {
-  if (!shared)
+  if (!m_shared)
     return nullptr;
   else
-    return &shared->string;
+    return &m_shared->string;
 }
 
 
 String Directives::buildString() const {
-  if (shared) {
-    String built = shared->prefix;
+  if (m_shared) {
+    String built = m_shared->prefix;
 
-    for (auto& entry : shared->entries) {
+    for (auto& entry : m_shared->entries) {
       built += "?";
-      built += entry.string(*shared);
+      built += entry.string(*m_shared);
     }
 
     return built;
@@ -197,23 +201,25 @@ String Directives::buildString() const {
 
 String& Directives::addToString(String& out) const {
   if (!empty())
-    out += shared->string;
+    out += m_shared->string;
   return out;
 }
 
 size_t Directives::hash() const {
-  return shared ? shared->hash : 0;
+  return m_shared ? m_shared->hash : 0;
 }
 
 size_t Directives::size() const {
-  return shared ? shared->entries.size() : 0;
+  return m_shared ? m_shared->entries.size() : 0;
 }
 
 bool Directives::empty() const {
-  return !shared || shared->empty();
+  return !m_shared || m_shared->empty();
 }
 
-Directives::operator bool() const { return !empty(); }
+Directives::operator bool() const {
+  return !empty();
+}
 
 bool Directives::equals(Directives const& other) const {
   return hash() == other.hash();
@@ -243,7 +249,7 @@ DataStream& operator>>(DataStream& ds, Directives& directives) {
 
 DataStream& operator<<(DataStream & ds, Directives const& directives) {
   if (directives)
-    ds.write(directives.shared->string);
+    ds.write(directives->string);
   else
     ds.write(String());
 
@@ -326,21 +332,22 @@ String DirectivesGroup::toString() const {
 }
 
 void DirectivesGroup::addToString(String& string) const {
-  for (auto& directives : m_directives)
-    if (directives.shared) {
-      auto& dirString = directives.shared->string;
+  for (auto& directives : m_directives) {
+    if (directives) {
+      auto& dirString = directives->string;
       if (!dirString.empty()) {
         if (dirString.utf8().front() != '?')
           string += "?";
         string += dirString;
       }
     }
+  }
 }
 
 void DirectivesGroup::forEach(DirectivesCallback callback) const {
   for (auto& directives : m_directives) {
-    if (directives.shared) {
-      for (auto& entry : directives.shared->entries)
+    if (directives) {
+      for (auto& entry : directives->entries)
         callback(entry, directives);
     }
   }
@@ -348,8 +355,8 @@ void DirectivesGroup::forEach(DirectivesCallback callback) const {
 
 bool DirectivesGroup::forEachAbortable(AbortableDirectivesCallback callback) const {
   for (auto& directives : m_directives) {
-    if (directives.shared) {
-      for (auto& entry : directives.shared->entries) {
+    if (directives) {
+      for (auto& entry : directives->entries) {
         if (!callback(entry, directives))
           return false;
       }
@@ -367,7 +374,7 @@ Image DirectivesGroup::applyNewImage(Image const& image) const {
 
 void DirectivesGroup::applyExistingImage(Image& image) const {
   forEach([&](auto const& entry, Directives const& directives) {
-    ImageOperation const& operation = entry.loadOperation(*directives.shared);
+    ImageOperation const& operation = entry.loadOperation(*directives);
     if (auto error = operation.ptr<ErrorImageOperation>())
       std::rethrow_exception(error->exception);
     else
diff --git a/source/core/StarDirectives.hpp b/source/core/StarDirectives.hpp
index e272915..fa10a33 100644
--- a/source/core/StarDirectives.hpp
+++ b/source/core/StarDirectives.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public:
     mutable Mutex mutex;
 
     bool empty() const;
+    Shared();
     Shared(List<Entry>&& givenEntries, String&& givenString, StringView givenPrefix);
   };
 
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ public:
   bool empty() const;
   operator bool() const;
 
+  Shared const& operator*() const;
+  Shared const* operator->() const;
+
   bool equals(Directives const& other) const;
   bool equals(String const& string) const;
 
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ public:
   //friend bool operator==(Directives const& directives, String const& string);
   //friend bool operator==(String const& string, Directives const& directives);
 
-  std::shared_ptr<Shared const> shared;
+  std::shared_ptr<Shared const> m_shared;
 };
 
 class DirectivesGroup {
@@ -122,7 +126,6 @@ private:
   size_t m_count;
 };
 
-
 template <>
 struct hash<DirectivesGroup> {
   size_t operator()(DirectivesGroup const& s) const;
@@ -130,4 +133,13 @@ struct hash<DirectivesGroup> {
 
 typedef DirectivesGroup ImageDirectives;
 
+inline Directives::Shared const& Directives::operator*() const {
+  return *m_shared;
+}
+inline Directives::Shared const* Directives::operator->() const {
+  if (!m_shared)
+    throw DirectivesException("Directives::operator-> nullptr");
+  return m_shared.get();
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/source/core/StarFormattedJson.cpp b/source/core/StarFormattedJson.cpp
index d7bd8c7..a770ac6 100644
--- a/source/core/StarFormattedJson.cpp
+++ b/source/core/StarFormattedJson.cpp
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ bool CommaElement::operator==(CommaElement const&) const {
 
 FormattedJson FormattedJson::parse(String const& string) {
   return inputUtf32Json<String::const_iterator, FormattedJsonBuilderStream, FormattedJson>(
-      string.begin(), string.end(), true);
+      string.begin(), string.end(), JsonParseType::Value);
 }
 
 FormattedJson FormattedJson::parseJson(String const& string) {
   return inputUtf32Json<String::const_iterator, FormattedJsonBuilderStream, FormattedJson>(
-      string.begin(), string.end(), false);
+      string.begin(), string.end(), JsonParseType::Top);
 }
 
 FormattedJson FormattedJson::ofType(Json::Type type) {
diff --git a/source/core/StarJson.cpp b/source/core/StarJson.cpp
index 04ac544..7cf1cda 100644
--- a/source/core/StarJson.cpp
+++ b/source/core/StarJson.cpp
@@ -105,11 +105,15 @@ Json Json::ofType(Type t) {
 }
 
 Json Json::parse(String const& string) {
-  return inputUtf32Json<String::const_iterator>(string.begin(), string.end(), true);
+  return inputUtf32Json<String::const_iterator>(string.begin(), string.end(), JsonParseType::Value);
+}
+
+Json Json::parseSequence(String const& sequence) {
+  return inputUtf32Json<String::const_iterator>(sequence.begin(), sequence.end(), JsonParseType::Sequence);
 }
 
 Json Json::parseJson(String const& json) {
-  return inputUtf32Json<String::const_iterator>(json.begin(), json.end(), false);
+  return inputUtf32Json<String::const_iterator>(json.begin(), json.end(), JsonParseType::Top);
 }
 
 Json::Json() {}
diff --git a/source/core/StarJson.hpp b/source/core/StarJson.hpp
index a533e47..b58b9a0 100644
--- a/source/core/StarJson.hpp
+++ b/source/core/StarJson.hpp
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ public:
   // Parses JSON or JSON sub-type
   static Json parse(String const& string);
 
+  // Parses JSON sequence
+  static Json parseSequence(String const& sequence);
+
   // Parses JSON object or array only (the only top level types allowed by
   // JSON)
   static Json parseJson(String const& json);
diff --git a/source/core/StarJsonBuilder.hpp b/source/core/StarJsonBuilder.hpp
index ea0df46..46f192c 100644
--- a/source/core/StarJsonBuilder.hpp
+++ b/source/core/StarJsonBuilder.hpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 template <typename InputIterator>
-Json inputUtf8Json(InputIterator begin, InputIterator end, bool fragment) {
+Json inputUtf8Json(InputIterator begin, InputIterator end, JsonParseType parseType) {
   typedef U8ToU32Iterator<InputIterator> Utf32Input;
   typedef JsonParser<Utf32Input> Parser;
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Json inputUtf8Json(InputIterator begin, InputIterator end, bool fragment) {
   Parser parser(stream);
   Utf32Input wbegin(begin);
   Utf32Input wend(end);
-  Utf32Input pend = parser.parse(wbegin, wend, fragment);
+  Utf32Input pend = parser.parse(wbegin, wend, parseType);
 
   if (parser.error())
     throw JsonParsingException(strf("Error parsing json: {} at {}:{}", parser.error(), parser.line(), parser.column()));
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ void outputUtf8Json(Json const& val, OutputIterator out, int pretty, bool sort)
 }
 
 template <typename InputIterator, typename Stream = JsonBuilderStream, typename Jsonlike = Json>
-Jsonlike inputUtf32Json(InputIterator begin, InputIterator end, bool fragment) {
+Jsonlike inputUtf32Json(InputIterator begin, InputIterator end, JsonParseType parseType) {
   Stream stream;
   JsonParser<InputIterator> parser(stream);
 
-  InputIterator pend = parser.parse(begin, end, fragment);
+  InputIterator pend = parser.parse(begin, end, parseType);
 
   if (parser.error()) {
     throw JsonParsingException(strf("Error parsing json: {} at {}:{}", parser.error(), parser.line(), parser.column()));
diff --git a/source/core/StarJsonParser.hpp b/source/core/StarJsonParser.hpp
index d814edb..0bf7443 100644
--- a/source/core/StarJsonParser.hpp
+++ b/source/core/StarJsonParser.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ struct JsonStream {
   virtual void putComma() = 0;
 };
 
+enum class JsonParseType : uint8_t {
+  Top, // Top-level Object or Array
+  Value, // Any singular Json value
+  Sequence // Like an array, but without needing the [] or commas.
+};
+
 // Will parse JSON and output to a given JsonStream.  Parses an *extension* to
 // the JSON format that includes comments.
 template <typename InputIterator>
@@ -39,15 +45,17 @@ public:
   // Does not throw.  On error, returned iterator will not be equal to end, and
   // error() will be non-null.  Set fragment to true to parse any JSON type
   // rather than just object or array.
-  InputIterator parse(InputIterator begin, InputIterator end, bool fragment = false) {
+  InputIterator parse(InputIterator begin, InputIterator end, JsonParseType parseType = JsonParseType::Top) {
     init(begin, end);
 
     try {
       white();
-      if (fragment)
-        value();
-      else
+      if (parseType == JsonParseType::Top)
         top();
+      else if (parseType == JsonParseType::Value)
+        value();
+      else if (parseType == JsonParseType::Sequence)
+        sequence();
       white();
     } catch (ParsingException const&) {
     }
@@ -190,6 +198,56 @@ private:
     }
   }
 
+  void sequence() {
+    m_stream.beginArray();
+    while (true) {
+      if (isSpace(m_char)) {
+        next();
+        continue;
+      } else if (m_char == '{')
+        object();
+      else if (m_char == '[')
+        array();
+      else if (m_char == '"')
+        string();
+      else if (m_char == '-')
+        number();
+      else if (m_char == 0)
+        break;
+      else {
+        auto begin = m_current;
+        if (m_char >= '0' && m_char <= '9') {
+          number();
+          if (m_error.empty()) {
+            next();
+            continue;
+          }
+        }
+        m_error.clear();
+        m_current = begin;
+        if (m_char == 't' || m_char == 'f' || m_char == 'n') {
+          word();
+          if (m_error.empty()) {
+            next();
+            continue;
+          }
+        }
+        m_error.clear();
+        m_current = begin;
+        // well, shit. do a simple string parse until we hit whitespace
+        // no fancy things like \n, do a proper string if you want that
+        CharArray str;
+        do {
+          str += m_char;
+          next();
+        } while (m_char && !isSpace(m_char));
+        m_stream.putString(str.c_str(), str.length());
+      }
+      next();
+    }
+    m_stream.endArray();
+  }
+
   void string() {
     CharArray s = parseString();
     m_stream.putString(s.c_str(), s.length());
diff --git a/source/core/StarLua.cpp b/source/core/StarLua.cpp
index 73955f2..5a2effa 100644
--- a/source/core/StarLua.cpp
+++ b/source/core/StarLua.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ LuaInt LuaTable::rawLength() const {
   return engine().tableLength(true, handleIndex());
 }
 
+void LuaCallbacks::copyCallback(String srcName, String dstName) {
+  m_callbacks.set(dstName, m_callbacks.get(srcName));
+}
+
 LuaCallbacks& LuaCallbacks::merge(LuaCallbacks const& callbacks) {
   try {
     for (auto const& pair : callbacks.m_callbacks)
diff --git a/source/core/StarLua.hpp b/source/core/StarLua.hpp
index 09e81e6..57afb98 100644
--- a/source/core/StarLua.hpp
+++ b/source/core/StarLua.hpp
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ LuaValue const LuaNil = LuaValue();
 
 class LuaCallbacks {
 public:
+  void copyCallback(String srcName, String dstName);
+
   template <typename Function>
   void registerCallback(String name, Function&& func);
 
diff --git a/source/core/StarText.cpp b/source/core/StarText.cpp
index 11fca27..86c9f25 100644
--- a/source/core/StarText.cpp
+++ b/source/core/StarText.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,35 @@
 #include "StarText.hpp"
-
+#include "StarJsonExtra.hpp"
 #include <regex>
 
 namespace Star {
 
+TextStyle::TextStyle(Json const& config) : TextStyle() {
+  if (config.isType(Json::Type::String))
+    font = config.toString();
+  else
+    loadJson(config);
+}
+TextStyle& TextStyle::loadJson(Json const& config) {
+  if (!config)
+    return *this;
+
+  lineSpacing = config.getFloat("lineSpacing", lineSpacing);
+  if (auto jColor = config.opt("color"))
+    color = jsonToColor(*jColor).toRgba();
+  if (auto jShadow = config.opt("shadow"))
+    shadow = jsonToColor(*jShadow).toRgba();
+  fontSize = config.getUInt("fontSize", fontSize);
+  if (auto jFont = config.optString("font"))
+    font = *jFont;
+  if (auto jDirectives = config.optString("directives"))
+    directives = *jDirectives;
+  if (auto jBackDirectives = config.optString("backDirectives"))
+    backDirectives = *jBackDirectives;
+  
+  return *this;
+}
+
 namespace Text {
   static auto stripEscapeRegex = std::regex(strf("\\{:c}[^;]*{:c}", CmdEsc, EndEsc));
   String stripEscapeCodes(String const& s) {
diff --git a/source/core/StarText.hpp b/source/core/StarText.hpp
index 4f6a97a..ff6880c 100644
--- a/source/core/StarText.hpp
+++ b/source/core/StarText.hpp
@@ -2,9 +2,29 @@
 
 #include "StarString.hpp"
 #include "StarStringView.hpp"
+#include "StarVector.hpp"
+#include "StarDirectives.hpp"
+#include "StarJson.hpp"
 
 namespace Star {
-  
+
+unsigned const DefaultFontSize = 8;
+float const DefaultLineSpacing = 1.3f;
+
+struct TextStyle {
+  float lineSpacing = DefaultLineSpacing;
+  Vec4B color = Vec4B::filled(255);
+  Vec4B shadow = Vec4B::filled(0);
+  unsigned fontSize = DefaultFontSize;
+  String font = "";
+  Directives directives;
+  Directives backDirectives;
+
+  TextStyle() = default;
+  TextStyle(Json const& config);
+  TextStyle& loadJson(Json const& config);
+};
+
 namespace Text {
   unsigned char const StartEsc = '\x1b';
   unsigned char const EndEsc = ';';
diff --git a/source/core/scripting/StarUtilityLuaBindings.cpp b/source/core/scripting/StarUtilityLuaBindings.cpp
index 5ab6e19..98ad239 100644
--- a/source/core/scripting/StarUtilityLuaBindings.cpp
+++ b/source/core/scripting/StarUtilityLuaBindings.cpp
@@ -118,12 +118,14 @@ LuaCallbacks LuaBindings::makeUtilityCallbacks() {
   callbacks.registerCallback("print", UtilityCallbacks::print);
   callbacks.registerCallback("interpolateSinEase", UtilityCallbacks::interpolateSinEase);
   callbacks.registerCallback("replaceTags", UtilityCallbacks::replaceTags);
-  callbacks.registerCallback("jsonParse", [](String const& json) { return Json::parse(json); });
+  callbacks.registerCallback("parseJsonSequence", [](String const& json) { return Json::parseSequence(json); });
   callbacks.registerCallback("jsonMerge", [](Json const& a, Json const& b) { return jsonMerge(a, b); });
   callbacks.registerCallback("jsonQuery", [](Json const& json, String const& path, Json const& def) { return json.query(path, def); });
   callbacks.registerCallback("makeRandomSource", [](Maybe<uint64_t> seed) { return seed ? RandomSource(*seed) : RandomSource(); });
   callbacks.registerCallback("makePerlinSource", [](Json const& config) { return PerlinF(config); });
 
+  callbacks.copyCallback("parseJson", "jsonFromString"); // SE compat
+
   auto hash64LuaValues = [](LuaVariadic<LuaValue> const& values) -> uint64_t {
     XXHash64 hash;
 
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarActionBar.cpp b/source/frontend/StarActionBar.cpp
index fb08e3b..9f78626 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarActionBar.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarActionBar.cpp
@@ -83,9 +83,7 @@ ActionBar::ActionBar(MainInterfacePaneManager* paneManager, PlayerPtr player) {
 
     TextPositioning countPosition = {jsonToVec2F(m_config.get("countMidAnchor")), HorizontalAnchor::HMidAnchor};
     customBarLeft->setCountPosition(countPosition);
-    customBarLeft->setCountFontMode(FontMode::Shadow);
     customBarRight->setCountPosition(countPosition);
-    customBarRight->setCountFontMode(FontMode::Shadow);
 
     m_customBarWidgets.append({customBarLeft, customBarRight, customBarLeftOverlay, customBarRightOverlay});
   }
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarChat.cpp b/source/frontend/StarChat.cpp
index 688bf4a..d780d23 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarChat.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarChat.cpp
@@ -20,32 +20,30 @@ Chat::Chat(UniverseClientPtr client) : m_client(client) {
   m_historyOffset = 0;
 
   auto assets = Root::singleton().assets();
+  auto config = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config");
   m_timeChatLastActive = Time::monotonicMilliseconds();
-  auto fontConfig = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.font");
-  m_fontSize = fontConfig.getInt("baseSize");
-  m_fontDirectives = fontConfig.queryString("directives", "");
-  m_font = fontConfig.queryString("type", "");
-  m_chatLineHeight = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.lineHeight").toFloat();
-  m_chatVisTime = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.visTime").toFloat();
-  m_fadeRate = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.fadeRate").toDouble();
-  m_chatHistoryLimit = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.chatHistoryLimit").toInt();
-
-  m_portraitTextOffset = jsonToVec2I(assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.portraitTextOffset"));
-  m_portraitImageOffset = jsonToVec2I(assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.portraitImageOffset"));
-  m_portraitScale = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.portraitScale").toFloat();
-  m_portraitVerticalMargin = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.portraitVerticalMargin").toFloat();
-  m_portraitBackground = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.portraitBackground").toString();
-
-  m_bodyHeight = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.bodyHeight").toInt();
-  m_expandedBodyHeight = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.expandedBodyHeight").toInt();
-
-  m_colorCodes[MessageContext::Local] = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.colors.local").toString();
-  m_colorCodes[MessageContext::Party] = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.colors.party").toString();
-  m_colorCodes[MessageContext::Broadcast] = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.colors.broadcast").toString();
-  m_colorCodes[MessageContext::Whisper] = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.colors.whisper").toString();
-  m_colorCodes[MessageContext::CommandResult] = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.colors.commandResult").toString();
-  m_colorCodes[MessageContext::RadioMessage] = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.colors.radioMessage").toString();
-  m_colorCodes[MessageContext::World] = assets->json("/interface/chat/chat.config:config.colors.world").toString();
+  m_chatTextStyle = config.get("textStyle");
+  m_chatTextStyle.lineSpacing = config.get("lineHeight").toFloat();
+  m_chatVisTime = config.get("visTime").toFloat();
+  m_fadeRate = config.get("fadeRate").toDouble();
+  m_chatHistoryLimit = config.get("chatHistoryLimit").toInt();
+
+  m_portraitTextOffset = jsonToVec2I(config.get("portraitTextOffset"));
+  m_portraitImageOffset = jsonToVec2I(config.get("portraitImageOffset"));
+  m_portraitScale = config.get("portraitScale").toFloat();
+  m_portraitVerticalMargin = config.get("portraitVerticalMargin").toFloat();
+  m_portraitBackground = config.get("portraitBackground").toString();
+
+  m_bodyHeight = config.get("bodyHeight").toInt();
+  m_expandedBodyHeight = config.get("expandedBodyHeight").toInt();
+
+  m_colorCodes[MessageContext::Local] = config.query("colors.local").toString();
+  m_colorCodes[MessageContext::Party] = config.query("colors.party").toString();
+  m_colorCodes[MessageContext::Broadcast] = config.query("colors.broadcast").toString();
+  m_colorCodes[MessageContext::Whisper] = config.query("colors.whisper").toString();
+  m_colorCodes[MessageContext::CommandResult] = config.query("colors.commandResult").toString();
+  m_colorCodes[MessageContext::RadioMessage] = config.query("colors.radioMessage").toString();
+  m_colorCodes[MessageContext::World] = config.query("colors.world").toString();
 
   GuiReader reader;
 
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ Chat::Chat(UniverseClientPtr client) : m_client(client) {
   m_say = fetchChild<LabelWidget>("say");
 
   m_chatLog = fetchChild<CanvasWidget>("chatLog");
-  if (auto logPadding = fontConfig.optQuery("padding")) {
+  if (auto logPadding = config.optQuery("padding")) {
     m_chatLogPadding = jsonToVec2I(logPadding.get());
     m_chatLog->setSize(m_chatLog->size() + m_chatLogPadding * 2);
     m_chatLog->setPosition(m_chatLog->position() - m_chatLogPadding);
@@ -133,8 +131,8 @@ String Chat::currentChat() const {
   return m_textBox->getText();
 }
 
-void Chat::setCurrentChat(String const& chat) {
-  m_textBox->setText(chat);
+bool Chat::setCurrentChat(String const& chat, bool moveCursor) {
+  return m_textBox->setText(chat, true, moveCursor);
 }
 
 void Chat::clearCurrentChat() {
@@ -179,8 +177,7 @@ void Chat::addMessages(List<ChatReceivedMessage> const& messages, bool showPane)
     if (message.portrait.empty())
       wrapWidth = m_chatLog->size()[0] - m_chatLogPadding[0] * 2;
 
-    guiContext.setFont(m_font);
-    guiContext.setFontSize(m_fontSize);
+    guiContext.setTextStyle(m_chatTextStyle);
     StringList lines;
     if (message.fromNick != "" && message.portrait == "")
       lines = guiContext.wrapInterfaceText(strf("<{}> {}", message.fromNick, message.text), wrapWidth);
@@ -239,10 +236,10 @@ void Chat::renderImpl() {
   int messageIndex = -m_historyOffset;
 
   GuiContext& guiContext = GuiContext::singleton();
-  guiContext.setFont(m_font);
-  guiContext.setFontSize(m_fontSize);
-  guiContext.setLineSpacing(m_chatLineHeight);
-  for (auto message : m_receivedMessages) {
+  float lineHeight = m_chatTextStyle.lineSpacing;
+  float fontSize = m_chatTextStyle.fontSize;
+  guiContext.setTextStyle(m_chatTextStyle);
+  for (auto& message : m_receivedMessages) {
     if (!m_modeFilter.empty() && !m_modeFilter.contains(message.mode))
       continue;
 
@@ -260,7 +257,7 @@ void Chat::renderImpl() {
     String messageString = channelColorCode + message.text;
 
     float messageHeight = 0;
-    float lineHeightMargin =  + ((m_chatLineHeight * m_fontSize) - m_fontSize);
+    float lineHeightMargin = ((lineHeight * fontSize) - fontSize);
     unsigned wrapWidth = m_chatLog->size()[0] - m_chatLogPadding[0] * 2;
 
     if (message.portrait != "") {
@@ -274,13 +271,14 @@ void Chat::renderImpl() {
       m_chatLog->drawImage(m_portraitBackground, Vec2F(imagePosition), 1.0f, fade);
       m_chatLog->drawImage(message.portrait, Vec2F(imagePosition + m_portraitImageOffset), m_portraitScale, fade);
       tp.pos += Vec2F(0, floor(messageHeight / 2));
-      m_chatLog->drawText(messageString, tp, m_fontSize, fade, FontMode::Normal, m_chatLineHeight, m_font, m_fontDirectives);
+      m_chatTextStyle.color = fade;
+      m_chatLog->drawText(messageString, tp, m_chatTextStyle);
 
     } else {
       TextPositioning tp = {Vec2F(chatMin), HorizontalAnchor::LeftAnchor, VerticalAnchor::BottomAnchor, wrapWidth};
       messageHeight = guiContext.determineInterfaceTextSize(messageString, tp).size()[1] + lineHeightMargin;
-
-      m_chatLog->drawText(messageString, tp, m_fontSize, fade, FontMode::Normal, m_chatLineHeight, m_font, m_fontDirectives);
+      m_chatTextStyle.color = fade;
+      m_chatLog->drawText(messageString, tp, m_chatTextStyle);
     }
 
     chatMin[1] += ceil(messageHeight);
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarChat.hpp b/source/frontend/StarChat.hpp
index 28117ff..80cf683 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarChat.hpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarChat.hpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
   void addHistory(String const& chat);
 
   String currentChat() const;
-  void setCurrentChat(String const& chat);
+  bool setCurrentChat(String const& chat, bool moveCursor = false);
   void clearCurrentChat();
 
   ChatSendMode sendMode() const;
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ private:
   int64_t m_timeChatLastActive;
   float m_chatVisTime;
   float m_fadeRate;
-  unsigned m_fontSize;
-  String m_fontDirectives;
-  String m_font;
-  float m_chatLineHeight;
+  TextStyle m_chatTextStyle;
   unsigned m_chatHistoryLimit;
   int m_historyOffset;
 
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarChatBubbleManager.cpp b/source/frontend/StarChatBubbleManager.cpp
index b08e292..d837de7 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarChatBubbleManager.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarChatBubbleManager.cpp
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ ChatBubbleManager::ChatBubbleManager()
 
   auto jsonData = assets->json("/interface/windowconfig/chatbubbles.config");
 
-  m_color = jsonToColor(jsonData.get("textColor"));
-
-  m_fontSize = jsonData.getInt("fontSize");
+  m_textStyle.color = jsonToColor(jsonData.get("textColor")).toRgba();
+  m_textStyle.loadJson(jsonData.get("textStyle"));
   m_textPadding = jsonToVec2F(jsonData.get("textPadding"));
 
   m_zoom = jsonData.getInt("textZoom");
@@ -196,9 +195,7 @@ void ChatBubbleManager::addChatActions(List<ChatAction> chatActions, bool silent
       // bother me so bad if it weren't so fucking easy to do right.
 
       // yea I agree
-      m_guiContext->setFontSize(m_fontSize, m_zoom);
-      m_guiContext->setFontProcessingDirectives("");
-      m_guiContext->setDefaultFont();
+      m_guiContext->setTextStyle(m_textStyle);
       auto result = m_guiContext->determineTextSize(sayAction.text, m_textTemplate);
       float textWidth = result.width() / m_zoom + m_textPadding[0];
       float textHeight = result.height() / m_zoom + m_textPadding[1];
@@ -252,14 +249,17 @@ void ChatBubbleManager::addChatActions(List<ChatAction> chatActions, bool silent
       float verticalShift = (partSize * innerTiles[1] - textMultiLineShift) * 0.5f + textMultiLineShift;
       Vec2F position = Vec2F(horizontalCenter, verticalShift);
       List<BubbleText> bubbleTexts;
-      auto fontSize = config.getUInt("fontSize", m_fontSize);
-      auto color = config.opt("color").apply(jsonToColor).value(m_color);
-      bubbleTexts.append(make_tuple(sayAction.text, fontSize, color.toRgba(), true, position));
+      TextStyle textStyle = m_textStyle;
+      textStyle.fontSize = config.getUInt("fontSize", textStyle.fontSize);
+      if (auto jColor = config.opt("color"))
+        textStyle.color = jsonToColor(*jColor).toRgba();
+      textStyle.loadJson(config.get("style", Json()));
+      bubbleTexts.append(make_tuple(sayAction.text, textStyle, true, position));
 
       for (auto& backgroundImage : backgroundImages)
         get<1>(backgroundImage) += Vec2F(-horizontalCenter, partSize);
       for (auto& bubbleText : bubbleTexts)
-        get<4>(bubbleText) += Vec2F(-horizontalCenter, partSize);
+        get<3>(bubbleText) += Vec2F(-horizontalCenter, partSize);
 
       auto pos = m_camera.worldToScreen(sayAction.position + m_bubbleOffset);
       RectF boundBox = fold(backgroundImages, RectF::null(), [pos, this](RectF const& boundBox, BubbleImage const& bubbleImage) {
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void ChatBubbleManager::addChatActions(List<ChatAction> chatActions, bool silent
       m_bubbles.filter([&sayAction](BubbleState<Bubble> const&, Bubble const& bubble) { return bubble.entity != sayAction.entity; });
       m_bubbles.addBubble(pos, boundBox, std::move(bubble), m_interBubbleMargin * m_zoom);
       oldBubbles.sort([](BubbleState<Bubble> const& a, BubbleState<Bubble> const& b) { return a.contents.age < b.contents.age; });
-      for (auto bubble : oldBubbles.slice(0, m_maxMessagePerEntity - 1))
+      for (auto& bubble : oldBubbles.slice(0, m_maxMessagePerEntity - 1))
         m_bubbles.addBubble(bubble.idealDestination, bubble.boundBox, bubble.contents, 0);
 
     } else if (action.is<PortraitChatAction>()) {
@@ -286,12 +286,12 @@ void ChatBubbleManager::addChatActions(List<ChatAction> chatActions, bool silent
         backgroundImages.append(make_tuple(m_portraitMoreImage, Vec2F(m_portraitMorePosition)));
       backgroundImages.append(make_tuple(portraitAction.portrait, Vec2F(m_portraitPosition)));
       List<BubbleText> bubbleTexts;
-      bubbleTexts.append(make_tuple(portraitAction.text, m_fontSize, m_color.toRgba(), false, Vec2F(m_portraitTextPosition)));
+      bubbleTexts.append(make_tuple(portraitAction.text, m_textStyle, false, Vec2F(m_portraitTextPosition)));
 
       for (auto& backgroundImage : backgroundImages)
         get<1>(backgroundImage) += Vec2F(-m_portraitBackgroundSize[0] / 2, 0);
       for (auto& bubbleText : bubbleTexts)
-        get<4>(bubbleText) += Vec2F(-m_portraitBackgroundSize[0] / 2, 0);
+        get<3>(bubbleText) += Vec2F(-m_portraitBackgroundSize[0] / 2, 0);
 
       m_portraitBubbles.prepend({
           portraitAction.entity,
@@ -321,28 +321,19 @@ void ChatBubbleManager::addChatActions(List<ChatAction> chatActions, bool silent
 
 RectF ChatBubbleManager::bubbleImageRect(Vec2F screenPos, BubbleImage const& bubbleImage, int pixelRatio) {
   auto imgMetadata = Root::singleton().imageMetadataDatabase();
-  auto image = get<0>(bubbleImage);
+  auto& image = get<0>(bubbleImage);
   return RectF::withSize(screenPos + get<1>(bubbleImage) * pixelRatio, Vec2F(imgMetadata->imageSize(image)) * pixelRatio);
 }
 
 void ChatBubbleManager::drawBubbleImage(Vec2F screenPos, BubbleImage const& bubbleImage, int pixelRatio, int alpha) {
-  auto image = get<0>(bubbleImage);
+  auto& image = get<0>(bubbleImage);
   auto offset = get<1>(bubbleImage) * pixelRatio;
   m_guiContext->drawQuad(image, screenPos + offset, pixelRatio, {255, 255, 255, alpha});
 }
 
 void ChatBubbleManager::drawBubbleText(Vec2F screenPos, BubbleText const& bubbleText, int pixelRatio, int alpha, bool isPortrait) {
-  Vec4B const& baseColor = get<2>(bubbleText);
-
-  // use the alpha as a blend value for the text colour as pulled from data.
-  Vec4B const& displayColor = Vec4B(baseColor[0], baseColor[1], baseColor[2], (baseColor[3] * alpha) / 255);
-
-  m_guiContext->setDefaultFont();
-  m_guiContext->setFontProcessingDirectives("");
-  m_guiContext->setFontColor(displayColor);
-  m_guiContext->setFontSize(get<1>(bubbleText), m_zoom);
-
-  auto offset = get<4>(bubbleText) * pixelRatio;
+  m_guiContext->setTextStyle(get<1>(bubbleText), m_zoom);
+  auto offset = get<3>(bubbleText) * pixelRatio;
   TextPositioning tp = isPortrait ? m_portraitTextTemplate : m_textTemplate;
   tp.pos = screenPos + offset;
 
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarChatBubbleManager.hpp b/source/frontend/StarChatBubbleManager.hpp
index cf46fcc..42b58db 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarChatBubbleManager.hpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarChatBubbleManager.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
   typedef tuple<String, Vec2F> BubbleImage;
-  typedef tuple<String, unsigned, Vec4B, bool, Vec2F> BubbleText;
+  typedef tuple<String, TextStyle, bool, Vec2F> BubbleText;
 
   struct Bubble {
     EntityId entity;
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ private:
 
   TextPositioning m_textTemplate;
   TextPositioning m_portraitTextTemplate;
-  Color m_color;
-  int m_fontSize;
+  TextStyle m_textStyle;
   Vec2F m_textPadding;
 
   BubbleSeparator<Bubble> m_bubbles;
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarCinematic.cpp b/source/frontend/StarCinematic.cpp
index abd638d..c2dbd20 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarCinematic.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarCinematic.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ void Cinematic::load(Json const& definition) {
     panel->animationFrames = panelDefinition.getInt("animationFrames", std::numeric_limits<int>::max());
     panel->text = panelDefinition.getString("text", "");
     panel->textPosition = TextPositioning(panelDefinition.get("textPosition", JsonObject()));
-    panel->fontColor = panelDefinition.opt("fontColor").apply(jsonToVec4B).value(Vec4B(255, 255, 255, 255));
-    panel->fontSize = panelDefinition.getUInt("fontSize", 8);
+    panel->textStyle = panelDefinition.get("textStyle", Json());
+    panel->textStyle.color = panelDefinition.opt("fontColor").apply(jsonToVec4B).value(panel->textStyle.color);
+    panel->textStyle.fontSize = panelDefinition.getUInt("fontSize", panel->textStyle.fontSize);
     panel->avatar = panelDefinition.getString("avatar", "");
     panel->startTime = panelDefinition.getFloat("startTime", 0);
     panel->endTime = panelDefinition.getFloat("endTime", 0);
@@ -208,8 +209,9 @@ void Cinematic::render() {
       }
     }
     if (!panel->text.empty()) {
-      textPainter->setFontSize(floor(panel->fontSize * drawableScale));
-      auto fontColor = panel->fontColor;
+      textPainter->setTextStyle(panel->textStyle);
+      textPainter->setFontSize(floor(panel->textStyle.fontSize * drawableScale));
+      auto fontColor = panel->textStyle.color;
       fontColor[3] *= values.alpha;
       textPainter->setFontColor(fontColor);
       Vec2F position = (m_offset + values.position + Vec2F(panel->textPosition.pos)) * drawableScale + drawableTranslation;
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarCinematic.hpp b/source/frontend/StarCinematic.hpp
index 15ff2cd..b2e3c81 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarCinematic.hpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarCinematic.hpp
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ private:
     int animationFrames;
     String text;
     TextPositioning textPosition;
-    Vec4B fontColor;
-    unsigned fontSize;
+    TextStyle textStyle;
     List<KeyFrame> keyFrames;
     float startTime;
     float endTime;
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarClientCommandProcessor.cpp b/source/frontend/StarClientCommandProcessor.cpp
index 52882d9..def1b43 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarClientCommandProcessor.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarClientCommandProcessor.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ StringList ClientCommandProcessor::handleCommand(String const& commandLine) {
       }
     } else {
       auto player = m_universeClient->mainPlayer();
-      if (auto messageResult = player->receiveMessage(connectionForEntity(player->entityId()), strf("/{}", command), { allArguments }))
+      if (auto messageResult = player->receiveMessage(connectionForEntity(player->entityId()), "/" + command, { allArguments }))
         result.append(messageResult->isType(Json::Type::String) ? *messageResult->stringPtr() : messageResult->repr(1, true));
       else
         m_universeClient->sendChat(commandLine, ChatSendMode::Broadcast);
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarInterfaceLuaBindings.cpp b/source/frontend/StarInterfaceLuaBindings.cpp
index a023a71..9e0bb2e 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarInterfaceLuaBindings.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarInterfaceLuaBindings.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 #include "StarLuaGameConverters.hpp"
 #include "StarMainInterface.hpp"
 #include "StarGuiContext.hpp"
+#include "StarChat.hpp"
+#include "StarUniverseClient.hpp"
+#include "StarClientCommandProcessor.hpp"
 
 namespace Star {
 
@@ -42,4 +45,49 @@ LuaCallbacks LuaBindings::makeInterfaceCallbacks(MainInterface* mainInterface) {
   return callbacks;
 }
 
+LuaCallbacks LuaBindings::makeChatCallbacks(MainInterface* mainInterface, UniverseClient* client) {
+  LuaCallbacks callbacks;
+
+  auto chat = as<Chat>(mainInterface->paneManager()->registeredPane(MainInterfacePanes::Chat).get());
+
+  callbacks.registerCallback("send", [chat, client](String const& message, Maybe<String> modeName, Maybe<bool> speak) {
+    auto sendMode = modeName ? ChatSendModeNames.getLeft(*modeName) : ChatSendMode::Broadcast;
+    client->sendChat(message, sendMode, speak);
+  });
+
+  // just for SE compat - this shoulda been a utility callback :moyai:
+  callbacks.registerCallback("parseArguments", [](String const& args) {
+    return Json::parseSequence(args);
+  });
+
+  callbacks.registerCallback("command", [mainInterface](String const& command) -> StringList {
+    return mainInterface->commandProcessor()->handleCommand(command);
+  });
+
+  callbacks.registerCallback("addMessage", [client, chat](String const& text, Maybe<Json> config) {
+    ChatReceivedMessage message({MessageContext::Mode::CommandResult, ""}, client->clientContext()->connectionId(), "", text);
+    if (config) {
+      if (auto mode = config->optString("mode"))
+        message.context.mode = MessageContextModeNames.getLeft(*mode);
+      if (auto channelName = config->optString("channelName"))
+        message.context.channelName = std::move(*channelName);
+      if (auto portrait = config->optString("portrait"))
+        message.portrait = std::move(*portrait);
+      if (auto fromNick = config->optString("fromNick"))
+        message.fromNick = std::move(*fromNick);
+    }
+    chat->addMessages({std::move(message)}, config ? config->getBool("showPane", true) : true);
+  });
+
+  callbacks.registerCallback("input", [chat]() -> String {
+    return chat->currentChat();
+  });
+
+  callbacks.registerCallback("setInput", [chat](String const& text, Maybe<bool> moveCursor) -> bool {
+    return chat->setCurrentChat(text, moveCursor.value(false));
+  });
+
+  return callbacks;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarInterfaceLuaBindings.hpp b/source/frontend/StarInterfaceLuaBindings.hpp
index 539cceb..2973f18 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarInterfaceLuaBindings.hpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarInterfaceLuaBindings.hpp
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 namespace Star {
 
 STAR_CLASS(MainInterface);
+STAR_CLASS(UniverseClient);
 
 namespace LuaBindings {
   LuaCallbacks makeInterfaceCallbacks(MainInterface* mainInterface);
+  LuaCallbacks makeChatCallbacks(MainInterface* mainInterface, UniverseClient* client);
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarMainInterface.cpp b/source/frontend/StarMainInterface.cpp
index 4303a28..ece00a5 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarMainInterface.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarMainInterface.cpp
@@ -160,10 +160,8 @@ MainInterface::MainInterface(UniverseClientPtr client, WorldPainterPtr painter,
 
   auto planetName = make_shared<Pane>();
   m_planetText = make_shared<LabelWidget>();
-  m_planetText->setFontSize(m_config->planetNameFontSize);
-  m_planetText->setFontMode(FontMode::Normal);
+  m_planetText->setTextStyle(m_config->planetNameTextStyle);
   m_planetText->setAnchor(HorizontalAnchor::HMidAnchor, VerticalAnchor::VMidAnchor);
-  m_planetText->setDirectives(m_config->planetNameDirectives);
   planetName->disableScissoring();
   planetName->setPosition(m_config->planetNameOffset);
   planetName->setAnchor(PaneAnchor::Center);
@@ -810,9 +808,7 @@ void MainInterface::renderInWorldElements() {
   if (m_disableHud)
     return;
 
-  m_guiContext->setDefaultFont();
-  m_guiContext->setFontProcessingDirectives("");
-  m_guiContext->setFontColor(Vec4B::filled(255));
+  m_guiContext->clearTextStyle();
   m_questIndicatorPainter->render();
   m_nameplatePainter->render();
   m_chatBubbleManager->render();
@@ -822,9 +818,7 @@ void MainInterface::render() {
   if (m_disableHud)
     return;
 
-  m_guiContext->setDefaultFont();
-  m_guiContext->setFontProcessingDirectives("");
-  m_guiContext->setFontColor(Vec4B::filled(255));
+  m_guiContext->clearTextStyle();
   renderBreath();
   renderMessages();
   renderMonsterHealthBar();
@@ -950,6 +944,10 @@ CanvasWidgetPtr MainInterface::fetchCanvas(String const& canvasName, bool ignore
   return canvas;
 }
 
+ClientCommandProcessorPtr MainInterface::commandProcessor() const {
+  return m_clientCommandProcessor;
+}
+
 // For when the player swaps characters. We need to completely reload ScriptPanes,
 // because a lot of ScriptPanes do not expect the character to suddenly change and may break or spill data over.
 void MainInterface::takeScriptPanes(List<ScriptPaneInfo>& out) {
@@ -1084,9 +1082,7 @@ void MainInterface::renderMessages() {
     m_guiContext->drawQuad(m_config->messageTextContainer,
         RectF::withCenter(backgroundTextCenterPos, Vec2F(imgMetadata->imageSize(m_config->messageTextContainer) * interfaceScale())));
 
-    m_guiContext->setFont(m_config->font);
-    m_guiContext->setFontSize(m_config->fontSize);
-    m_guiContext->setFontColor(Color::White.toRgba());
+    m_guiContext->setTextStyle(m_config->textStyle);
     m_guiContext->renderText(message->message, {messageTextOffset, HorizontalAnchor::HMidAnchor, VerticalAnchor::VMidAnchor});
   }
 }
@@ -1112,9 +1108,7 @@ void MainInterface::renderMonsterHealthBar() {
     m_guiContext->drawQuad(container, RectF::withCenter(backgroundCenterPos + offset, Vec2F(imgMetadata->imageSize(container) * interfaceScale())));
 
     auto nameTextOffset = jsonToVec2F(assets->json("/interface.config:monsterHealth.nameTextOffset")) * interfaceScale();
-    m_guiContext->setFont(m_config->font);
-    m_guiContext->setFontSize(m_config->fontSize);
-    m_guiContext->setFontColor(Color::White.toRgba());
+    m_guiContext->setTextStyle(m_config->textStyle);
     m_guiContext->renderText(showDamageEntity->name(), backgroundCenterPos + nameTextOffset);
 
     auto empty = assets->json("/interface.config:monsterHealth.progressEmpty").toString();
@@ -1176,11 +1170,11 @@ void MainInterface::renderSpecialDamageBar() {
     m_guiContext->drawQuad(fill, RectF::withSize(bottomCenter + fillOffset, size * interfaceScale()));
 
     auto nameOffset = jsonToVec2F(barConfig.get("nameOffset")) * interfaceScale();
-    m_guiContext->setFontColor(jsonToColor(barConfig.get("nameColor")).toRgba());
+    m_guiContext->setFontColor(jsonToColor(barConfig.get("nameStyle")).toRgba());
     m_guiContext->setFontSize(barConfig.getUInt("nameSize"));
     m_guiContext->setFontProcessingDirectives(barConfig.getString("nameDirectives"));
     m_guiContext->renderText(target->name(), TextPositioning(bottomCenter + nameOffset, HorizontalAnchor::HMidAnchor, VerticalAnchor::BottomAnchor));
-    m_guiContext->setFontProcessingDirectives("");
+    m_guiContext->clearTextStyle();
   }
 }
 
@@ -1341,12 +1335,8 @@ void MainInterface::renderDebug() {
   
   if (m_clientCommandProcessor->debugHudEnabled()) {
     auto assets = Root::singleton().assets();
-    m_guiContext->setFontSize(m_config->debugFontSize);
-    m_guiContext->setFont(m_config->debugFont);
+    m_guiContext->setTextStyle(m_config->debugTextStyle);
     m_guiContext->setLineSpacing(0.5f);
-    m_guiContext->setFontProcessingDirectives(m_config->debugFontDirectives);
-    m_guiContext->setFontColor(Color::White.toRgba());
-    m_guiContext->setFontMode(FontMode::Normal);
 
     bool clearMap = m_debugMapClearTimer.wrapTick();
     auto logMapValues = LogMap::getValues();
@@ -1358,7 +1348,7 @@ void MainInterface::renderDebug() {
 
     int counter = 0;
     for (auto const& pair : logMapValues) {
-      TextPositioning positioning = { Vec2F(m_config->debugOffset[0], windowHeight() - m_config->debugOffset[1] - m_config->fontSize * interfaceScale() * counter++) };
+      TextPositioning positioning = { Vec2F(m_config->debugOffset[0], windowHeight() - m_config->debugOffset[1] - m_config->textStyle.fontSize * interfaceScale() * counter++) };
       String& text = formatted.emplace_back(strf("{}^lightgray;:^green,set; {}", pair.first, pair.second));
       m_debugTextRect.combine(m_guiContext->determineTextSize(text, positioning).padded(m_config->debugBackgroundPad));
     }
@@ -1373,15 +1363,9 @@ void MainInterface::renderDebug() {
     m_debugTextRect = RectF::null();
 
     for (size_t index = 0; index != formatted.size(); ++index) {
-      TextPositioning positioning = { Vec2F(m_config->debugOffset[0], windowHeight() - m_config->debugOffset[1] - m_config->fontSize * interfaceScale() * index) };
+      TextPositioning positioning = { Vec2F(m_config->debugOffset[0], windowHeight() - m_config->debugOffset[1] - m_config->textStyle.fontSize * interfaceScale() * index) };
       m_guiContext->renderText(formatted[index], positioning);
     }
-
-    m_guiContext->setFontSize(8);
-    m_guiContext->setDefaultFont();
-    m_guiContext->setDefaultLineSpacing();
-    m_guiContext->setFontColor(Vec4B::filled(255));
-    m_guiContext->setFontProcessingDirectives("");
   }
 
   auto const& camera = m_worldPainter->camera();
@@ -1413,7 +1397,7 @@ void MainInterface::renderDebug() {
     m_guiContext->drawLine(position + Vec2F(2, -2), position + Vec2F(-2, -2), point.color, 1);
   }
 
-  m_guiContext->setFontSize(m_config->debugFontSize);
+  m_guiContext->setTextStyle(m_config->debugTextStyle);
 
   for (auto const& logText : SpatialLogger::getText("world", clearSpatial)) {
     m_guiContext->setFontColor(logText.color);
@@ -1424,7 +1408,7 @@ void MainInterface::renderDebug() {
     m_guiContext->setFontColor(logText.color);
     m_guiContext->renderText(logText.text.utf8Ptr(), logText.position);
   }
-  m_guiContext->setFontColor(Vec4B::filled(255));
+  m_guiContext->clearTextStyle();
 }
 
 void MainInterface::updateCursor() {
@@ -1483,24 +1467,26 @@ void MainInterface::renderCursor() {
     auto assets = Root::singleton().assets();
     auto imgDb = Root::singleton().imageMetadataDatabase();
 
-    auto backgroundImage = assets->json("/interface.config:cursorTooltip.background").toString();
-    auto rawCursorOffset = jsonToVec2I(assets->json("/interface.config:cursorTooltip.offset"));
+    auto config = assets->json("/interface.config:cursorTooltip");
+    auto backgroundImage = config.getString("background");
+    auto rawCursorOffset = jsonToVec2I(config.get("offset"));
 
     Vec2I tooltipSize = Vec2I(imgDb->imageSize(backgroundImage)) * interfaceScale();
     Vec2I cursorOffset = (Vec2I{0, -m_cursor.size().y()} + rawCursorOffset) * cursorScale;
     Vec2I tooltipOffset = m_cursorScreenPos + cursorOffset;
-    size_t fontSize = assets->json("/interface.config:cursorTooltip.fontSize").toUInt();
-    String font = assets->json("/interface.config:cursorTooltip.font").toString();
-    Vec4B fontColor = jsonToColor(assets->json("/interface.config:cursorTooltip.color")).toRgba();
+    TextStyle textStyle = config.get("textStyle");
+    size_t fontSize = config.get("fontSize").toUInt();
+    Vec4B fontColor = jsonToColor(config.get("color")).toRgba();
 
     m_guiContext->drawQuad(backgroundImage, Vec2F(tooltipOffset) + Vec2F(-tooltipSize.x(), 0), interfaceScale());
+    m_guiContext->setTextStyle(textStyle);
     m_guiContext->setFontSize(fontSize);
     m_guiContext->setFontColor(fontColor);
-    m_guiContext->setFont(font);
     m_guiContext->renderText(*m_cursorTooltip,
         TextPositioning(Vec2F(tooltipOffset) + Vec2F(-tooltipSize.x(), tooltipSize.y()) / 2,
             HorizontalAnchor::HMidAnchor,
             VerticalAnchor::VMidAnchor));
+    m_guiContext->clearTextStyle();
   }
 
   m_cursorItem->setPosition(m_cursorScreenPos / interfaceScale() + m_config->inventoryItemMouseOffset);
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarMainInterface.hpp b/source/frontend/StarMainInterface.hpp
index 0f1487e..ec79f68 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarMainInterface.hpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarMainInterface.hpp
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ public:
 
   CanvasWidgetPtr fetchCanvas(String const& canvasName, bool ignoreInterfaceScale = false);
 
+  ClientCommandProcessorPtr commandProcessor() const;
+
   struct ScriptPaneInfo {
     ScriptPanePtr scriptPane;
     Json config;
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarMainInterfaceTypes.cpp b/source/frontend/StarMainInterfaceTypes.cpp
index 1d67292..957b69d 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarMainInterfaceTypes.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarMainInterfaceTypes.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ MainInterfaceConfigPtr MainInterfaceConfig::loadFromAssets() {
 
   auto config = make_shared<MainInterfaceConfig>();
 
-  config->fontSize = assets->json("/interface.config:font.baseSize").toInt();
-  config->font = assets->json("/interface.config:font.defaultFont").toString();
+  config->textStyle = assets->json("/interface.config:textStyle");
   config->inventoryImage = assets->json("/interface.config:mainBar.inventory.base").toString();
   config->inventoryImageHover = assets->json("/interface.config:mainBar.inventory.hover").toString();
   config->inventoryImageGlow = assets->json("/interface.config:mainBar.inventory.glow").toString();
@@ -130,17 +129,14 @@ MainInterfaceConfigPtr MainInterfaceConfig::loadFromAssets() {
   config->planetNameTime = assets->json("/interface.config:planetNameTime").toFloat();
   config->planetNameFadeTime = assets->json("/interface.config:planetNameFadeTime").toFloat();
   config->planetNameFormatString = assets->json("/interface.config:planetNameFormatString").toString();
-  config->planetNameFontSize = assets->json("/interface.config:font.planetSize").toInt();
-  config->planetNameDirectives = assets->json("/interface.config:planetNameDirectives").toString();
+  config->planetNameTextStyle = assets->json("/interface.config:planetTextStyle");
   config->planetNameOffset = jsonToVec2I(assets->json("/interface.config:planetTextOffset"));
 
   config->renderVirtualCursor = assets->json("/interface.config:renderVirtualCursor").toBool();
   config->cursorItemSlot = assets->json("/interface.config:cursorItemSlot");
 
   config->debugOffset = jsonToVec2I(assets->json("/interface.config:debugOffset"));
-  config->debugFontSize = assets->json("/interface.config:debugFontSize").toUInt();
-  config->debugFont = assets->json("/interface.config:debugFont").toString();
-  config->debugFontDirectives = assets->json("/interface.config:debugFontDirectives").toString();
+  config->debugTextStyle = assets->json("/interface.config:debugTextStyle");
   config->debugSpatialClearTime = assets->json("/interface.config:debugSpatialClearTime").toFloat();
   config->debugMapClearTime = assets->json("/interface.config:debugMapClearTime").toFloat();
   config->debugBackgroundColor = jsonToColor(assets->json("/interface.config:debugBackgroundColor"));
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarMainInterfaceTypes.hpp b/source/frontend/StarMainInterfaceTypes.hpp
index 6b0bca3..b5f228a 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarMainInterfaceTypes.hpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarMainInterfaceTypes.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "StarBiMap.hpp"
 #include "StarRegisteredPaneManager.hpp"
 #include "StarAnimation.hpp"
+#include "StarText.hpp"
 
 namespace Star {
 
@@ -43,8 +44,7 @@ typedef RegisteredPaneManager<MainInterfacePanes> MainInterfacePaneManager;
 struct MainInterfaceConfig {
   static MainInterfaceConfigPtr loadFromAssets();
 
-  unsigned fontSize;
-  String font;
+  TextStyle textStyle;
 
   String inventoryImage;
   String inventoryImageHover;
@@ -136,17 +136,14 @@ struct MainInterfaceConfig {
   float planetNameTime;
   float planetNameFadeTime;
   String planetNameFormatString;
-  unsigned planetNameFontSize;
-  String planetNameDirectives;
+  TextStyle planetNameTextStyle;
   Vec2I planetNameOffset;
 
   bool renderVirtualCursor;
   Json cursorItemSlot;
 
   Vec2I debugOffset;
-  unsigned debugFontSize;
-  String debugFont;
-  String debugFontDirectives;
+  TextStyle debugTextStyle;
   float debugSpatialClearTime;
   float debugMapClearTime;
   Color debugBackgroundColor;
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarNameplatePainter.cpp b/source/frontend/StarNameplatePainter.cpp
index 4637232..0666af0 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarNameplatePainter.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarNameplatePainter.cpp
@@ -15,14 +15,11 @@ NameplatePainter::NameplatePainter() {
   m_opacityRate = nametagConfig.getFloat("opacityRate");
   m_inspectOpacityRate = nametagConfig.queryFloat("inspectOpacityRate", m_opacityRate);
   m_offset = jsonToVec2F(nametagConfig.get("offset"));
-  m_font = nametagConfig.queryString("font", "");
-  m_fontDirectives = nametagConfig.queryString("fontDirectives", "");
-  m_fontSize = nametagConfig.getFloat("fontSize");
-  m_statusFont = nametagConfig.queryString("font", m_font);
-  m_statusFontDirectives = nametagConfig.queryString("fontDirectives", m_fontDirectives);
-  m_statusFontSize = nametagConfig.queryFloat("statusFontSize", m_fontSize);
+  Json textStyle = nametagConfig.get("textStyle");
+  m_textStyle = textStyle;
+  m_statusTextStyle = nametagConfig.get("statusTextStyle", textStyle);
   m_statusOffset = jsonToVec2F(nametagConfig.get("statusOffset"));
-  m_statusColor = jsonToColor(nametagConfig.get("statusColor"));
+  m_statusTextStyle.color = jsonToColor(nametagConfig.get("statusColor")).toRgba();
   m_opacityBoost = nametagConfig.getFloat("opacityBoost");
   m_nametags.setTweenFactor(nametagConfig.getFloat("tweenFactor"));
   m_nametags.setMovementThreshold(nametagConfig.getFloat("movementThreshold"));
@@ -80,31 +77,18 @@ void NameplatePainter::render() {
     if (nametag.opacity == 0.0f)
       return;
 
-    context.setFont(m_font);
-    context.setFontProcessingDirectives(m_fontDirectives);
-    context.setFontSize(m_fontSize);
-
+    auto& setStyle = context.setTextStyle(m_textStyle);
     auto color = Color::rgb(nametag.color);
     color.setAlphaF(nametag.opacity);
-    context.setFontColor(color.toRgba());
-    context.setFontMode(FontMode::Normal);
+    setStyle.color = color.toRgba();
 
     context.renderText(nametag.name, namePosition(bubble.currentPosition));
 
     if (nametag.statusText) {
-      auto statusColor = m_statusColor;
-      statusColor.setAlphaF(nametag.opacity);
-      context.setFontColor(statusColor.toRgba());
-
-      context.setFontSize(m_statusFontSize);
-      context.setFontProcessingDirectives(m_statusFontDirectives);
-      context.setFont(m_statusFont);
-
+      context.setTextStyle(m_statusTextStyle).color[3] *= nametag.opacity;
       context.renderText(*nametag.statusText, statusPosition(bubble.currentPosition));
     }
-    
-    context.setDefaultFont();
-    context.setFontProcessingDirectives("");
+    context.clearTextStyle();
   });
 }
 
@@ -121,16 +105,13 @@ TextPositioning NameplatePainter::statusPosition(Vec2F bubblePosition) const {
 
 RectF NameplatePainter::determineBoundBox(Vec2F bubblePosition, Nametag const& nametag) const {
   auto& context = GuiContext::singleton();
-  context.setFontSize(m_fontSize);
-  context.setFontProcessingDirectives(m_fontDirectives);
-  context.setFont(m_font);
+  context.setTextStyle(m_textStyle);
   RectF nametagBox = context.determineTextSize(nametag.name, namePosition(bubblePosition));
   if (nametag.statusText) {
-    context.setFontSize(m_statusFontSize);
-    context.setFontProcessingDirectives(m_statusFontDirectives);
-    context.setFont(m_statusFont);
+    context.setTextStyle(m_statusTextStyle);
     nametagBox.combine(context.determineTextSize(*nametag.statusText, statusPosition(bubblePosition)));
   }
+  context.clearTextStyle();
   return nametagBox;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarNameplatePainter.hpp b/source/frontend/StarNameplatePainter.hpp
index d895cfb..06aa187 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarNameplatePainter.hpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarNameplatePainter.hpp
@@ -34,14 +34,9 @@ private:
   float m_opacityRate;
   float m_inspectOpacityRate;
   Vec2F m_offset;
-  String m_font;
-  String m_statusFont;
-  String m_fontDirectives;
-  String m_statusFontDirectives;
-  float m_fontSize;
-  float m_statusFontSize;
   Vec2F m_statusOffset;
-  Color m_statusColor;
+  TextStyle m_textStyle;
+  TextStyle m_statusTextStyle;
   float m_opacityBoost;
 
   WorldCamera m_camera;
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarTeamBar.cpp b/source/frontend/StarTeamBar.cpp
index 767bb91..8a8f956 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarTeamBar.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarTeamBar.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ TeamBar::TeamBar(MainInterface* mainInterface, UniverseClientPtr client) {
   m_teamInvitation = make_shared<TeamInvitation>(this);
   m_teamMemberMenu = make_shared<TeamMemberMenu>(this);
 
-  m_nameFontSize = assets->json("/interface.config:font.nameSize").toInt();
+  m_nameStyle = assets->json("/interface.config:teamBarNameStyle");
+  m_nameStyle.fontSize = assets->json("/interface.config:font.nameSize").toInt();
   m_nameOffset = jsonToVec2F(assets->json("/interface.config:nameOffset"));
 
   GuiReader reader;
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarTeamBar.hpp b/source/frontend/StarTeamBar.hpp
index 9ebbb50..ca50452 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarTeamBar.hpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarTeamBar.hpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ private:
 
   GuiContext* m_guiContext;
 
-  int m_nameFontSize;
+  TextStyle m_nameStyle;
   Vec2F m_nameOffset;
 
   TeamInvitePtr m_teamInvite;
diff --git a/source/game/StarClientContext.cpp b/source/game/StarClientContext.cpp
index e6fd89a..a91c40e 100644
--- a/source/game/StarClientContext.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarClientContext.cpp
@@ -96,4 +96,12 @@ ByteArray ClientContext::writeUpdate() {
   return m_rpc->send();
 }
 
+void ClientContext::setConnectionId(ConnectionId connectionId) {
+  m_connectionId = connectionId;
+}
+
+ConnectionId ClientContext::connectionId() const {
+  return m_connectionId;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/source/game/StarClientContext.hpp b/source/game/StarClientContext.hpp
index 1bad18d..5cdd727 100644
--- a/source/game/StarClientContext.hpp
+++ b/source/game/StarClientContext.hpp
@@ -43,9 +43,13 @@ public:
   void readUpdate(ByteArray data);
   ByteArray writeUpdate();
 
+  void setConnectionId(ConnectionId connectionId);
+  ConnectionId connectionId() const;
+
 private:
   Uuid m_serverUuid;
   Uuid m_playerUuid;
+  ConnectionId m_connectionId = 0;
 
   JsonRpcPtr m_rpc;
 
diff --git a/source/game/StarHumanoid.cpp b/source/game/StarHumanoid.cpp
index 418e88d..a18dd3f 100644
--- a/source/game/StarHumanoid.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarHumanoid.cpp
@@ -1382,11 +1382,11 @@ pair<Vec2F, Directives> Humanoid::extractScaleFromDirectives(Directives const& d
   size_t totalLength = 0;
   Maybe<Vec2F> scale;
 
-  for (auto& entry : directives.shared->entries) {
-    auto string = entry.string(*directives.shared);
+  for (auto& entry : directives->entries) {
+    auto string = entry.string(*directives);
     const ScaleImageOperation* op = nullptr;
     if (string.beginsWith("scalenearest") && string.utf8().find("skip") == NPos)
-      op = entry.loadOperation(*directives.shared).ptr<ScaleImageOperation>();
+      op = entry.loadOperation(*directives).ptr<ScaleImageOperation>();
 
     if (op)
       scale = scale.value(Vec2F::filled(1.f)).piecewiseMultiply(op->scale);
diff --git a/source/game/StarImageMetadataDatabase.cpp b/source/game/StarImageMetadataDatabase.cpp
index b3a3983..bf84e51 100644
--- a/source/game/StarImageMetadataDatabase.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarImageMetadataDatabase.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ AssetPath ImageMetadataDatabase::filterProcessing(AssetPath const& path) {
           operation.is<ScanLinesImageOperation>()          ||
           operation.is<SetColorImageOperation>())) {
       filtered += "?";
-      filtered += entry.string(*directives.shared);
+      filtered += entry.string(*directives);
     }
     });
 
diff --git a/source/game/StarParallax.cpp b/source/game/StarParallax.cpp
index 2670699..d537b2c 100644
--- a/source/game/StarParallax.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarParallax.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void ParallaxLayer::addImageDirectives(Directives const& newDirectives) {
     if (directives) {
       String dirString = directives.string();
 
-      auto& newString = newDirectives.shared->string;
+      auto& newString = newDirectives->string;
       if (!newString.empty()) {
         if (newString.utf8().front() != '?')
           dirString += "?";
diff --git a/source/game/StarUniverseClient.cpp b/source/game/StarUniverseClient.cpp
index adc6bef..136fd7b 100644
--- a/source/game/StarUniverseClient.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarUniverseClient.cpp
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ bool UniverseClient::flying() const {
   return false;
 }
 
-void UniverseClient::sendChat(String const& text, ChatSendMode sendMode) {
-  if (!text.beginsWith("/"))
+void UniverseClient::sendChat(String const& text, ChatSendMode sendMode, Maybe<bool> speak) {
+  if (speak.value(!text.beginsWith("/")))
     m_mainPlayer->addChatMessage(text);
   m_connection->pushSingle(make_shared<ChatSendPacket>(text, sendMode));
 }
diff --git a/source/game/StarUniverseClient.hpp b/source/game/StarUniverseClient.hpp
index 16457c7..985124a 100644
--- a/source/game/StarUniverseClient.hpp
+++ b/source/game/StarUniverseClient.hpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public:
   SkyConstPtr currentSky() const;
   bool flying() const;
 
-  void sendChat(String const& text, ChatSendMode sendMode);
+  void sendChat(String const& text, ChatSendMode sendMode, Maybe<bool> speak = {});
   List<ChatReceivedMessage> pullChatMessages();
 
   uint16_t players();
diff --git a/source/game/StarWorldClient.cpp b/source/game/StarWorldClient.cpp
index eaea2b2..5f7e028 100644
--- a/source/game/StarWorldClient.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarWorldClient.cpp
@@ -1734,6 +1734,7 @@ void WorldClient::initWorld(WorldStartPacket const& startPacket) {
   m_entityUpdateTimer = GameTimer(m_interpolationTracker.entityUpdateDelta());
 
   m_clientId = startPacket.clientId;
+  m_mainPlayer->clientContext()->setConnectionId(startPacket.clientId);
   auto entitySpace = connectionEntitySpace(startPacket.clientId);
   m_worldTemplate = make_shared<WorldTemplate>(startPacket.templateData);
   m_entityMap = make_shared<EntityMap>(m_worldTemplate->size(), entitySpace.first, entitySpace.second);
diff --git a/source/rendering/StarFontTextureGroup.cpp b/source/rendering/StarFontTextureGroup.cpp
index e8f701a..fb3a107 100644
--- a/source/rendering/StarFontTextureGroup.cpp
+++ b/source/rendering/StarFontTextureGroup.cpp
@@ -47,11 +47,12 @@ const FontTextureGroup::GlyphTexture& FontTextureGroup::glyphTexture(String::Cha
     m_font->setPixelSize(size);
     auto pair = m_font->render(c);
     Image& image = pair.first;
-    if (processingDirectives && *processingDirectives) {
+    if (processingDirectives) {
       try {
+        Directives const& directives = *processingDirectives;
         Vec2F preSize = Vec2F(image.size());
 
-        for (auto& entry : processingDirectives->shared->entries)
+        for (auto& entry : directives->entries)
           processImageOperation(entry.operation, image);
 
         res.first->second.offset = (preSize - Vec2F(image.size())) / 2;
diff --git a/source/rendering/StarTextPainter.cpp b/source/rendering/StarTextPainter.cpp
index 8e21488..8198969 100644
--- a/source/rendering/StarTextPainter.cpp
+++ b/source/rendering/StarTextPainter.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #include "StarTextPainter.hpp"
 #include "StarJsonExtra.hpp"
-#include "StarText.hpp"
-
 #include <regex>
 
 namespace Star {
@@ -40,34 +38,42 @@ TextPositioning TextPositioning::translated(Vec2F translation) const {
 TextPainter::TextPainter(RendererPtr renderer, TextureGroupPtr textureGroup)
   : m_renderer(renderer),
     m_fontTextureGroup(textureGroup),
-    m_fontSize(8),
-    m_lineSpacing(1.30f),
-    m_renderSettings({FontMode::Normal, Vec4B::filled(255), "hobo", ""}) {
+    m_defaultRenderSettings(),
+    m_renderSettings(),
+    m_savedRenderSettings() {
   reloadFonts();
   m_reloadTracker = make_shared<TrackerListener>();
   Root::singleton().registerReloadListener(m_reloadTracker);
 }
 
 RectF TextPainter::renderText(StringView s, TextPositioning const& position) {
+  RectF rect;
   if (position.charLimit) {
     unsigned charLimit = *position.charLimit;
-    return doRenderText(s, position, true, &charLimit);
+    rect = doRenderText(s, position, true, &charLimit);
   } else {
-    return doRenderText(s, position, true, nullptr);
+    rect = doRenderText(s, position, true, nullptr);
   }
+  renderPrimitives();
+  return rect;
 }
 
 RectF TextPainter::renderLine(StringView s, TextPositioning const& position) {
+  RectF rect;
   if (position.charLimit) {
     unsigned charLimit = *position.charLimit;
-    return doRenderLine(s, position, true, &charLimit);
+    rect = doRenderLine(s, position, true, &charLimit);
   } else {
-    return doRenderLine(s, position, true, nullptr);
+    rect = doRenderLine(s, position, true, nullptr);
   }
+  renderPrimitives();
+  return rect;
 }
 
 RectF TextPainter::renderGlyph(String::Char c, TextPositioning const& position) {
-  return doRenderGlyph(c, position, true);
+  auto rect = doRenderGlyph(c, position, true);
+  renderPrimitives();
+  return rect;
 }
 
 RectF TextPainter::determineTextSize(StringView s, TextPositioning const& position) {
@@ -83,34 +89,36 @@ RectF TextPainter::determineGlyphSize(String::Char c, TextPositioning const& pos
 }
 
 int TextPainter::glyphWidth(String::Char c) {
-  return m_fontTextureGroup.glyphWidth(c, m_fontSize);
+  return m_fontTextureGroup.glyphWidth(c, m_renderSettings.fontSize);
 }
 
-int TextPainter::stringWidth(StringView s) {
+int TextPainter::stringWidth(StringView s, unsigned charLimit) {
   if (s.empty())
     return 0;
 
   String font = m_renderSettings.font, setFont = font;
   m_fontTextureGroup.switchFont(font);
 
-  int width = 0;
-
   Text::CommandsCallback commandsCallback = [&](StringView commands) {
     commands.forEachSplitView(",", [&](StringView command, size_t, size_t) {
-      if (command == "reset")
+      if (command == "reset") {
         m_fontTextureGroup.switchFont(font = setFont);
-      else if (command == "set")
+      } else if (command == "set") {
         setFont = font;
-      else if (command.beginsWith("font="))
+      } else if (command.beginsWith("font=")) {
         m_fontTextureGroup.switchFont(font = command.substr(5));
+      }
     });
     return true;
   };
 
+  int width = 0;
   Text::TextCallback textCallback = [&](StringView text) {
-    for (String::Char c : text)
+    for (String::Char c : text) {
       width += glyphWidth(c);
-
+      if (charLimit && --charLimit == 0)
+        return false;
+    }
     return true;
   };
 
@@ -122,7 +130,7 @@ int TextPainter::stringWidth(StringView s) {
 bool TextPainter::processWrapText(StringView text, unsigned* wrapWidth, WrapTextCallback textFunc) {
   String font = m_renderSettings.font, setFont = font;
   m_fontTextureGroup.switchFont(font);
-  int lines = 0;
+  unsigned lines = 0;
 
   auto it = text.begin();
   auto end = text.end();
@@ -149,14 +157,15 @@ bool TextPainter::processWrapText(StringView text, unsigned* wrapWidth, WrapText
 
     if (escIt != end) {
       if (character == Text::EndEsc) {
-        StringView inner = slice(escIt, it);
+        StringView inner = slice(++escIt, it);
         inner.forEachSplitView(",", [&](StringView command, size_t, size_t) {
-          if (command == "reset")
+          if (command == "reset") {
             m_fontTextureGroup.switchFont(font = setFont);
-          else if (command == "set")
+          } else if (command == "set") {
             setFont = font;
-          else if (command.beginsWith("font="))
+          } else if (command.beginsWith("font=")) {
             m_fontTextureGroup.switchFont(font = command.substr(5));
+          }
         });
         escIt = end;
       }
@@ -177,7 +186,6 @@ bool TextPainter::processWrapText(StringView text, unsigned* wrapWidth, WrapText
         splitIt = end;
       } else {
         int charWidth = glyphWidth(character);
-
         // is it a place where we might want to split the line ?
         if (character == ' ' || character == '\t') {
           splitIt = it;
@@ -220,36 +228,20 @@ bool TextPainter::processWrapText(StringView text, unsigned* wrapWidth, WrapText
 
 List<StringView> TextPainter::wrapTextViews(StringView s, Maybe<unsigned> wrapWidth) {
   List<StringView> views = {};
-
-  bool active = false;
-  StringView current;
-  int lastLine = 0;
-
-  auto addText = [&active, &current](StringView text) {
-    // Merge views if they are adjacent
-    if (active && current.utf8Ptr() + current.utf8Size() == text.utf8Ptr())
-      current = StringView(current.utf8Ptr(), current.utf8Size() + text.utf8Size());
-    else
-      current = text;
-    active = true;
-  };
-
-  TextPainter::WrapTextCallback textCallback = [&](StringView text, int line) {
-    if (lastLine != line) {
-      views.push_back(current);
-      lastLine = line;
-      active = false;
+  auto last = views.end();
+  unsigned curLine = 0;
+  TextPainter::WrapTextCallback textCallback = [&](StringView text, unsigned line) {
+    if (line == curLine && last != views.end() && last->end() == text.begin()) {
+      *last = StringView(last->utf8Ptr(), last->utf8Size() + text.utf8Size());
+    } else {
+      last = views.insert(views.end(), text);
+      curLine = line;
     }
-
-    addText(text);
     return true;
   };
 
   processWrapText(s, wrapWidth.ptr(), textCallback);
 
-  if (active)
-    views.push_back(current);
-
   return views;
 }
 
@@ -258,12 +250,11 @@ StringList TextPainter::wrapText(StringView s, Maybe<unsigned> wrapWidth) {
 
   String current;
   int lastLine = 0;
-  TextPainter::WrapTextCallback textCallback = [&](StringView text, int line) {
+  TextPainter::WrapTextCallback textCallback = [&](StringView text, unsigned line) {
     if (lastLine != line) {
       result.append(std::move(current));
       lastLine = line;
     }
-
     current += text;
     return true;
   };
@@ -277,40 +268,45 @@ StringList TextPainter::wrapText(StringView s, Maybe<unsigned> wrapWidth) {
 };
 
 unsigned TextPainter::fontSize() const {
-  return m_fontSize;
+  return m_renderSettings.fontSize;
 }
 
 void TextPainter::setFontSize(unsigned size) {
-  m_fontSize = size;
+  m_renderSettings.fontSize = size;
 }
 
 void TextPainter::setLineSpacing(float lineSpacing) {
-  m_lineSpacing = lineSpacing;
+  m_renderSettings.lineSpacing = lineSpacing;
 }
 
 void TextPainter::setMode(FontMode mode) {
-  m_renderSettings.mode = mode;
+  m_renderSettings.shadow = fontModeToColor(mode).toRgba();
 }
 
 void TextPainter::setFontColor(Vec4B color) {
   m_renderSettings.color = std::move(color);
 }
 
-void TextPainter::setProcessingDirectives(StringView directives) {
-  m_renderSettings.directives = String(directives);
-  if (m_renderSettings.directives) {
-    m_renderSettings.directives.loadOperations();
-    for (auto& entry : m_renderSettings.directives.shared->entries) {
-      if (auto border = entry.operation.ptr<BorderImageOperation>())
-        border->includeTransparent = true;
-    }
-  }
+void TextPainter::setProcessingDirectives(StringView directives, bool back) {
+  Directives& target = back ? m_renderSettings.backDirectives : m_renderSettings.directives;
+  modifyDirectives(target = String(directives));
 }
 
 void TextPainter::setFont(String const& font) {
   m_renderSettings.font = font;
 }
 
+TextStyle& TextPainter::setTextStyle(TextStyle const& textStyle) {
+  TextStyle& style = m_renderSettings = textStyle;
+  modifyDirectives(style.directives);
+  modifyDirectives(style.backDirectives);
+  return style;
+}
+
+void TextPainter::clearTextStyle() {
+  m_renderSettings = m_defaultRenderSettings;
+}
+
 void TextPainter::addFont(FontPtr const& font, String const& name) {
   m_fontTextureGroup.addFont(font, name);
 }
@@ -348,16 +344,19 @@ void TextPainter::applyCommands(StringView unsplitCommands) {
         m_renderSettings = m_savedRenderSettings;
       } else if (command == "set") {
         m_savedRenderSettings = m_renderSettings;
-      } else if (command == "shadow") {
-        m_renderSettings.mode = (FontMode)((int)m_renderSettings.mode | (int)FontMode::Shadow);
+      } else if (command.beginsWith("shadow")) {
+        if (command.utf8Size() == 6)
+          m_renderSettings.shadow = Color::Black.toRgba();
+        else if (command[6] == '=')
+          m_renderSettings.shadow = Color(command.substr(7)).toRgba();
       } else if (command == "noshadow") {
-        m_renderSettings.mode = (FontMode)((int)m_renderSettings.mode & (-1 ^ (int)FontMode::Shadow));
+        m_renderSettings.shadow = Color::Clear.toRgba();
       } else if (command.beginsWith("font=")) {
         m_renderSettings.font = command.substr(5);
       } else if (command.beginsWith("directives=")) {
-        // Honestly this is really stupid but I just couldn't help myself
-        // Should probably limit in the future
         setProcessingDirectives(command.substr(11));
+      } else if (command.beginsWith("backdirectives=")) {
+        setProcessingDirectives(command.substr(15), true);
       } else {
         // expects both #... sequences and plain old color names.
         Color c = Color(command);
@@ -370,6 +369,16 @@ void TextPainter::applyCommands(StringView unsplitCommands) {
   });
 }
 
+void TextPainter::modifyDirectives(Directives& directives) {
+  if (directives) {
+    directives.loadOperations();
+    for (auto& entry : directives->entries) {
+      if (auto border = entry.operation.ptr<BorderImageOperation>())
+        border->includeTransparent = true;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 RectF TextPainter::doRenderText(StringView s, TextPositioning const& position, bool reallyRender, unsigned* charLimit) {
   Vec2F pos = position.pos;
   if (s.empty())
@@ -377,26 +386,23 @@ RectF TextPainter::doRenderText(StringView s, TextPositioning const& position, b
 
   List<StringView> lines = wrapTextViews(s, position.wrapWidth);
 
-  int height = (lines.size() - 1) * m_lineSpacing * m_fontSize + m_fontSize;
-
-  RenderSettings backupRenderSettings = m_renderSettings;
-  m_savedRenderSettings = m_renderSettings;
-
+  TextStyle backup = m_savedRenderSettings = m_renderSettings;
+  int height = (lines.size() - 1) * backup.lineSpacing * backup.fontSize + backup.fontSize;
   if (position.vAnchor == VerticalAnchor::BottomAnchor)
-    pos[1] += (height - m_fontSize);
+    pos[1] += (height - backup.fontSize);
   else if (position.vAnchor == VerticalAnchor::VMidAnchor)
-    pos[1] += (height - m_fontSize) / 2;
+    pos[1] += (height - backup.fontSize) / 2;
 
   RectF bounds = RectF::withSize(pos, Vec2F());
   for (auto& i : lines) {
     bounds.combine(doRenderLine(i, { pos, position.hAnchor, position.vAnchor }, reallyRender, charLimit));
-    pos[1] -= m_fontSize * m_lineSpacing;
+    pos[1] -= m_renderSettings.fontSize * m_renderSettings.lineSpacing;
 
     if (charLimit && *charLimit == 0)
       break;
   }
 
-  m_renderSettings = std::move(backupRenderSettings);
+  m_renderSettings = std::move(backup);
 
   return bounds;
 }
@@ -425,9 +431,8 @@ RectF TextPainter::doRenderLine(StringView text, TextPositioning const& position
         if (*charLimit == 0)
           return false;
         else
-          --* charLimit;
+          --*charLimit;
       }
-
       RectF glyphBounds = doRenderGlyph(c, pos, reallyRender);
       bounds.combine(glyphBounds);
       pos.pos[0] += glyphBounds.width();
@@ -461,41 +466,58 @@ RectF TextPainter::doRenderGlyph(String::Char c, TextPositioning const& position
 
   float vOffset = 0;
   if (position.vAnchor == VerticalAnchor::VMidAnchor)
-    vOffset = -floor((float)m_fontSize / 2);
+    vOffset = -floor((float)m_renderSettings.fontSize / 2);
   else if (position.vAnchor == VerticalAnchor::TopAnchor)
-    vOffset = -(float)m_fontSize;
+    vOffset = -(float)m_renderSettings.fontSize;
 
   Directives* directives = m_renderSettings.directives ? &m_renderSettings.directives : nullptr;
 
+  Vec2F pos = position.pos + Vec2F(hOffset, vOffset);
   if (reallyRender) {
-    if ((int)m_renderSettings.mode & (int)FontMode::Shadow) {
-      Color shadow = Color::Black;
-      uint8_t alphaU = m_renderSettings.color[3];
+    bool hasShadow = m_renderSettings.shadow[3] > 0;
+    bool hasBackDirectives = m_renderSettings.backDirectives;
+    if (hasShadow) {
+      //Kae: unlike vanilla we draw only one shadow glyph instead of two, so i'm tweaking the alpha here
+      Vec4B shadow = m_renderSettings.shadow;
+      uint8_t alphaU = m_renderSettings.color[3] * byteToFloat(shadow[3]);
       if (alphaU != 255) {
         float alpha = byteToFloat(alphaU);
-        shadow.setAlpha(floatToByte(alpha * (1.5f - 0.5f * alpha)));
+        shadow[3] = floatToByte(alpha * (1.5f - 0.5f * alpha));
       }
       else
-        shadow.setAlpha(alphaU);
+        shadow[3] = alphaU;
 
-      //Kae: Draw only one shadow glyph instead of stacking two, alpha modified to appear perceptually the same as vanilla
-      renderGlyph(c, position.pos + Vec2F(hOffset, vOffset - 2), m_fontSize, 1, shadow.toRgba(), directives);
+      Directives const* shadowDirectives = hasBackDirectives ? &m_renderSettings.backDirectives : directives;
+      renderGlyph(c, pos + Vec2F(0, -2), m_shadowPrimitives, m_renderSettings.fontSize, 1, shadow, shadowDirectives);
     }
+    if (hasBackDirectives)
+      renderGlyph(c, pos, m_backPrimitives, m_renderSettings.fontSize, 1, m_renderSettings.color, &m_renderSettings.backDirectives);
 
-    renderGlyph(c, position.pos + Vec2F(hOffset, vOffset), m_fontSize, 1, m_renderSettings.color, directives);
+    auto& output = (hasShadow || hasBackDirectives) ? m_frontPrimitives : m_renderer->immediatePrimitives(); 
+    renderGlyph(c, pos, output, m_renderSettings.fontSize, 1, m_renderSettings.color, directives);
   }
 
-  return RectF::withSize(position.pos + Vec2F(hOffset, vOffset), {(float)width, (int)m_fontSize});
+  return RectF::withSize(pos, {(float)width, (int)m_renderSettings.fontSize});
+}
+
+void TextPainter::renderPrimitives() {
+  auto& destination = m_renderer->immediatePrimitives();
+  std::move(std::begin(m_shadowPrimitives), std::end(m_shadowPrimitives), std::back_inserter(destination));
+  m_shadowPrimitives.clear();
+  std::move(std::begin(m_backPrimitives), std::end(m_backPrimitives), std::back_inserter(destination));
+  m_backPrimitives.clear();
+  std::move(std::begin(m_frontPrimitives), std::end(m_frontPrimitives), std::back_inserter(destination));
+  m_frontPrimitives.clear();
 }
 
-void TextPainter::renderGlyph(String::Char c, Vec2F const& screenPos, unsigned fontSize,
+void TextPainter::renderGlyph(String::Char c, Vec2F const& screenPos, List<RenderPrimitive>& out, unsigned fontSize,
     float scale, Vec4B const& color, Directives const* processingDirectives) {
   if (!fontSize)
     return;
 
   const FontTextureGroup::GlyphTexture& glyphTexture = m_fontTextureGroup.glyphTexture(c, fontSize, processingDirectives);
   Vec2F offset = glyphTexture.offset * scale;
-  m_renderer->immediatePrimitives().emplace_back(std::in_place_type_t<RenderQuad>(), glyphTexture.texture, Vec2F::round(screenPos + offset), scale, color, 0.0f);
+  out.emplace_back(std::in_place_type_t<RenderQuad>(), glyphTexture.texture, Vec2F::round(screenPos + offset), scale, color, 0.0f);
 }
 
 FontPtr TextPainter::loadFont(String const& fontPath, Maybe<String> fontName) {
diff --git a/source/rendering/StarTextPainter.hpp b/source/rendering/StarTextPainter.hpp
index a0db304..bff3a64 100644
--- a/source/rendering/StarTextPainter.hpp
+++ b/source/rendering/StarTextPainter.hpp
@@ -4,17 +4,21 @@
 #include "StarAnchorTypes.hpp"
 #include "StarRoot.hpp"
 #include "StarStringView.hpp"
+#include "StarText.hpp"
 
 namespace Star {
 
-STAR_CLASS(TextPainter);
-
-enum class FontMode {
+// deprecated in favor of explicit shadow color
+enum class FontMode : uint8_t {
   Normal,
   Shadow
 };
 
-float const DefaultLineSpacing = 1.3f;
+inline Color const& fontModeToColor(FontMode mode) {
+  return mode == FontMode::Shadow ? Color::Black : Color::Clear;
+}
+
+STAR_CLASS(TextPainter);
 
 struct TextPositioning {
   TextPositioning();
@@ -52,10 +56,10 @@ public:
   RectF determineGlyphSize(String::Char c, TextPositioning const& position);
 
   int glyphWidth(String::Char c);
-  int stringWidth(StringView s);
+  int stringWidth(StringView s, unsigned charLimit = 0);
 
     
-  typedef function<bool(StringView, int)> WrapTextCallback;
+  typedef function<bool(StringView, unsigned)> WrapTextCallback;
   bool processWrapText(StringView s, unsigned* wrapWidth, WrapTextCallback textFunc);
 
   List<StringView> wrapTextViews(StringView s, Maybe<unsigned> wrapWidth);
@@ -66,39 +70,36 @@ public:
   void setLineSpacing(float lineSpacing);
   void setMode(FontMode mode);
   void setFontColor(Vec4B color);
-  void setProcessingDirectives(StringView directives);
+  void setProcessingDirectives(StringView directives, bool back = false);
   void setFont(String const& font);
+  TextStyle& setTextStyle(TextStyle const& textStyle);
+  void clearTextStyle();
   void addFont(FontPtr const& font, String const& name);
   void reloadFonts();
 
   void cleanup(int64_t textureTimeout);
   void applyCommands(StringView unsplitCommands);
 private:
-  struct RenderSettings {
-    FontMode mode;
-    Vec4B color;
-    String font;
-    Directives directives;
-  };
-
+  void modifyDirectives(Directives& directives);
   RectF doRenderText(StringView s, TextPositioning const& position, bool reallyRender, unsigned* charLimit);
   RectF doRenderLine(StringView s, TextPositioning const& position, bool reallyRender, unsigned* charLimit);
   RectF doRenderGlyph(String::Char c, TextPositioning const& position, bool reallyRender);
 
-  void renderGlyph(String::Char c, Vec2F const& screenPos, unsigned fontSize, float scale, Vec4B const& color, Directives const* processingDirectives = nullptr);
+  void renderPrimitives();
+  void renderGlyph(String::Char c, Vec2F const& screenPos, List<RenderPrimitive>& out, unsigned fontSize, float scale, Vec4B const& color, Directives const* processingDirectives = nullptr);
   static FontPtr loadFont(String const& fontPath, Maybe<String> fontName = {});
 
   RendererPtr m_renderer;
+  List<RenderPrimitive> m_shadowPrimitives;
+  List<RenderPrimitive> m_backPrimitives;
+  List<RenderPrimitive> m_frontPrimitives;
   FontTextureGroup m_fontTextureGroup;
 
-  unsigned m_fontSize;
-  float m_lineSpacing;
-
-  RenderSettings m_renderSettings;
-  RenderSettings m_savedRenderSettings;
+  TextStyle m_defaultRenderSettings;
+  TextStyle m_renderSettings;
+  TextStyle m_savedRenderSettings;
 
   String m_nonRenderedCharacters;
-
   TrackerListenerPtr m_reloadTracker;
 };
 
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarButtonWidget.cpp b/source/windowing/StarButtonWidget.cpp
index a8c8a85..258ac55 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarButtonWidget.cpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarButtonWidget.cpp
@@ -24,14 +24,11 @@ ButtonWidget::ButtonWidget() {
 
   auto interfaceConfig = assets->json("/interface.config");
   m_pressedOffset = jsonToVec2I(interfaceConfig.get("buttonPressedOffset"));
-  m_fontSize = interfaceConfig.query("font.buttonSize").toInt();
-  m_fontDirectives = interfaceConfig.queryString("font.defaultDirectives", "");
-  m_font = interfaceConfig.query("font.defaultFont").toString();
-
-  m_clickSounds = jsonToStringList(assets->json("/interface.config:buttonClickSound"));
-  m_releaseSounds = jsonToStringList(assets->json("/interface.config:buttonReleaseSound"));
-  m_hoverSounds = jsonToStringList(assets->json("/interface.config:buttonHoverSound"));
-  m_hoverOffSounds = jsonToStringList(assets->json("/interface.config:buttonHoverOffSound"));
+  m_textStyle = interfaceConfig.get("buttonTextStyle");
+  m_clickSounds = jsonToStringList(interfaceConfig.get("buttonClickSound"));
+  m_releaseSounds = jsonToStringList(interfaceConfig.get("buttonReleaseSound"));
+  m_hoverSounds = jsonToStringList(interfaceConfig.get("buttonHoverSound"));
+  m_hoverOffSounds = jsonToStringList(interfaceConfig.get("buttonHoverOffSound"));
 }
 
 ButtonWidget::ButtonWidget(WidgetCallbackFunc callback,
@@ -95,19 +92,15 @@ void ButtonWidget::renderImpl() {
 
   if (!m_text.empty()) {
     auto& guiContext = GuiContext::singleton();
-    guiContext.setFontProcessingDirectives(m_fontDirectives);
-    guiContext.setFontSize(m_fontSize);
-    guiContext.setFont(m_font);
+    guiContext.setTextStyle(m_textStyle);
     if (m_disabled)
       guiContext.setFontColor(m_fontColorDisabled.toRgba());
     else if (m_fontColorChecked && m_checked)
       guiContext.setFontColor(m_fontColorChecked.value().toRgba());
     else
       guiContext.setFontColor(m_fontColor.toRgba());
-    guiContext.setFontMode(FontMode::Shadow);
     guiContext.renderInterfaceText(m_text, {textPosition, m_hTextAnchor, VerticalAnchor::VMidAnchor});
-    guiContext.setFontMode(FontMode::Normal);
-    guiContext.setFontProcessingDirectives("");
+    guiContext.clearTextStyle();
   }
 }
 
@@ -323,11 +316,11 @@ void ButtonWidget::setText(String const& text) {
 }
 
 void ButtonWidget::setFontSize(int size) {
-  m_fontSize = size;
+  m_textStyle.fontSize = size;
 }
 
 void ButtonWidget::setFontDirectives(String directives) {
-  m_fontDirectives = directives;
+  m_textStyle.directives = directives;
 }
 
 void ButtonWidget::setTextOffset(Vec2I textOffset) {
@@ -339,7 +332,7 @@ void ButtonWidget::setTextAlign(HorizontalAnchor hAnchor) {
 }
 
 void ButtonWidget::setFontColor(Color color) {
-  m_fontColor = color;
+  m_textStyle.color = (m_fontColor = color).toRgba();
 }
 
 void ButtonWidget::setFontColorDisabled(Color color) {
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarButtonWidget.hpp b/source/windowing/StarButtonWidget.hpp
index 69335d8..bace69b 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarButtonWidget.hpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarButtonWidget.hpp
@@ -121,9 +121,7 @@ protected:
   Vec2I m_pressedOffset;
   Vec2U m_buttonBoundSize;
 
-  int m_fontSize;
-  String m_font;
-  String m_fontDirectives;
+  TextStyle m_textStyle;
   String m_text;
   Vec2I m_textOffset;
 
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarCanvasWidget.cpp b/source/windowing/StarCanvasWidget.cpp
index 16ec994..b4a3cbf 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarCanvasWidget.cpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarCanvasWidget.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,18 @@ void CanvasWidget::drawTriangles(List<tuple<Vec2F, Vec2F, Vec2F>> const& triangl
 }
 
 void CanvasWidget::drawText(String s, TextPositioning position, unsigned fontSize, Vec4B const& color, FontMode mode, float lineSpacing, String font, String processingDirectives) {
-  m_renderOps.append(make_tuple(std::move(s), std::move(position), fontSize, color, mode, lineSpacing, std::move(font), std::move(processingDirectives)));
+  TextStyle style;
+  style.fontSize = fontSize;
+  style.color = color;
+  style.shadow = fontModeToColor(mode).toRgba();
+  style.lineSpacing = lineSpacing;
+  style.font = font;
+  style.directives = processingDirectives;
+  m_renderOps.append(make_tuple(std::move(s), std::move(position), std::move(style)));
+}
+
+void CanvasWidget::drawText(String s, TextPositioning position, TextStyle style) {
+  m_renderOps.append(make_tuple(std::move(s), std::move(position), std::move(style)));
 }
 
 Vec2I CanvasWidget::mousePosition() const {
@@ -145,7 +156,7 @@ void CanvasWidget::renderImpl() {
     if (auto args = op.ptr<TrianglesOp>())
       tupleUnpackFunction(bind(&CanvasWidget::renderTriangles, this, renderingOffset, _1, _2), *args);
     if (auto args = op.ptr<TextOp>())
-      tupleUnpackFunction(bind(&CanvasWidget::renderText, this, renderingOffset, _1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6, _7, _8), *args);
+      tupleUnpackFunction(bind(&CanvasWidget::renderText, this, renderingOffset, _1, _2, _3), *args);
   }
 }
 
@@ -256,14 +267,9 @@ void CanvasWidget::renderTriangles(Vec2F const& renderingOffset, List<tuple<Vec2
     context.drawInterfaceTriangles(translated, color);
 }
 
-void CanvasWidget::renderText(Vec2F const& renderingOffset, String const& s, TextPositioning const& position, unsigned fontSize, Vec4B const& color, FontMode mode, float lineSpacing, String const& font, String const& directives) {
+void CanvasWidget::renderText(Vec2F const& renderingOffset, String const& s, TextPositioning const& position, TextStyle const& style) {
   auto& context = GuiContext::singleton();
-  context.setFontProcessingDirectives(directives);
-  context.setFontSize(fontSize, m_ignoreInterfaceScale ? 1 : context.interfaceScale());
-  context.setFontColor(color);
-  context.setFontMode(mode);
-  context.setFont(font);
-  context.setLineSpacing(lineSpacing);
+  context.setTextStyle(style, m_ignoreInterfaceScale ? 1 : context.interfaceScale());
 
   TextPositioning translatedPosition = position;
   translatedPosition.pos += renderingOffset;
@@ -272,10 +278,7 @@ void CanvasWidget::renderText(Vec2F const& renderingOffset, String const& s, Tex
   else
     context.renderInterfaceText(s, translatedPosition);
 
-  context.setDefaultLineSpacing();
-  context.setDefaultFont();
-  context.setFontMode(FontMode::Normal);
-  context.setFontProcessingDirectives("");
+  context.clearTextStyle();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarCanvasWidget.hpp b/source/windowing/StarCanvasWidget.hpp
index e160160..a13cc2c 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarCanvasWidget.hpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarCanvasWidget.hpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
   void drawTriangles(List<tuple<Vec2F, Vec2F, Vec2F>> const& poly, Vec4B const& color = Vec4B(255, 255, 255, 255));
 
   void drawText(String s, TextPositioning position, unsigned fontSize, Vec4B const& color = Vec4B(255, 255, 255, 255), FontMode mode = FontMode::Normal, float lineSpacing = Star::DefaultLineSpacing, String font = "", String processingDirectives = "");
+  void drawText(String s, TextPositioning position, TextStyle style);
 
 protected:
   void renderImpl() override;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ protected:
   void renderRect(Vec2F const& renderingOffset, RectF const& coords, Vec4B const& color);
   void renderPoly(Vec2F const& renderingOffset, PolyF poly, Vec4B const& color, float lineWidth);
   void renderTriangles(Vec2F const& renderingOffset, List<tuple<Vec2F, Vec2F, Vec2F>> const& triangles, Vec4B const& color);
-  void renderText(Vec2F const& renderingOffset, String const& s, TextPositioning const& position, unsigned fontSize, Vec4B const& color, FontMode mode, float lineSpacing, String const& font, String const& directives);
+  void renderText(Vec2F const& renderingOffset, String const& s, TextPositioning const& position, TextStyle const& style);
 
 private:
   bool m_ignoreInterfaceScale;
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ private:
   typedef tuple<Vec2F, Vec2F, Vec4B, float> LineOp;
   typedef tuple<PolyF, Vec4B, float> PolyOp;
   typedef tuple<List<tuple<Vec2F, Vec2F, Vec2F>>, Vec4B> TrianglesOp;
-  typedef tuple<String, TextPositioning, unsigned, Vec4B, FontMode, float, String, String> TextOp;
+  typedef tuple<String, TextPositioning, TextStyle> TextOp;
 
   typedef MVariant<RectOp, ImageOp, ImageRectOp, DrawableOp, TiledImageOp, LineOp, PolyOp, TrianglesOp, TextOp> RenderOp;
   List<RenderOp> m_renderOps;
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarFuelWidget.cpp b/source/windowing/StarFuelWidget.cpp
index d7028f8..8f2d93d 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarFuelWidget.cpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarFuelWidget.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ namespace Star {
 FuelWidget::FuelWidget() {
   auto assets = Root::singleton().assets();
 
-  m_fontSize = assets->json("/interface.config:font.buttonSize").toInt();
-  m_font = assets->json("/interface.config:font.defaultFont").toString();
+  m_textStyle.fontSize = assets->json("/interface.config:font.buttonSize").toInt();
+  m_textStyle.loadJson(assets->json("/interface.config:textStyle"));
 
   m_fuelLevel = 0;
   m_maxLevel = 0;
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ void FuelWidget::renderImpl() {
   context()->drawInterfaceQuad("/interface/fuel/fuelgaugemarkings.png", shift(0, 1, entireTex), shift(0, 1, entirePosition));
 
   auto& guiContext = GuiContext::singleton();
-  guiContext.setFontSize(m_fontSize);
-  guiContext.setFont(m_font);
+  guiContext.setTextStyle(m_textStyle);
   if (m_potential != 0) {
     guiContext.setFontColor(Color::White.toRgba());
   } else if (m_fuelLevel == 0) {
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarFuelWidget.hpp b/source/windowing/StarFuelWidget.hpp
index c057b9a..21f0f6c 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarFuelWidget.hpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarFuelWidget.hpp
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ protected:
 
   float m_pingTimeout;
 
-  unsigned m_fontSize;
-  String m_font;
+  TextStyle m_textStyle;
 
 private:
 };
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarGuiContext.cpp b/source/windowing/StarGuiContext.cpp
index d1be94a..492f08e 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarGuiContext.cpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarGuiContext.cpp
@@ -377,6 +377,20 @@ void GuiContext::setDefaultFont() {
   textPainter()->setFont("");
 }
 
+TextStyle& GuiContext::setTextStyle(TextStyle const& textStyle, int pixelRatio) {
+  TextStyle& setStyle = textPainter()->setTextStyle(textStyle);
+  setStyle.fontSize *= pixelRatio;
+  return setStyle;
+}
+
+TextStyle& GuiContext::setTextStyle(TextStyle const& textStyle) {
+  return setTextStyle(textStyle, interfaceScale());
+}
+
+void GuiContext::clearTextStyle() {
+  textPainter()->clearTextStyle();
+}
+
 void GuiContext::setLineSpacing(float lineSpacing) {
   textPainter()->setLineSpacing(lineSpacing);
 }
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarGuiContext.hpp b/source/windowing/StarGuiContext.hpp
index ef14619..cb0051c 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarGuiContext.hpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarGuiContext.hpp
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ public:
   void setFontProcessingDirectives(String const& directives);
   void setFont(String const& font);
   void setDefaultFont();
+  TextStyle& setTextStyle(TextStyle const& textStyle, int pixelRatio);
+  TextStyle& setTextStyle(TextStyle const& textStyle);
+  void clearTextStyle();
 
   void setLineSpacing(float lineSpacing);
   void setDefaultLineSpacing();
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarItemSlotWidget.cpp b/source/windowing/StarItemSlotWidget.cpp
index 93d95d3..4ba3425 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarItemSlotWidget.cpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarItemSlotWidget.cpp
@@ -14,16 +14,13 @@ ItemSlotWidget::ItemSlotWidget(ItemPtr const& item, String const& backingImage)
   : m_item(item), m_backingImage(backingImage) {
   m_drawBackingImageWhenFull = false;
   m_drawBackingImageWhenEmpty = true;
-  m_fontSize = 0;
   m_progress = 1;
 
   auto assets = Root::singleton().assets();
   auto interfaceConfig = assets->json("/interface.config");
   m_countPosition = TextPositioning(jsonToVec2F(interfaceConfig.get("itemCountRightAnchor")), HorizontalAnchor::RightAnchor);
   m_countFontMode = FontMode::Normal;
-  m_fontSize = interfaceConfig.query("font.itemSize").toInt();
-  m_font = interfaceConfig.query("font.defaultFont").toString();
-  m_fontColor = Color::rgb(jsonToVec3B(interfaceConfig.query("font.defaultColor")));
+  m_textStyle = interfaceConfig.get("itemSlotTextStyle");
   m_itemDraggableArea = jsonToRectI(interfaceConfig.get("itemDraggableArea"));
   m_durabilityOffset = jsonToVec2I(interfaceConfig.get("itemIconDurabilityOffset"));
 
@@ -192,13 +189,10 @@ void ItemSlotWidget::renderImpl() {
     context()->drawInterfaceQuad(String(strf("/interface/cooldown.png:{}", frame)), Vec2F(screenPosition()));
 
     if (m_item->count() > 1 && m_showCount) { // we don't need to tell people that there's only 1 of something
-      context()->setFont(m_font);
-      context()->setFontSize(m_fontSize);
-      context()->setFontColor(m_fontColor.toRgba());
+      context()->setTextStyle(m_textStyle);
       context()->setFontMode(m_countFontMode);
       context()->renderInterfaceText(toString(m_item->count()), m_countPosition.translated(Vec2F(screenPosition())));
-      context()->setFontMode(FontMode::Normal);
-      context()->setDefaultFont();
+      context()->clearTextStyle();
     }
 
   } else if (m_drawBackingImageWhenEmpty && m_backingImage != "") {
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarItemSlotWidget.hpp b/source/windowing/StarItemSlotWidget.hpp
index aaa4c9c..3827048 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarItemSlotWidget.hpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarItemSlotWidget.hpp
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ private:
   Vec2I m_durabilityOffset;
   RectI m_itemDraggableArea;
 
-  int m_fontSize;
-  String m_font;
-  Color m_fontColor;
+  TextStyle m_textStyle;
 
   WidgetCallbackFunc m_callback;
   WidgetCallbackFunc m_rightClickCallback;
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarLabelWidget.cpp b/source/windowing/StarLabelWidget.cpp
index 35f8618..3c1be8e 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarLabelWidget.cpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarLabelWidget.cpp
@@ -10,17 +10,14 @@ LabelWidget::LabelWidget(String text,
     VerticalAnchor const& vAnchor,
     Maybe<unsigned> wrapWidth,
     Maybe<float> lineSpacing)
-  : m_fontMode(FontMode::Normal),
-    m_color(color),
-    m_hAnchor(hAnchor),
+  : m_hAnchor(hAnchor),
     m_vAnchor(vAnchor),
-    m_wrapWidth(std::move(wrapWidth)),
-    m_lineSpacing(std::move(lineSpacing)) {
+    m_wrapWidth(std::move(wrapWidth)) {
   auto assets = Root::singleton().assets();
-  auto fontConfig = assets->json("/interface.config:font");
-  m_fontSize = fontConfig.getInt("baseSize");
-  m_processingDirectives = fontConfig.getString("defaultDirectives");
-  m_font = fontConfig.queryString("defaultFont", "");
+  m_style = assets->json("/interface.config:labelTextStyle");
+  m_style.color = color.toRgba();
+  if (lineSpacing)
+    m_style.lineSpacing = *lineSpacing;
   setText(std::move(text));
 }
 
@@ -38,16 +35,16 @@ void LabelWidget::setText(String newText) {
 }
 
 void LabelWidget::setFontSize(int fontSize) {
-  m_fontSize = fontSize;
+  m_style.fontSize = fontSize;
   updateTextRegion();
 }
 
 void LabelWidget::setFontMode(FontMode fontMode) {
-  m_fontMode = fontMode;
+  m_style.shadow = fontModeToColor(fontMode).toRgba();
 }
 
 void LabelWidget::setColor(Color newColor) {
-  m_color = std::move(newColor);
+  m_style.color = newColor.toRgba();
 }
 
 void LabelWidget::setAnchor(HorizontalAnchor hAnchor, VerticalAnchor vAnchor) {
@@ -62,12 +59,12 @@ void LabelWidget::setWrapWidth(Maybe<unsigned> wrapWidth) {
 }
 
 void LabelWidget::setLineSpacing(Maybe<float> lineSpacing) {
-  m_lineSpacing = std::move(lineSpacing);
+  m_style.lineSpacing = lineSpacing.value(DefaultLineSpacing);
   updateTextRegion();
 }
 
 void LabelWidget::setDirectives(String const& directives) {
-  m_processingDirectives = directives;
+  m_style.directives = directives;
   updateTextRegion();
 }
 
@@ -76,6 +73,12 @@ void LabelWidget::setTextCharLimit(Maybe<unsigned> charLimit) {
   updateTextRegion();
 }
 
+void LabelWidget::setTextStyle(TextStyle const& textStyle) {
+  m_style = textStyle;
+  updateTextRegion();
+}
+
+
 RectI LabelWidget::relativeBoundRect() const {
   return RectI(m_textRegion).translated(relativePosition());
 }
@@ -85,41 +88,14 @@ RectI LabelWidget::getScissorRect() const {
 }
 
 void LabelWidget::renderImpl() {
-  context()->setFont(m_font);
-  context()->setFontSize(m_fontSize);
-  context()->setFontMode(m_fontMode);
-  context()->setFontColor(m_color.toRgba());
-  context()->setFontProcessingDirectives(m_processingDirectives);
-
-  if (m_lineSpacing)
-    context()->setLineSpacing(*m_lineSpacing);
-  else
-    context()->setDefaultLineSpacing();
-
+  context()->setTextStyle(m_style);
   context()->renderInterfaceText(m_text, {Vec2F(screenPosition()), m_hAnchor, m_vAnchor, m_wrapWidth, m_textCharLimit});
-
-  context()->setDefaultFont();
-  context()->setFontMode(FontMode::Normal);
-  context()->setFontProcessingDirectives("");
-  context()->setDefaultLineSpacing();
 }
 
 void LabelWidget::updateTextRegion() {
-  context()->setFontSize(m_fontSize);
-  context()->setFontColor(m_color.toRgba());
-  context()->setFontProcessingDirectives(m_processingDirectives);
-  context()->setFont(m_font);
-  if (m_lineSpacing)
-    context()->setLineSpacing(*m_lineSpacing);
-  else
-    context()->setDefaultLineSpacing();
-
+  context()->setTextStyle(m_style);
   m_textRegion = RectI(context()->determineInterfaceTextSize(m_text, {Vec2F(), m_hAnchor, m_vAnchor, m_wrapWidth, m_textCharLimit}));
   setSize(m_textRegion.size());
-
-  context()->setDefaultFont();
-  context()->setFontProcessingDirectives("");
-  context()->setDefaultLineSpacing();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarLabelWidget.hpp b/source/windowing/StarLabelWidget.hpp
index a25e531..da65fb3 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarLabelWidget.hpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarLabelWidget.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public:
   void setLineSpacing(Maybe<float> lineSpacing);
   void setDirectives(String const& directives);
   void setTextCharLimit(Maybe<unsigned> charLimit);
+  void setTextStyle(TextStyle const& style);
 
   RectI relativeBoundRect() const override;
 
@@ -36,13 +37,9 @@ private:
   void updateTextRegion();
 
   String m_text;
-  int m_fontSize;
-  FontMode m_fontMode;
-  Color m_color;
+  TextStyle m_style;
   HorizontalAnchor m_hAnchor;
   VerticalAnchor m_vAnchor;
-  String m_processingDirectives;
-  String m_font;
   Maybe<unsigned> m_wrapWidth;
   Maybe<float> m_lineSpacing;
   Maybe<unsigned> m_textCharLimit;
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarPane.cpp b/source/windowing/StarPane.cpp
index 36e8435..9e1cd4f 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarPane.cpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarPane.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ Pane::Pane() {
   m_hasDisplayed = false;
 
   auto assets = Root::singleton().assets();
-  m_fontSize = assets->json("/interface.config:font.baseSize").toInt();
-  m_font = assets->json("/interface.config:font.defaultFont").toString();
+  m_textStyle = assets->json("/interface.config:paneTextStyle");
   m_iconOffset = jsonToVec2I(assets->json("/interface.config:paneIconOffset"));
   m_titleOffset = jsonToVec2I(assets->json("/interface.config:paneTitleOffset"));
   m_subTitleOffset = jsonToVec2I(assets->json("/interface.config:paneSubTitleOffset"));
@@ -436,15 +435,13 @@ void Pane::renderImpl() {
       m_context->resetInterfaceScissorRect();
     }
 
-    m_context->setFont(m_font);
-    m_context->setFontSize(m_fontSize);
+    m_context->setTextStyle(m_textStyle);
     m_context->setFontColor(m_titleColor.toRgba());
     m_context->setFontMode(FontMode::Shadow);
     m_context->renderInterfaceText(m_title, {headerPos + Vec2F(m_titleOffset)});
     m_context->setFontColor(m_subTitleColor.toRgba());
     m_context->renderInterfaceText(m_subTitle, {headerPos + Vec2F(m_subTitleOffset)});
-    m_context->setFontMode(FontMode::Normal);
-    m_context->setDefaultFont();
+    m_context->clearTextStyle();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarPane.hpp b/source/windowing/StarPane.hpp
index 1d1fc2a..c5ed505 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarPane.hpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarPane.hpp
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ protected:
   WidgetPtr m_icon;
   String m_title;
   String m_subTitle;
-  String m_font;
-  unsigned m_fontSize;
+  TextStyle m_textStyle;
   Vec2I m_iconOffset;
   Vec2I m_titleOffset;
   Vec2I m_subTitleOffset;
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarTextBoxWidget.cpp b/source/windowing/StarTextBoxWidget.cpp
index 984021d..41b4696 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarTextBoxWidget.cpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarTextBoxWidget.cpp
@@ -23,14 +23,11 @@ TextBoxWidget::TextBoxWidget(String const& startingText, String const& hint, Wid
   m_overfillMode = true;
 
   m_maxWidth = assets->json("/interface.config:textBoxDefaultWidth").toInt();
-  auto fontConfig = assets->json("/interface.config:font");
-  m_fontSize = fontConfig.getInt("baseSize");
-  m_processingDirectives = fontConfig.getString("defaultDirectives");
-  m_font = fontConfig.queryString("defaultFont", "");
-  m_color = Color::rgb(jsonToVec3B(fontConfig.getArray("defaultColor")));
+  auto fontConfig = assets->json("/interface.config:textBoxTextStyle");
+  m_textStyle = fontConfig;
 
   // Meh, padding is hard-coded here
-  setSize({m_maxWidth + 6, m_fontSize + 2});
+  setSize({m_maxWidth + 6, m_textStyle.fontSize + 2});
   m_cursorHoriz = jsonToVec2I(assets->json("/interface.config:textboxCursorHorizontal"));
   m_cursorVert = jsonToVec2I(assets->json("/interface.config:textboxCursorVertical"));
 }
@@ -48,20 +45,17 @@ void TextBoxWidget::renderImpl() {
   else if (m_hAnchor == HorizontalAnchor::RightAnchor)
     pos += Vec2F(size()[0], 0);
 
-  context()->setFont(m_font);
+  context()->setTextStyle(m_textStyle);
   if ((m_maxWidth != -1) && m_overfillMode) {
-    context()->setFontSize(m_fontSize);
     int shift = std::max(0, getCursorOffset() - m_maxWidth);
     pos += Vec2F(-shift, 0);
   }
 
-  context()->setFontSize(m_fontSize);
-  context()->setFontProcessingDirectives(m_processingDirectives);
   if (m_text.empty()) {
-    context()->setFontColor(m_color.mix(Color::rgbf(0.3f, 0.3f, 0.3f), 0.8f).mix(Color::rgbf(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f), blueRate).toRgba());
+    context()->setFontColor(Color::rgba(m_textStyle.color).mix(Color::rgbf(0.3f, 0.3f, 0.3f), 0.8f).mix(Color::rgbf(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f), blueRate).toRgba());
     context()->renderInterfaceText(m_hint, {pos, m_hAnchor, m_vAnchor});
   } else {
-    context()->setFontColor(m_color.mix(Color::rgbf(0, 0, 1), blueRate).toRgba());
+    context()->setFontColor(Color::rgba(m_textStyle.color).mix(Color::rgbf(0, 0, 1), blueRate).toRgba());
     if (m_textHidden) {
       String hiddenText('*', m_text.length());
       context()->renderInterfaceText(hiddenText, { pos, m_hAnchor, m_vAnchor });
@@ -69,22 +63,21 @@ void TextBoxWidget::renderImpl() {
     else
       context()->renderInterfaceText(m_text, { pos, m_hAnchor, m_vAnchor });
   }
-  context()->setDefaultFont();
-  context()->setFontProcessingDirectives("");
-  context()->setFontColor(Vec4B::filled(255));
+  context()->clearTextStyle();
 
   if (hasFocus()) {
     // render cursor
     float cc = 0.6f + 0.4f * std::sin((double)Time::monotonicMilliseconds() / 300.0);
     Color cursorColor = Color::rgbf(cc, cc, cc);
 
+    float fontSize = m_textStyle.fontSize;
     context()->drawInterfaceLine(
-        pos + Vec2F(getCursorOffset(), m_fontSize * m_cursorVert[0]),
-        pos + Vec2F(getCursorOffset(), m_fontSize * m_cursorVert[1]),
+        pos + Vec2F(getCursorOffset(), fontSize * m_cursorVert[0]),
+        pos + Vec2F(getCursorOffset(), fontSize * m_cursorVert[1]),
         cursorColor.toRgba());
     context()->drawInterfaceLine(
-        pos + Vec2F(getCursorOffset() + m_fontSize * m_cursorHoriz[0], m_fontSize * m_cursorVert[0]),
-        pos + Vec2F(getCursorOffset() + m_fontSize * m_cursorHoriz[1], m_fontSize * m_cursorVert[0]),
+        pos + Vec2F(getCursorOffset() + fontSize * m_cursorHoriz[0], fontSize * m_cursorVert[0]),
+        pos + Vec2F(getCursorOffset() + fontSize * m_cursorHoriz[1], fontSize * m_cursorVert[0]),
         cursorColor.toRgba());
   }
 
@@ -94,8 +87,7 @@ void TextBoxWidget::renderImpl() {
 
 int TextBoxWidget::getCursorOffset() { // horizontal only
   float scale;
-  context()->setFont(m_font);
-  context()->setFontSize(m_fontSize);
+  context()->setTextStyle(m_textStyle);
   if (m_hAnchor == HorizontalAnchor::LeftAnchor) {
     scale = 1.0;
   } else if (m_hAnchor == HorizontalAnchor::HMidAnchor) {
@@ -158,7 +150,7 @@ String const& TextBoxWidget::getText() const {
   return m_text;
 }
 
-bool TextBoxWidget::setText(String const& text, bool callback) {
+bool TextBoxWidget::setText(String const& text, bool callback, bool moveCursor) {
   if (m_text == text)
     return true;
 
@@ -166,7 +158,10 @@ bool TextBoxWidget::setText(String const& text, bool callback) {
     return false;
 
   m_text = text;
-  m_cursorOffset = m_text.size();
+  size_t size = m_text.size();
+  if (moveCursor || m_cursorOffset > size)
+    m_cursorOffset = size;
+
   m_repeatCode = SpecialRepeatKeyCodes::None;
   if (callback)
     m_callback(this);
@@ -190,20 +185,20 @@ void TextBoxWidget::setRegex(String const& regex) {
 }
 
 void TextBoxWidget::setColor(Color const& color) {
-  m_color = color;
+  m_textStyle.color = color.toRgba();
 }
 
 void TextBoxWidget::setDirectives(String const& directives) {
-  m_processingDirectives = directives;
+  m_textStyle.directives = directives;
 }
 
 void TextBoxWidget::setFontSize(int fontSize) {
-  m_fontSize = fontSize;
+  m_textStyle.fontSize = fontSize;
 }
 
 void TextBoxWidget::setMaxWidth(int maxWidth) {
   m_maxWidth = maxWidth;
-  setSize({m_maxWidth + 6, m_fontSize + 2});
+  setSize({m_maxWidth + 6, m_textStyle.fontSize + 2});
 }
 
 void TextBoxWidget::setOverfillMode(bool overtype) {
@@ -426,8 +421,7 @@ bool TextBoxWidget::newTextValid(String const& text) const {
   if (!text.regexMatch(m_regex))
     return false;
   if ((m_maxWidth != -1) && !m_overfillMode) {
-    context()->setFont(m_font);
-    context()->setFontSize(m_fontSize);
+    context()->setTextStyle(m_textStyle);
     return context()->stringInterfaceWidth(text) <= m_maxWidth;
   }
   return true;
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarTextBoxWidget.hpp b/source/windowing/StarTextBoxWidget.hpp
index 12294d5..5fed88e 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarTextBoxWidget.hpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarTextBoxWidget.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public:
   virtual void update(float dt) override;
 
   String const& getText() const;
-  bool setText(String const& text, bool callback = true);
+  bool setText(String const& text, bool callback = true, bool moveCursor = true);
 
   bool getHidden() const;
   void setHidden(bool hidden);
@@ -64,10 +64,7 @@ private:
   String m_regex;
   HorizontalAnchor m_hAnchor;
   VerticalAnchor m_vAnchor;
-  Color m_color;
-  String m_processingDirectives;
-  String m_font;
-  int m_fontSize;
+  TextStyle m_textStyle;
   int m_maxWidth;
   int m_cursorOffset;
   bool m_isHover;