Merge pull request #30 from FoamyGuy/magtag_example

adding MagTag example

Author: tannewt

examples/bitmap_font_label_magtag.py

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+"""
+This example uses addfruit_display_text.label to display text using a custom font
+loaded by adafruit_bitmap_font.
+Adapted for use on MagTag
+"""
+import time
+import board
+from adafruit_display_text import label
+from adafruit_bitmap_font import bitmap_font
+
+# use built in display (PyPortal, PyGamer, PyBadge, CLUE, etc.)
+# see guide for setting up external displays (TFT / OLED breakouts, RGB matrices, etc.)
+# https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-display-support-using-displayio/display-and-display-bus
+display = board.DISPLAY
+# wait until we can refresh the display
+time.sleep(display.time_to_refresh)
+
+# Set text, font, and color
+text = "HELLO WORLD\nbitmap_font example"
+font = bitmap_font.load_font("fonts/Arial-16.bdf")
+color = 0xFFFFFF
+background_color = 0x999999
+
+# Create the tet label
+text_area = label.Label(
+    font,
+    text=text,
+    color=color,
+    background_color=background_color,
+    padding_top=3,
+    padding_bottom=3,
+    padding_right=4,
+    padding_left=4,
+)
+text_area.line_spacing = 1.0
+# Set the location
+text_area.x = 20
+text_area.y = 20
+
+# Show it and refresh
+display.show(text_area)
+display.refresh()
+while True:
+    pass