Ability to stretch content (text) vertically

[appfamily]

Scenario: Creating a bunch of LED-signs for logistics company, need to display 4 - 5 chars visible from 10 - 30 meters away.

Hardware: Pimoroni 128x64 px display with Interstate 75W. Should be large enough.

Problem: When displaying text that utilizes the full width of the display there are wasted pixels above and below the text. I would like some way to stretch the text vertically. I realize that stretching too much would deform it and make it illegible.

I'm new to the Interstate 75W, familiar with programming on a hobby level. I'm sure there are workarounds but my Googling didn't give a clear answer. Grateful for any pointers so I don't waste time going down the wrong route, i.e. if custom bitmap fonts are the way to go I'll do it but maybe there is an easier workaround :)

graphics.set_font("sans")
graphics.set_thickness(5)
graphics.text("STO2", -3, 30, scale=1.7)

[Gadgetoid]

Using PicoVector and a custom font might be a better choice, we have a few to choose from: https://github.com/pimoroni/picovector-fonts/releases

PicoVector, in its current state, wraps PicoGraphics and gives you vector drawing options, with anti-aliasing. Should be particularly good for text. There is some documentation for this: https://github.com/pimoroni/pimoroni-pico/tree/main/micropython/modules/picovector#text-fonts-and-text-metrics

from picovector import PicoVector

vector = PicoVector(graphics)

vector.set_font("font_file", 24)
vector.text("STO2", 0, 0)