remove the MinecraftFont toggle and always draw text shadows

the toggle existed to switch back to the vanilla font, but disabling it
left every label without a shadow which read as a bug. the setting,
its visibility hooks and FrosFont's vanilla-mode read are gone; Font
and FontSize now always apply, and every label draws its shadow in both
the custom font and the vanilla fallback path. a stale MinecraftFont key
in old configs is ignored by the loader and disappears on next save.
chat and command output keep the untouched vanilla font without shadows

src/main/java/cc/fros/features/gui/FrosGui.java

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import cc.fros.Fros;
 import cc.fros.features.Feature;
 import cc.fros.features.gui.items.buttons.ModuleButton;
 import cc.fros.features.modules.Module;
+import cc.fros.features.modules.client.ClickGuiModule;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiGraphics;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.screens.Screen;
@@ -84,27 +85,39 @@ public class FrosGui extends Screen {
         }
 
         context.fill(0, 0, context.guiWidth(), context.guiHeight(), new Color(0, 0, 0, 120).hashCode());
-        this.widgets.forEach(components -> components.drawScreen(context, mouseX, mouseY, delta));
+
+        // scale the whole clickgui; widgets work in layout units so mouse
+        // coordinates are divided back down before they reach them
+        float scale = ClickGuiModule.scale();
+        int layoutX = (int) (mouseX / scale);
+        int layoutY = (int) (mouseY / scale);
+        context.pose().pushMatrix();
+        context.pose().scale(scale, scale);
+        this.widgets.forEach(components -> components.drawScreen(context, layoutX, layoutY, delta));
+        context.pose().popMatrix();
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean mouseClicked(MouseButtonEvent click, boolean doubled) {
-        this.widgets.forEach(components -> components.mouseClicked((int) click.x(), (int) click.y(), click.button()));
+        float scale = ClickGuiModule.scale();
+        this.widgets.forEach(components -> components.mouseClicked((int) (click.x() / scale), (int) (click.y() / scale), click.button()));
         return super.mouseClicked(click, doubled);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean mouseReleased(MouseButtonEvent click) {
-        this.widgets.forEach(components -> components.mouseReleased((int) click.x(), (int) click.y(), click.button()));
+        float scale = ClickGuiModule.scale();
+        this.widgets.forEach(components -> components.mouseReleased((int) (click.x() / scale), (int) (click.y() / scale), click.button()));
         return super.mouseReleased(click);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean mouseScrolled(double mouseX, double mouseY, double horizontalAmount, double verticalAmount) {
+        int step = Math.max(1, Math.round((float) (10 / ClickGuiModule.scale())));
         if (verticalAmount < 0) {
-            this.widgets.forEach(component -> component.setY(component.getY() - 10));
+            this.widgets.forEach(component -> component.setY(component.getY() - step));
         } else if (verticalAmount > 0) {
-            this.widgets.forEach(component -> component.setY(component.getY() + 10));
+            this.widgets.forEach(component -> component.setY(component.getY() + step));
         }
         return super.mouseScrolled(mouseX, mouseY, horizontalAmount, verticalAmount);
     }
@@ -133,10 +146,6 @@ public class FrosGui extends Screen {
         return this.widgets;
     }
 
-    public int getTextOffset() {
-        return -6;
-    }
-
     public static Color getColorClipboard() {
         return colorClipboard;
     }

src/main/java/cc/fros/features/gui/HudEditorScreen.java

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import cc.fros.Fros;
 import cc.fros.features.Feature;
 import cc.fros.features.gui.items.buttons.ModuleButton;
 import cc.fros.features.modules.Module;
+import cc.fros.features.modules.client.ClickGuiModule;
 import cc.fros.features.modules.client.HudModule;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiGraphics;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.screens.Screen;
@@ -40,27 +41,37 @@ public class HudEditorScreen extends Screen {
     @Override
     public void render(GuiGraphics context, int mouseX, int mouseY, float delta) {
         anyHover = false;
-        this.components.forEach(component -> component.drawScreen(context, mouseX, mouseY, delta));
+        // same ui scale treatment as the clickgui
+        float scale = ClickGuiModule.scale();
+        int layoutX = (int) (mouseX / scale);
+        int layoutY = (int) (mouseY / scale);
+        context.pose().pushMatrix();
+        context.pose().scale(scale, scale);
+        this.components.forEach(component -> component.drawScreen(context, layoutX, layoutY, delta));
+        context.pose().popMatrix();
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean mouseClicked(MouseButtonEvent click, boolean doubled) {
-        this.components.forEach(component -> component.mouseClicked((int) click.x(), (int) click.y(), click.button()));
+        float scale = ClickGuiModule.scale();
+        this.components.forEach(component -> component.mouseClicked((int) (click.x() / scale), (int) (click.y() / scale), click.button()));
         return super.mouseClicked(click, doubled);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean mouseReleased(MouseButtonEvent click) {
-        this.components.forEach(component -> component.mouseReleased((int) click.x(), (int) click.y(), click.button()));
+        float scale = ClickGuiModule.scale();
+        this.components.forEach(component -> component.mouseReleased((int) (click.x() / scale), (int) (click.y() / scale), click.button()));
         return super.mouseReleased(click);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean mouseScrolled(double mouseX, double mouseY, double horizontalAmount, double verticalAmount) {
+        int step = Math.max(1, Math.round((float) (10 / ClickGuiModule.scale())));
         if (verticalAmount < 0) {
-            this.components.forEach(component -> component.setY(component.getY() - 10));
+            this.components.forEach(component -> component.setY(component.getY() - step));
         } else if (verticalAmount > 0) {
-            this.components.forEach(component -> component.setY(component.getY() + 10));
+            this.components.forEach(component -> component.setY(component.getY() + step));
         }
         return super.mouseScrolled(mouseX, mouseY, horizontalAmount, verticalAmount);
     }

src/main/java/cc/fros/features/gui/Widget.java

@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ public class Widget
         RenderUtil.rect(context, this.x, headerTop, this.x + this.width, panelBottom, 0x99000000, 1.0f);
         context.fill(this.x, headerBottom - 1, this.x + this.width, headerBottom, accent);
 
-        drawString(this.getName(), (float) this.x + 3.0f, (float) this.y - 4.0f - (float) FrosGui.getClickGui().getTextOffset(), -1);
+        drawString(this.getName(), (float) this.x + 3.0f,
+                (headerTop + headerBottom) / 2f - FrosFont.visualCenter(), -1);
         ScissorUtil.enable(context, x, 0, x + width, mc.getWindow().getGuiScaledHeight());
 
         if (this.open) {
@@ -215,6 +216,6 @@ public class Widget
     }
 
     protected void drawString(String text, double x, double y, int color) {
-        FrosFont.draw(context, text, (int) x, (int) y, color, true);
+        FrosFont.draw(context, text, (int) x, (int) y, color);
     }
 }

src/main/java/cc/fros/features/gui/items/Item.java

@@ -80,7 +80,12 @@ public class Item
     }
 
     protected void drawString(GuiGraphics context, String text, double x, double y, int color) {
-        FrosFont.draw(context, text, (int) x, (int) y, color, true);
+        FrosFont.draw(context, text, (int) x, (int) y, color);
+    }
+
+    /** y coordinate that visually centers text inside this item */
+    protected float textY() {
+        return this.y + this.height / 2f - FrosFont.visualCenter();
     }
 
     public boolean isHovering(int mouseX, int mouseY) {

src/main/java/cc/fros/features/gui/items/buttons/BindButton.java

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cc.fros.features.gui.items.buttons;
 
 import cc.fros.Fros;
-import cc.fros.features.gui.FrosGui;
 import cc.fros.features.modules.client.ClickGuiModule;
 import cc.fros.features.settings.Bind;
 import cc.fros.features.settings.Setting;
@@ -29,10 +28,10 @@ public class BindButton
         int color = ClickGuiModule.getInstance().color.getValue().getRGB();
         RenderUtil.rect(context, this.x, this.y, this.x + (float) this.width + 7.4f, this.y + (float) this.height - 0.5f, this.getState() ? (!this.isHovering(mouseX, mouseY) ? 0x11555555 : -2007673515) : (!this.isHovering(mouseX, mouseY) ? Fros.colorManager.getColorWithAlpha(y, ClickGuiModule.getInstance().color.getValue().getAlpha()) : Fros.colorManager.getColorWithAlpha(y, ClickGuiModule.getInstance().topColor.getValue().getAlpha())));
         if (this.isListening) {
-            drawString(context, "Press a Key...", this.x + 2.3f, this.y - 1.7f - (float) FrosGui.getClickGui().getTextOffset(), -1);
+            drawString(context, "Press a Key...", this.x + 2.3f, textY(), -1);
         } else {
             String str = KeyboardUtil.getKeyName(setting.getValue());
-            drawString(context, this.setting.getName() + " " + ChatFormatting.GRAY + str, this.x + 2.3f, this.y - 1.7f - (float) FrosGui.getClickGui().getTextOffset(), this.getState() ? -1 : -5592406);
+            drawString(context, this.setting.getName() + " " + ChatFormatting.GRAY + str, this.x + 2.3f, textY(), this.getState() ? -1 : -5592406);
         }
     }
 

src/main/java/cc/fros/features/gui/items/buttons/BooleanButton.java

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cc.fros.features.gui.items.buttons;
 
 
 import cc.fros.Fros;
-import cc.fros.features.gui.FrosGui;
 import cc.fros.features.modules.client.ClickGuiModule;
 import cc.fros.features.settings.Setting;
 import cc.fros.util.render.RenderUtil;
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ public class BooleanButton
     @Override
     public void drawScreen(GuiGraphics context, int mouseX, int mouseY, float partialTicks) {
         RenderUtil.rect(context, this.x, this.y, this.x + (float) this.width + 7.4f, this.y + (float) this.height - 0.5f, this.getState() ? (!this.isHovering(mouseX, mouseY) ? Fros.colorManager.getColorWithAlpha(y, ClickGuiModule.getInstance().color.getValue().getAlpha()) : Fros.colorManager.getColorWithAlpha(y, ClickGuiModule.getInstance().topColor.getValue().getAlpha())) : (!this.isHovering(mouseX, mouseY) ? 0x11555555 : -2007673515));
-        drawString(context, this.getName(), this.x + 2.3f, this.y - 1.7f - (float) FrosGui.getClickGui().getTextOffset(), this.getState() ? -1 : -5592406);
+        drawString(context, this.getName(), this.x + 2.3f, textY(), this.getState() ? -1 : -5592406);
     }
 
     @Override

src/main/java/cc/fros/features/gui/items/buttons/Button.java

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class Button
     @Override
     public void drawScreen(GuiGraphics context, int mouseX, int mouseY, float partialTicks) {
         RenderUtil.rect(context, this.x, this.y, this.x + (float) this.width, this.y + (float) this.height - 0.5f, this.getState() ? (!this.isHovering(mouseX, mouseY) ? Fros.colorManager.getColorWithAlpha(y, ClickGuiModule.getInstance().color.getValue().getAlpha()) : Fros.colorManager.getColorWithAlpha(y, ClickGuiModule.getInstance().topColor.getValue().getAlpha())) : (!this.isHovering(mouseX, mouseY) ? 0x11555555 : -2007673515));
-        drawString(context, this.getName(), this.x + 2.3f, this.y - 2.0f - (float) FrosGui.getClickGui().getTextOffset(), this.getState() ? -1 : -5592406);
+        drawString(context, this.getName(), this.x + 2.3f, textY(), this.getState() ? -1 : -5592406);
     }
 
     @Override

src/main/java/cc/fros/features/gui/items/buttons/ColorButton.java

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class ColorButton extends Button {
                 this.x + (float) this.width + 5.0f, this.y + (float) this.height - 2.5f,
                 new Color(currentColor.getRGB(), false).getRGB());
 
-        drawString(context, this.getName(), this.x + 2.3f, this.y - 1.7f - (float) FrosGui.getClickGui().getTextOffset(), -1);
+        drawString(context, this.getName(), this.x + 2.3f, textY(), -1);
 
         if (open) {
             float yOffset = this.height + 1;
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ public class ColorButton extends Button {
             int buttonWidth = availableWidth / 2;
             RenderUtil.rect(context, pickerX, this.y + yOffset, pickerX + buttonWidth, this.y + yOffset + 14,
                     hoveringCopy ? Fros.colorManager.getColorWithAlpha(y, ClickGuiModule.getInstance().topColor.getValue().getAlpha()) : 0x11555555);
-            drawString(context, "Copy", pickerX + buttonWidth / 2.0 - FrosFont.width("Copy") / 2.0, this.y + yOffset + 3, -1);
+            drawString(context, "Copy", pickerX + buttonWidth / 2.0 - FrosFont.width("Copy") / 2.0, this.y + yOffset + 7f - FrosFont.visualCenter(), -1);
             hoveringCopy = isHoveringArea(mouseX, mouseY, pickerX, this.y + yOffset, pickerX + buttonWidth, this.y + yOffset + 14);
 
             RenderUtil.rect(context, pickerX + buttonWidth + 1, this.y + yOffset, pickerX + buttonWidth * 2 + 1, this.y + yOffset + 14,
                     hoveringPaste ? Fros.colorManager.getColorWithAlpha(y, ClickGuiModule.getInstance().topColor.getValue().getAlpha()) : 0x11555555);
-            drawString(context, "Paste", pickerX + buttonWidth + buttonWidth / 2.0 - FrosFont.width("Paste") / 2.0 + 1, this.y + yOffset + 3, -1);
+            drawString(context, "Paste", pickerX + buttonWidth + buttonWidth / 2.0 - FrosFont.width("Paste") / 2.0 + 1, this.y + yOffset + 7f - FrosFont.visualCenter(), -1);
             hoveringPaste = isHoveringArea(mouseX, mouseY, pickerX + buttonWidth + 1, this.y + yOffset, pickerX + buttonWidth * 2 + 1, this.y + yOffset + 14);
         }
     }

src/main/java/cc/fros/features/gui/items/buttons/EnumButton.java

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cc.fros.features.gui.items.buttons;
 
 
 import cc.fros.Fros;
-import cc.fros.features.gui.FrosGui;
 import cc.fros.features.modules.client.ClickGuiModule;
 import cc.fros.features.settings.Setting;
 import cc.fros.util.render.RenderUtil;
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ public class EnumButton
     @Override
     public void drawScreen(GuiGraphics context, int mouseX, int mouseY, float partialTicks) {
         RenderUtil.rect(context, this.x, this.y, this.x + (float) this.width + 7.4f, this.y + (float) this.height - 0.5f, this.getState() ? (!this.isHovering(mouseX, mouseY) ? Fros.colorManager.getColorWithAlpha(y, ClickGuiModule.getInstance().color.getValue().getAlpha()) : Fros.colorManager.getColorWithAlpha(y, ClickGuiModule.getInstance().topColor.getValue().getAlpha())) : (!this.isHovering(mouseX, mouseY) ? 0x11555555 : -2007673515));
-        drawString(context, this.setting.getName() + " " + ChatFormatting.GRAY + (this.setting.currentEnumName().equalsIgnoreCase("ABC") ? "ABC" : this.setting.currentEnumName()), this.x + 2.3f, this.y - 1.7f - (float) FrosGui.getClickGui().getTextOffset(), this.getState() ? -1 : -5592406);
+        drawString(context, this.setting.getName() + " " + ChatFormatting.GRAY + (this.setting.currentEnumName().equalsIgnoreCase("ABC") ? "ABC" : this.setting.currentEnumName()), this.x + 2.3f, textY(), this.getState() ? -1 : -5592406);
     }
 
     @Override

src/main/java/cc/fros/features/gui/items/buttons/Slider.java

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class Slider
         this.dragSetting(mouseX, mouseY);
         RenderUtil.rect(context, this.x, this.y, this.x + (float) this.width + 7.4f, this.y + (float) this.height - 0.5f, !(this.dragging || this.isHovering(mouseX, mouseY)) ? 0x11555555 : -2007673515);
         RenderUtil.rect(context, this.x, this.y, (this.setting.getValue()).floatValue() <= this.min.floatValue() ? this.x : this.x + ((float) this.width + 7.4f) * this.partialMultiplier(), this.y + (float) this.height - 0.5f, !(this.dragging || this.isHovering(mouseX, mouseY)) ? Fros.colorManager.getColorWithAlpha(y, ClickGuiModule.getInstance().color.getValue().getAlpha()) : Fros.colorManager.getColorWithAlpha(y, ClickGuiModule.getInstance().topColor.getValue().getAlpha()));
-        drawString(context, this.getName() + " " + ChatFormatting.GRAY + (this.setting.getValue() instanceof Float ? this.setting.getValue() : Double.valueOf((this.setting.getValue()).doubleValue())), this.x + 2.3f, this.y - 1.7f - (float) FrosGui.getClickGui().getTextOffset(), -1);
+        drawString(context, this.getName() + " " + ChatFormatting.GRAY + (this.setting.getValue() instanceof Float ? this.setting.getValue() : Double.valueOf((this.setting.getValue()).doubleValue())), this.x + 2.3f, textY(), -1);
     }
 
     @Override

src/main/java/cc/fros/features/gui/items/buttons/StringButton.java

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cc.fros.features.gui.items.buttons;
 
 import cc.fros.Fros;
-import cc.fros.features.gui.FrosGui;
 import cc.fros.features.modules.client.ClickGuiModule;
 import cc.fros.features.settings.Setting;
 import cc.fros.util.models.Timer;
@@ -38,9 +37,9 @@ public class StringButton
     public void drawScreen(GuiGraphics context, int mouseX, int mouseY, float partialTicks) {
         RenderUtil.rect(context, this.x, this.y, this.x + (float) this.width + 7.4f, this.y + (float) this.height - 0.5f, this.getState() ? (!this.isHovering(mouseX, mouseY) ? Fros.colorManager.getColorWithAlpha(y, ClickGuiModule.getInstance().color.getValue().getAlpha()) : Fros.colorManager.getColorWithAlpha(y, ClickGuiModule.getInstance().topColor.getValue().getAlpha())) : (!this.isHovering(mouseX, mouseY) ? 0x11555555 : -2007673515));
         if (this.isListening) {
-            drawString(context, this.currentString.string() + getIdleSign(), this.x + 2.3f, this.y - 1.7f - (float) FrosGui.getClickGui().getTextOffset(), this.getState() ? -1 : -5592406);
+            drawString(context, this.currentString.string() + getIdleSign(), this.x + 2.3f, textY(), this.getState() ? -1 : -5592406);
         } else {
-            drawString(context, (this.setting.getName().equals("Buttons") ? "Buttons " : (this.setting.getName().equals("Prefix") ? "Prefix  " + ChatFormatting.GRAY : "")) + this.setting.getValue(), this.x + 2.3f, this.y - 1.7f - (float) FrosGui.getClickGui().getTextOffset(), this.getState() ? -1 : -5592406);
+            drawString(context, (this.setting.getName().equals("Buttons") ? "Buttons " : (this.setting.getName().equals("Prefix") ? "Prefix  " + ChatFormatting.GRAY : "")) + this.setting.getValue(), this.x + 2.3f, textY(), this.getState() ? -1 : -5592406);
         }
     }
 

src/main/java/cc/fros/features/modules/client/ClickGuiModule.java

@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ import static cc.fros.features.commands.MessageSignatures.GENERAL;
 public class ClickGuiModule extends Module {
     private static ClickGuiModule INSTANCE;
 
-    public final Setting<Boolean> minecraftFont = bool("MinecraftFont", false);
     public final Setting<String> font = str("Font", "SansSerif");
     public final Setting<Integer> fontSize = num("FontSize", 10, 6, 24);
+    public final Setting<Float> guiScale = num("GUIScale", 1.0f, 0.5f, 2.0f);
     public final Setting<String> prefix = str("Prefix", ".");
     public final Setting<Color> color = color("Color", 0, 0, 255, 180);
     public final Setting<Color> topColor = color("TopColor", 0, 0, 150, 240);
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ public class ClickGuiModule extends Module {
     public ClickGuiModule() {
         super("ClickGui", "Opens the ClickGui", Module.Category.CLIENT);
         setBind(GLFW.GLFW_KEY_RIGHT_SHIFT);
-        font.setVisibility(v -> !minecraftFont.getValue());
-        fontSize.setVisibility(v -> !minecraftFont.getValue() && !font.getValue().isEmpty());
+        fontSize.setVisibility(v -> !font.getValue().isEmpty());
         rainbowHue.setVisibility(v -> rainbow.getValue());
         rainbowBrightness.setVisibility(v -> rainbow.getValue());
         rainbowSaturation.setVisibility(v -> rainbow.getValue());
@@ -75,4 +74,9 @@ public class ClickGuiModule extends Module {
     public static ClickGuiModule getInstance() {
         return INSTANCE;
     }
+
+    /** ui scale factor applied to the client's own hud and clickgui */
+    public static float scale() {
+        return INSTANCE == null ? 1f : Math.max(0.5f, INSTANCE.guiScale.getValue());
+    }
 }

src/main/java/cc/fros/features/modules/client/HudModule.java

@@ -13,9 +13,16 @@ import cc.fros.util.render.RenderUtil;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.screens.ChatScreen;
 import org.joml.Vector2f;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 public abstract class HudModule extends Module {
     public final Setting<Vector2f> pos = vec2f("Position", 0.5f, 0.5f);
 
+    /** grid snap lines (gui units) for dragged hud elements */
+    private static final float SNAP_GRID = 4f;
+    /** how close a dragged element gets to another's edge/center before it attracts */
+    private static final float SNAP_RANGE = 4f;
+
     private float dragX, dragY, width, height;
     private boolean dragging, button;
 
@@ -30,19 +37,36 @@ public abstract class HudModule extends Module {
     }
 
     public float getY() {
+        float scaledHeight = getHeight() * ClickGuiModule.scale();
         float heightWithChat = mc.getWindow().getGuiScaledHeight() - 14;
         float baseY = mc.getWindow().getGuiScaledHeight() * pos.getValue().y();
-        float combined = baseY + getHeight();
+        float combined = baseY + scaledHeight;
 
         if (mc.screen instanceof ChatScreen) {
-            baseY = Math.min(combined, heightWithChat) - getHeight();
+            baseY = Math.min(combined, heightWithChat) - scaledHeight;
         }
         return baseY;
     }
 
     @Subscribe
     public void onRender2DHud(Render2DEvent e) {
-        render(e);
+        float scale = ClickGuiModule.scale();
+        if (scale == 1f) {
+            render(e);
+            return;
+        }
+        // scale the element about its own position anchor so content,
+        // editor box and hover label all grow together
+        float anchorX = getX();
+        float anchorY = getY();
+        e.getContext().pose().pushMatrix();
+        e.getContext().pose().translate(anchorX * (1f - scale), anchorY * (1f - scale));
+        e.getContext().pose().scale(scale, scale);
+        try {
+            render(e);
+        } finally {
+            e.getContext().pose().popMatrix();
+        }
     }
 
     @Subscribe
@@ -75,12 +99,16 @@ public abstract class HudModule extends Module {
             }
 
             if (dragging) {
-                float finalX = Math.min(Math.max(getMouseX() - dragX, 0),
-                        mc.getWindow().getGuiScaledWidth() - width);
-                float finalY = Math.min(Math.max(getMouseY() - dragY, 0),
-                        mc.getWindow().getGuiScaledHeight() - height);
+                float scale = ClickGuiModule.scale();
+                float maxX = mc.getWindow().getGuiScaledWidth() - width * scale;
+                float maxY = mc.getWindow().getGuiScaledHeight() - height * scale;
+                float rawX = Math.min(Math.max(getMouseX() - dragX, 0), maxX);
+                float rawY = Math.min(Math.max(getMouseY() - dragY, 0), maxY);
+                // snap to other elements first, grid otherwise, then re-clamp
+                float snappedX = Math.min(Math.max(snapAxis(rawX, width * scale, true, scale), 0), maxX);
+                float snappedY = Math.min(Math.max(snapAxis(rawY, height * scale, false, scale), 0), maxY);
 
-                pos.setValue(new Vector2f(finalX, finalY)
+                pos.setValue(new Vector2f(snappedX, snappedY)
                         .div(mc.getWindow().getGuiScaledWidth(), mc.getWindow().getGuiScaledHeight()));
             }
         } else {
@@ -95,12 +123,14 @@ public abstract class HudModule extends Module {
         if (shouldDrawDescription) {
             int textWidth = FrosFont.width(getName());
             int textHeight = FrosFont.lineHeight();
+            float scale = ClickGuiModule.scale();
             float textX = x + width + 5;
-            if (textX + textWidth > mc.getWindow().getGuiScaledWidth()) {
+            // the label is drawn inside the element's scale transform
+            if (x + (textX + textWidth - x) * scale > mc.getWindow().getGuiScaledWidth()) {
                 textX = x - 5 - textWidth;
             }
             FrosFont.draw(e.getContext(), getName(),
-                    (int) textX, (int) (y + height / 2f - textHeight / 2f), -1, true);
+                    (int) textX, (int) (y + height / 2f - textHeight / 2f), -1);
             HudEditorScreen.getInstance().anyHover = true;
         }
 
@@ -129,9 +159,47 @@ public abstract class HudModule extends Module {
         float y = getY();
         int mouseX = getMouseX();
         int mouseY = getMouseY();
+        float scale = ClickGuiModule.scale();
 
-        return mouseX >= x - 1 && mouseX <= x + width + 1 &&
-                mouseY >= y - 1 && mouseY <= y + height + 1;
+        return mouseX >= x - 1 && mouseX <= x + width * scale + 1 &&
+                mouseY >= y - 1 && mouseY <= y + height * scale + 1;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Drags on to another visible hud element's left/center/right (or
+     * top/middle/bottom) when within {@link #SNAP_RANGE}; otherwise rounds
+     * onto the {@link #SNAP_GRID} grid so everything stays tidy.
+     */
+    private float snapAxis(float position, float size, boolean horizontal, float scale) {
+        float bestDelta = 0f;
+        boolean aligned = false;
+
+        for (HudModule other : hudModules()) {
+            if (other == this || !other.isEnabled()) continue;
+            float otherPos = horizontal ? other.getX() : other.getY();
+            float otherSize = horizontal ? other.getWidth() * scale : other.getHeight() * scale;
+            float[] mine = {position, position + size / 2f, position + size};
+            float[] theirs = {otherPos, otherPos + otherSize / 2f, otherPos + otherSize};
+            for (float mineAnchor : mine) {
+                for (float theirAnchor : theirs) {
+                    float delta = theirAnchor - mineAnchor;
+                    if (Math.abs(delta) <= SNAP_RANGE && (!aligned || Math.abs(delta) < Math.abs(bestDelta))) {
+                        bestDelta = delta;
+                        aligned = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (aligned) return position + bestDelta;
+        return Math.round(position / SNAP_GRID) * SNAP_GRID;
+    }
+
+    private static List<HudModule> hudModules() {
+        return Fros.moduleManager.stream()
+                .filter(module -> module instanceof HudModule)
+                .map(module -> (HudModule) module)
+                .toList();
     }
 
     public float getWidth() {

src/main/java/cc/fros/util/render/FrosFont.java

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public final class FrosFont {
     private static final List<Identifier> PENDING_RELEASE = new ArrayList<>();
     private static long lastQueuedAt;
 
-    private record Key(int color, String text) {
+    private record Key(int color, String text, boolean shadow) {
     }
 
     private record Glyph(Identifier id, int width, int height) {
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ public final class FrosFont {
     private static FontMetrics metrics;
     private static String loadedName;
     private static float loadedSize = Float.NaN;
-    private static int loadedScale = 1;
+    private static float loadedScale = 1;
+    /** raster pixels from the top of a line box to the middle of the cap band */
+    private static float visualCenterRaster = 4f;
     private static long lastAttempt;
     private static int glyphCounter;
 
@@ -110,19 +112,21 @@ public final class FrosFont {
 
     /** converts a raster pixel measurement to gui units */
     private static int toGui(int pixels) {
-        return (pixels + loadedScale - 1) / loadedScale;
+        return (int) Math.ceil(pixels / (double) loadedScale);
     }
 
-    private static int currentScale() {
+    private static float currentScale() {
         try {
-            return Math.max(1, (int) Math.round(mc.getWindow().getGuiScale()));
+            // one raster pixel per screen pixel, following both mc's gui scale
+            // and the client's own ui scale slider
+            return Math.max(0.5f, (float) (mc.getWindow().getGuiScale() * ClickGuiModule.scale()));
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            return 1;
+            return 1f;
         }
     }
 
     public static void draw(GuiGraphics context, String text, int x, int y, int color) {
-        draw(context, text, x, y, color, false);
+        draw(context, text, x, y, color, true);
     }
 
     public static void draw(GuiGraphics context, String text, int x, int y, int color, boolean shadow) {
@@ -132,29 +136,28 @@ public final class FrosFont {
             context.drawString(mc.font, text, x, y, color, shadow);
             return;
         }
-        if (shadow) drawGlyphs(context, text, x + 1, y + 1, shadowColor(color));
-        drawGlyphs(context, text, x, y, color);
+        if (shadow) drawGlyphs(context, text, x + 1, y + 1, color, true);
+        drawGlyphs(context, text, x, y, color, false);
     }
 
     public static void draw(GuiGraphics context, Component component, int x, int y, int color) {
         if (component == null) return;
         sync();
         if (awtFont == null) {
-            context.drawString(mc.font, component, x, y, color);
+            context.drawString(mc.font, component, x, y, color, true);
             return;
         }
-        draw(context, toCodeString(component), x, y, color, false);
+        draw(context, toCodeString(component), x, y, color);
     }
 
     // --- loading ---
 
     private static void sync() {
         ClickGuiModule gui = ClickGuiModule.getInstance();
-        boolean vanilla = gui != null && gui.minecraftFont.getValue();
-        String name = gui == null || vanilla ? "" : gui.font.getValue();
+        String name = gui == null ? "" : gui.font.getValue();
         int size = gui == null ? 10 : gui.fontSize.getValue();
         if (name == null) name = "";
-        int scale = currentScale();
+        float scale = currentScale();
 
         boolean changed = !Objects.equals(name, loadedName) || size != loadedSize || scale != loadedScale;
         if (!changed) {
@@ -166,7 +169,7 @@ public final class FrosFont {
         reset(name, size, scale, changed);
     }
 
-    private static void reset(String name, float size, int scale, boolean verbose) {
+    private static void reset(String name, float size, float scale, boolean verbose) {
         loadedName = name;
         loadedSize = size;
         loadedScale = scale;
@@ -210,10 +213,33 @@ public final class FrosFont {
         Graphics2D graphics = probe.createGraphics();
         graphics.setFont(awtFont);
         metrics = graphics.getFontMetrics();
+        // distance from the top of the line box to the middle of the cap band:
+        // drawString puts the baseline at metrics.getAscent(), and "A" spans
+        // from the baseline up to the cap line
+        java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D capBounds = awtFont
+                .createGlyphVector(graphics.getFontRenderContext(), "A")
+                .getVisualBounds();
+        float capHeight = (float) capBounds.getHeight();
+        if (capHeight <= 0f || capHeight > metrics.getAscent()) {
+            capHeight = metrics.getAscent();
+        }
+        visualCenterRaster = metrics.getAscent() - capHeight / 2f;
         graphics.dispose();
         if (verbose) LOGGER.info("{} ({}pt)", source, size);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Distance from the top of a line box down to the visual center of its
+     * text (middle of the cap band), in gui units. lets callers center labels
+     * by what the eye sees instead of the line box, and behaves the same for
+     * the custom font and the vanilla fallback.
+     */
+    public static float visualCenter() {
+        sync();
+        if (awtFont == null) return mc.font.lineHeight / 2f - 1f;
+        return visualCenterRaster / loadedScale;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Resolves java's logical fonts (guaranteed on every os) and any font
      * family already installed on the system, without needing a file.
@@ -286,12 +312,12 @@ public final class FrosFont {
 
     // --- rasterizing ---
 
-    private static void drawGlyphs(GuiGraphics context, String text, int x, int y, int color) {
+    private static void drawGlyphs(GuiGraphics context, String text, int x, int y, int color, boolean shadow) {
         flushReleases();
-        Key key = new Key(color, text);
+        Key key = new Key(color, text, shadow);
         Glyph glyph = GLYPHS.get(key);
         if (glyph == null) {
-            glyph = createGlyph(text, color);
+            glyph = createGlyph(text, color, shadow);
             if (glyph == null) return;
             GLYPHS.put(key, glyph);
         }
@@ -308,11 +334,11 @@ public final class FrosFont {
         context.pose().popMatrix();
     }
 
-    private static Glyph createGlyph(String text, int baseColor) {
+    private static Glyph createGlyph(String text, int baseColor, boolean shadow) {
         String plain = stripCodes(text);
         if (plain.isEmpty()) return null;
 
-        int pad = loadedScale;
+        int pad = Math.max(1, Math.round(loadedScale));
         int width = Math.max(1, metrics.stringWidth(plain));
         int height = metrics.getHeight();
         int imageWidth = width + 2 * pad;
@@ -322,7 +348,7 @@ public final class FrosFont {
         Graphics2D graphics = image.createGraphics();
         graphics.setFont(awtFont);
         graphics.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_TEXT_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_ON);
-        drawSegments(graphics, text, baseColor);
+        drawSegments(graphics, text, baseColor, shadow);
         graphics.dispose();
 
         NativeImage nativeImage = new NativeImage(imageWidth, imageHeight, false);
@@ -344,8 +370,8 @@ public final class FrosFont {
         return new Glyph(id, imageWidth, imageHeight);
     }
 
-    private static void drawSegments(Graphics2D graphics, String text, int baseColor) {
-        int baseline = metrics.getAscent() + loadedScale;
+    private static void drawSegments(Graphics2D graphics, String text, int baseColor, boolean shadow) {
+        int baseline = metrics.getAscent() + Math.round(loadedScale);
         int cursor = 1;
         int current = baseColor;
         int segmentStart = 0;
@@ -353,7 +379,10 @@ public final class FrosFont {
 
         while (i < text.length()) {
             if (text.charAt(i) == '\u00A7' && i + 1 < text.length()) {
-                cursor = flush(graphics, text, segmentStart, i, cursor, current, baseline);
+                // colored segments darken like vanilla's shadows do, instead
+                // of punching through at full brightness
+                cursor = flush(graphics, text, segmentStart, i, cursor,
+                        shadow ? shadowColor(current) : current, baseline);
 
                 char code = Character.toLowerCase(text.charAt(i + 1));
                 i += 2;
@@ -381,7 +410,8 @@ public final class FrosFont {
             }
             i++;
         }
-        flush(graphics, text, segmentStart, text.length(), cursor, current, baseline);
+        flush(graphics, text, segmentStart, text.length(), cursor,
+                shadow ? shadowColor(current) : current, baseline);
     }
 
     private static int flush(Graphics2D graphics, String text, int start, int end, int cursor, int color, int baseline) {