TextPipeline::update_buffer return with early error on degenerate scale factor

crates/bevy_sprite/src/text2d.rs

@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ pub fn update_text2d_layout(
                 &mut font_system,
                 *hinting,
             ) {
-                Err(TextError::NoSuchFont) => {
+                Err(TextError::NoSuchFont | TextError::DegenerateScaleFactor) => {
                     // There was an error processing the text layout.
                     // Add this entity to the queue and reprocess it in the following frame
                     reprocess_queue.insert(entity);
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ pub fn update_text2d_layout(
                 | TextError::FailedToGetGlyphImage(_)
                 | TextError::MissingAtlasLayout
                 | TextError::MissingAtlasTexture
-                | TextError::InconsistentAtlasState),
+                | TextError::InconsistentAtlasState
+                | TextError::DegenerateScaleFactor),
             ) => {
                 panic!("Fatal error when processing text: {e}.");
             }

crates/bevy_text/src/error.rs

@@ -23,4 +23,7 @@ pub enum TextError {
     /// Failed to find glyph in atlas after it was added
     #[error("failed to find glyph in atlas after it was added")]
     InconsistentAtlasState,
+    #[error("scale factor <= 0")]
+    /// Text cannot be rendered for a scale factor <= zero.
+    DegenerateScaleFactor,
 }

crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs

@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ impl TextPipeline {
         font_system: &mut CosmicFontSystem,
         hinting: FontHinting,
     ) -> Result<(), TextError> {
+        if scale_factor <= 0.0 {
+            once!(warn!(
+                "Text scale factor is <= 0.0. No text will be displayed.",
+            ));
+
+            return Err(TextError::DegenerateScaleFactor);
+        }
+
         computed.needs_rerender = false;
 
         let font_system = &mut font_system.0;
@@ -163,7 +171,7 @@ impl TextPipeline {
             let face_info = FontFaceInfo { family_name };
 
             // Save spans that aren't zero-sized.
-            if scale_factor <= 0.0 || text_font.font_size <= 0.0 {
+            if text_font.font_size <= 0.0 {
                 once!(warn!(
                     "Text span {entity} has a font size <= 0.0. Nothing will be displayed.",
                 ));

crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs

@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ pub fn measure_text_system(
                 text_flags.needs_measure_fn = false;
                 text_flags.needs_recompute = true;
             }
-            Err(TextError::NoSuchFont) => {
+            Err(TextError::NoSuchFont | TextError::DegenerateScaleFactor) => {
                 // Try again next frame
                 text_flags.needs_measure_fn = true;
             }
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ pub fn text_system(
                 physical_node_size,
                 block.justify,
             ) {
-                Err(TextError::NoSuchFont) => {
+                Err(TextError::NoSuchFont | TextError::DegenerateScaleFactor) => {
                     // There was an error processing the text layout, try again next frame
                     text_flags.needs_recompute = true;
                 }