TEXT (Plot text)
The TEXT command enables you to plot text on the map. The command line gives the text and the sub-command line may optionally be used to set new text characteristics.
Command Syntax:
att,height,width,space,slant,font
Command Parameters:
refp |
Reference point (0 - 11) from which to refer the following offsets. Default is reference point 1. |
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xoff,yoff |
Point at which to plot text. The default is the current position. |
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just |
Text justification |
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-1 |
left at xoff,yoff (Default). |
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0 |
Centered at xoff,yoff. |
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1 |
Right at xoff,yoff. |
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2 |
fully centered at xoff,yoff. |
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The following base line justifications require the second base line point to be defined by x2,y2 immediately following the text string: |
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3 |
left justified on base line |
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4 |
centered on base line |
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5 |
right justified on the base line |
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6 |
fully centered on the base line |
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7 |
Character width adjusted to fit text on base line |
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8 |
Character size adjusted to fit text on base line. |
"text string" |
The string of text to plot. (No default.) |
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angle |
Angle at which to plot the text in degrees counter-clockwise relative to the +X axis. This only applies to point justified text (-1,0,1 or 2). The default is 0. |
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x2,y2 |
The second point of the base line on which to plot the text. This point is only used for base line justified text (3,4,5,6,7 or 8). There is no default. |
Sub-Command Parameters:
att |
Attribute for text. |
height |
Character height. |
width |
Character width. |
space |
Character spacing. |
slant |
Slant of the characters in degrees from vertical. The default is the last slant specified. |
font |
Text font (default is current font). Refer to the FONT command for descriptions of the available fonts. |
Example
TEXT 2,0,4,0,"Map Title"
Plots "Map Title" centered 4 cm. above the bottom center of the map. The default text characteristics are used.
MGRP map_title,0,0
TEXT 8,-1,-5,8,"Map Title",,1,-5
tt,0.8,,,,tr
Plots "Map Title" justified to a base below the top centre of the map. Attribute tt is used with a text height of 0.8 cm and font tr (Triplex Roman).
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