TXTB (Plot a file of text)

The TXTB command plots text from a file as a text block. The command line gives the text file name and the sub-command line may optionally be used to set new text characteristics.

Command Syntax:

TXTB refp,xoff,yoff,just,dy,file

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.)

xoff,yoff

Point at which to plot text. The default is the current att position.

just

Text justification 

 

-1    left justify at xoff,yoff (Default). 

 

0     Centered at xoff,yoff. 

 

1     right justified at xoff,yoff.

dy

The line spacing. The default is 1.5 times the text height.

file

The name of an ASCII file containing the text.

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
MDFF m1

TXTB 3,-10,40,-1,NOTES.DAT

Plots the text in file NOTES.DAT along the right margin of the map. The current default text characteristics are used.

  • This command is part of the MAPPLOT GX.