ncl_gset_text_path (3) - Linux Manuals

ncl_gset_text_path: sets the text paths or directions

NAME

gset_text_path (Set text path) - sets the text paths or directions in which text is to be drawn.

SYNOPSIS

#include <ncarg/gks.h>

void gset_text_path(Gtext_path text_path);

DESCRIPTION

text_path

(Input) Gives the direction in which a character string is to be drawn. Options are:

GPATH_RIGHT

Draw successive characters in the string such that character n+l appears to the right of character n. This is text path "right" and is the default.

GPATH_LEFT

Draw character n+1 to the left of character n. This is text path "left".

GPATH_UP

Draw character n+1 above character n. This is text path "up".

GPATH_DOWN

Draw character n+1 below character n. This is text path "down".

The right, left, up, and down directions are relative to the character up vector. The right text path direction is perpendicular to the up vector direction. Thus, to draw a text string at a 45 degree angle the character up vector would be (-1,1), and the text path would be right .

ACCESS

To use the GKS C-binding routines, load the ncarg_gks and ncarg_c libraries.

COPYRIGHT

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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
The use of this Software is governed by a License Agreement.