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'''Token size:''' 1 byte
 
'''Token size:''' 1 byte
  
'''Syntax:''' Text(Y,X,"whatever
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'''Syntax:''' Text([-1,]''y'',''x'',''value'')
  
Outputs the text in the small font to the screen and graphbuffer.
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Draws text on the graph screen.
  
 
== Outputs: ==
 
== Outputs: ==
  
Outputs the text in the small font to the screen and graphbuffer.
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''value'' will be displayed at ''x'',''y'' in the small font.  If the -1 is included, the large font will be used instead.  As with the other text-drawing commands, ''value'' can be a string, a list, a variable, or a matrix.
  
 
== Comments ==
 
== Comments ==
  
If you prefix the arguments with -1, the text will be in the large font.
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* If the string does not fit on the screen, the extra characters will be cut off.
 
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* ''x'' and ''y'' are measured in pixels, not characters (unlike [[83Plus:Basic:Graphics:Disp|Disp]] or [[83Plus:Basic:Graphics:Output(|Output]]).
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* The text will also be copied to the graph buffer.
  
 
== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==
  
 
  :Text(3,4,"This is in small font.")
 
  :Text(3,4,"This is in small font.")
 
 
  :Text(-1,4,3,"This is in BIG font.")
 
  :Text(-1,4,3,"This is in BIG font.")

Latest revision as of 14:34, 7 October 2006


Synopsis

Token size: 1 byte

Syntax: Text([-1,]y,x,value)

Draws text on the graph screen.

Outputs:

value will be displayed at x,y in the small font. If the -1 is included, the large font will be used instead. As with the other text-drawing commands, value can be a string, a list, a variable, or a matrix.

Comments

  • If the string does not fit on the screen, the extra characters will be cut off.
  • x and y are measured in pixels, not characters (unlike Disp or Output).
  • The text will also be copied to the graph buffer.

Examples

:Text(3,4,"This is in small font.")
:Text(-1,4,3,"This is in BIG font.")