TEXTPROPERTIES Text Object Properties
Section: Handle-Based Graphics
Usage
Below is a summary of the properties for a text object.-
boundingbox-four vector- The size of the bounding box containing the text (in pixels). May contain negative values if the text is slanted. -
children- Not used. -
string-string- The text contained in the label. -
extent- Not used. -
horizontalalignment-{'left','center','right'}- Controls the alignment of the text relative to the specified position point. -
position-three vector- The position of the label in axis coordinates. -
rotation-scalar- The rotation angle (in degrees) of the label. -
units- Not used. -
verticalalignment-{'top','bottom','middle'}- Controls the alignment fo the text relative to the specified position point in the vertical position. -
backgroundcolor-colorspec- The color used to fill in the background rectangle for the label. Normally this isnone. -
edgecolor-colorspec- The color used to draw the bounding rectangle for the label. Normally this isnone. -
linewidth-scalar- The width of the line used to draw the border. -
linestyle-{'-','--',':','-.','none'}- The style of the line used to draw the border. -
margin-scalar- The amount of spacing to place around the text as padding when drawing the rectangle. -
fontangle-{'normal','italic','oblique'}- The angle of the fonts used for the labels. -
fontsize-scalar- The size of fonts used for the text. -
fontunits- Not used. -
fontweight-{'normal','bold','light','demi'}- The weight of the font used for the label -
visible-{'on','off'}- Controls visibility of the the line. -
color-colorspec- The color of the text of the label. -
children- Not used. -
parent- The handle of the axis that owns this label. -
tag-string- A string that can be used to tag the object. -
type-string- Returns the string'text'. -
userdata-array- Available to store any variable you want in the handle object.