Function
Produces a geometric text Object consisting of a given string.
Syntax
#include <dx/dx.h>
Object DXGeometricText(char *s, Object font, float *width)
Functional Details The geometric text Object consists of the string s, in the font font (which is an Object returned by DXGetFont. The text is a Field with a "positions" component indicating the points of the font in pixels, a "connections" component of type "lines," and a "colors" component with a constant white color. The origin of the string (left end of baseline) is placed at the origin of the x,y plane with the baseline pointed along the positive x axis. If width is not NULL, the width of the string (in pixels) will be returned in *width. The string will be bounded above by ascent and below by -descent (as returned by DXGetFont), to the left by 0, and to the right by width.
Return Value
Returns the text Object or returns NULL and sets an error code.
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