SUMMARY
Controls the quality and font of text used in plots.
SYNTAX
GTEXT {SOFTWARE|HARDWARE},{FONT n},{SIZE size} {SYSTEM system} {NAME name}
INPUT
SOFTWARE: Use software text in plots.
HARDWARE: Use hardware text in plots.
FONT n: Set software text font to n. The range for n is currently 1 to 8.
FORCE n: Use harware text in all cases for plots. Overrides HARDWARE option. HARDWARE still uses software for rotated fonts.
SIZE size: Change default text size. See TSIZE command for definitions of text sizes. Option size is one fo the following:
TINY|SMALL|MEDIUM|LARGE
SYSTEM system: Change the Font subsystem, current values are
SOFTWARE: Traditional SAC Font system CORE: X11 Core Fonts, this creates a real font XFT: X Freetype library, this creates a real font NAME name: Change the default font used in the CORE or XFT subsystem Available fonts are: Helvetica, Times-Roman, Courier, ZapfDingbats
DEFAULT VALUES
GTEXT SOFTWARE FONT 1 SIZE SMALL
DESCRIPTION
Software text uses the text display capabilities of the graphics library. Characters are stored as small line segments and thus can be scaled to any desired size and can be rotated to any desired angle. Use of software text will produce the same result on different graphics devices. Use of software text is slower than hardware text, especially to the terminal. There are currently 8 software fonts available: simplex block (font 1), simplex italics (2), duplex block (3), duplex italics (4), complex block (5), complex italics (6), triplex block (7), and triplex italics (8). Examples of each font and each default text size is shown in the figure on the next page. Hardware text uses the text display capabilities of the graphics device itself. Hardware text sizes vary considerably between devices, so its use can produce different looking plots on different devices. If a device has more than one hardware text size, the one closest to the desired size is used. Its primary asset is that it is much faster than software text and should therefore be used only when speed is more important than quality.
EXAMPLES
To select the triplex software font:
SAC> GTEXT SOFTWARE FONT 6
SEE COMMANDS
TSIZE
LATEST REVISION
July 22, 1991 (Version 9.1) Text Fonts and Default Text Sizes