100/180 mm PAPERLESS GRAPHIC RECORDER: USER GUIDE
HA028910
Issue 13 Sep 16
User Guide
Page 275
7.4.13
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If width and height are left with the default values of zero, the text will start at the specifi ed start point
and fi t in the space between there and the right edge of the screen, in a single line (left justifi ed (ranged)
as a default). If the text string is too long, it is truncated. The text appears in the specifi ed foreground
colour, superimposed on a ‘box’ of background colour which is the same width of the text string.
If width and height are defi ned, then the text will fi ll the defi ned width and any remaining text is truncat-
ed. The text appears in the foreground colour (default black), over a fi eld of background colour (default
grey).
Advanced properties allow the text to be set to range left, range right or be centred, at the top, bottom
or centre of the fi eld, and for the foreground and background colours to be swapped.
7.4.14 Round rectangle
Similar to a rectangle described in section 7.4.15, but offers the user the opportunity to draw rectangles
with curved corners. The horizontal and vertical curve angles are specifi ed separately, and the aspect
ratio of the screen should be taken into account when working in percentage units.
Note: The rounded rectangle will draw incorrectly if either of the arc height/width settings are
greater than half the rectangle height/width settings.
Figure 7.4.14 Round rectangle defi nitions
Y Position
X Position
Width
1/2 Arc width
1/2 Arc
height
Height
7.4.15 Rectangle
This draws a rectangle on the display page. If the height and width of the rectangle are defi ned in the
default ‘percentage units’, then entering equal values for height and width will result in a rectangle with
the same aspect ratio as that of the screen, not a square as might be expected. Because the screen
height is approximately 2/3 the width, the rectangle height should be 3/2 the rectangle width to pro-
duce a square. (The actual height/width ratio is 535/800 = 0.669 for large frame units or 214/320 = 0.669
for small frame units).
Using pixels as the measuring units obviates this problem as pixels are square.
