Quantum Data 881, User Manual

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550 Appendix A Command Reference
TEXT
draw TEXT string
Class Custom image primitive
Description Draws a user-defined text string. It uses five parameters. The first is color . The next two
are the x and y coordinates for the upper left corner of the starting position of the string.
The fourth parameter selects the font . The last parameter is the text string. If the string is
longer than one word, it must be contained inside quotation marks.
All of the characters in the text string must have matching characters in the font selected
by font name.
Command syntax Text color x y font "text "
color
available colors
x, y
coordinates of top left corner of page in pixels
font
available fonts
text
approximately 30 characters (must be enclosed by quotes)
Other required
commands
The FMTU command instructs the generator to use the new setting. The ALLU command
updates hardware to the new setting and redraws the test image.
Example
TEXT red 50 40 opix9 "HELLO WORLD"
// Draw red "HELLO WORLD" at x=50 y=40 in opix9 font