ps_show
Output a text at the current text position. The text position can be set by storing the x and y coordinates into the values textx and texty with the function ps_set_value. The function will issue an error if a font was not set before with ps_setfont.
ps_show evaluates the following parameters and values as set by ps_set_parameter and ps_set_value.
- charspacing (value)
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Distance between two consecutive glyphs. If this value is unequal to zero then all ligatures will be resolved. Values less than zero are allowed.
- kerning (parameter)
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Setting this parameter to "false" will turn off kerning. Kerning is turned on by default.
- ligatures (parameter)
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Setting this parameter to "false" will turn off the use of ligatures. Ligatures are turned on by default.
- underline (parameter)
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Setting this parameter to "true" will turn on underlining. Underlining is turned off by default.
- overline (parameter)
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Setting this parameter to "true" will turn on overlining. Overlining is turned off by default.
- strikeout (parameter)
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Setting this parameter to "true" will turn on striking out. Striking out is turned off by default.
Parameters
- psdoc
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Resource identifier of the postscript file as returned by ps_new.
- text
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The text to be output.
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure.