ncl_gqtxp - Man Page

retrieves the current text path.

Synopsis

CALL GQTXP (ERRIND, TXP)

C-Binding Synopsis

#include <ncarg/gks.h>

void ginq_text_path(Gint *err_ind, Gtext_path *text_path);

Description

ERRIND

(Integer, Output) - If the inquired value cannot be returned correctly, a non-zero error indicator is returned in ERRIND, otherwise a zero is returned. Consult "User's Guide for NCAR GKS-0A Graphics" for a description of the meaning of the error indicators.

TXP

(Integer, Output) - Returns the current text path as set by default or by a call to GSTXP.  Legal values are:

0

Draw successive characters in the string such that character  n+l appears to the right of character n. This is text path "right" and is the default.

1

Draw character n+1 to the left of character n.  This is text path "left".

2

Draw character n+1 above character n.  This is text path "up".

3

Draw character n+1 below character n.  This is text path "down".

Access

To use GKS routines, load the NCAR GKS-0A library ncarg_gks.

See Also

Online:  gtx, gstxp, gstxal, gstxfp, gschh, gschsp, gschup,  gschxp, gscr, gstxci, gqtxp, gqtxal, gqtxfp, gqchh,  gqchsp, gqchup, gqchxp, plotchar, ginq_text_path

Hardcopy:  User's Guide for NCAR GKS-0A Graphics; NCAR Graphics Fundamentals, UNIX Version

Info

March 1993 UNIX NCAR GRAPHICS