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68 lines
1.6 KiB
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.TH gl_write 3 "2 Aug 1997" "Svgalib (>= 1.2.11)" "Svgalib User Manual"
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.SH NAME
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gl_write, gl_writen \- write a text string
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B #include <vgagl.h>
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.BI "void gl_write(int " x ", int " y ", char *" s );
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.br
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.BI "void gl_writen(int " x ", int " y ", int " n " ,char *" s );
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B gl_write
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writes the zero terminated string
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.I s
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to position
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.RI ( x ", " y )
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using the currently selected font.
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.B gl_writen
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works similarly, but writes exactly
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.I n
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characters, thus allowing to use the character 0.
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The kind of text draw operation is set with
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.BR gl_setwritemode (3).
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.B BEWARE!
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Prior to the of use of
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.BR gl_write "(3) and " gl_writen (3)
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you must set a font.
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A good default initialization sequence is:
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.B gl_setfont(8, 8, gl_font8x8);
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.B gl_setwritemode(FONT_COMPRESSED + WRITEMODE_OVERWRITE);
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.B gl_setfontcolors(0, vga_white());
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR svgalib (7),
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.BR vgagl (7),
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.BR svgalib.conf (5),
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.BR threedkit (7),
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.BR testgl (1),
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.BR gl_printf (3),
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.BR gl_colorfont (3),
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.BR gl_expandfont (3),
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.BR gl_font8x8 (3),
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.BR gl_setfont (3),
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.BR gl_setfontcolors (3),
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.BR gl_setwritemode (3).
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.SH AUTHOR
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This manual page was edited by Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de>. The
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exact source of the referenced demo as well as of the original documentation is
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unknown.
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It is very likely that both are at least to some extent are due to
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Harm Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>.
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Occasionally this might be wrong. I hereby
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asked to be excused by the original author and will happily accept any additions or corrections
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to this first version of the svgalib manual.
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