NAME

text_line_path − define relative position between successive lines of text. 

SYNOPSIS

C Syntax:

void text_line_path(fildes,path);
int fildes,path;

FORTRAN77 Syntax:

subroutine text_line_path(fildes,path)
integer*4 fildes,path

Pascal Syntax:

procedure text_line_path(fildes,path:integer);

DESCRIPTION

Input Parameters

fildes
Integer file descriptor returned by gopen when an I/O path to a graphics device is opened. 

path One of the following:

PATH_RIGHT
PATH_LEFT
PATH_UP
PATH_DOWN

Discussion

Text_line_path selects the direction between subsequently drawn text strings (the direction of the line-feed character):

PATH_RIGHT: along the base vector. 

PATH_LEFT: 180 degrees from the base vector. 

PATH_UP: along the up vector. 

PATH_DOWN: 180 degrees from the up vector. 

DEFAULTS

PATH_DOWN

SEE ALSO

Starbase Reference: text(3G), text_path(3G). 
Starbase Graphics Techniques. 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 9.0: August 1992