9.3 TextShape

The text shape can show a number of lines of text. A text shape is defined by the following attributes:

position

Where to place the baseline of the first line of theText

theFontName

The name of the font used: One of Courier, Times, Helvetica

theStyle

The style of the text: Either Plain, Italic or Bold

size

The size in points (1/72 inch) of the text drawn

underline

Specifies if the text is to be underlined

theText

Holds the characters of THIS(TextShape). I.e. it joins the text lines in theLines into one text, where newlines are inserted for line breaks.

theLines

Each text element in this list corresponds to one line of text in THIS(TextShape).

numberOfLines

Number of Texts in theLines

A corresponding text graphical object (GraphicText) is defined with TextShape as the shape. GraphicText uses FillText of the Paint to draw itself (see Predefined Paint Operations).