NAME

       GSTXFP (Set text font and precision) - sets the text font and precision.

SYNOPSIS

       CALL GSTXFP (FONT, PREC)

C-BINDING SYNOPSIS

       #include <ncarg/gks.h>

       void gset_text_font_prec(const Gtext_font_prec *text_font_prec);

DESCRIPTION

       FONT        (Integer,  Input)  - Specifies the text font to be used in subsequent calls to the GTX output
                   primitive. Options are:

                     1    ASCII font (default)

                    -2    Hershey cartographic Roman

                    -3    Hershey cartographic Greek

                    -4    Hershey simplex Roman

                    -5    Hershey simplex Greek

                    -6    Hershey simplex script

                    -7    Hershey complex Roman

                    -8    Hershey complex Greek

                    -9    Hershey complex script

                   -10    Hershey complex italic

                   -11    Hershey complex Cyrillic

                   -12    Hershey duplex Roman

                   -13    Hershey triplex Roman

                   -14    Hershey triplex italic

                   -15    Hershey Gothic German

                   -16    Hershey Gothic English

                   -17    Hershey Gothic Italian

                   -18    Hershey math symbols

                   -19    Hershey symbol set 1

                   -20    Hershey symbol set 2

                   The Hershey fonts are not standardized by GKS but are locally implemented in NCAR GKS-0A. GKS
                   requires that such locally implemented fonts be assigned negative font numbers. To  view  the
                   Hershey fonts, look at the plots produced from the PLOTCHAR example (execute "ncargex epltch"
                   to  get a metafile) and examine the plot titled "PLCHHQ - FONTCAP DATABASES ADDED 6/90".  The
                   font numbers there are the absolute values of the value for FONT described here (PLOTCHAR has
                   no need to follow the strictures that GKS imposes on font names for GSTXFP).

       PREC        (Integer, Input) - Gives the precision used in subsequent calls to the GTX  output  primitive
                   for font type FONT.  Options are:

                   0      String precision (good). This is the GKS default.

                   1      Character precision (better).

                   2      Stroke precision (best). This is the default for NCAR GSK-0A.

USAGE

       If  one  accesses the Hershey fonts via GSTXFP and GTX, then the characters are not stroked until viewing
       time.  If one accesses the Hershey fonts via PLOTCHAR,  then  the  characters  are  stroked  by  PLOTCHAR
       itself.  This can make a significant difference in metafile sizes.

ACCESS

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

SEE ALSO

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

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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 1987-2009
       University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
       The use of this Software is governed by a License Agreement.

UNIX                                               March 1993                                     GSTXFP(3NCARG)