cairoTextPath             package:RGtk2             R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Adds closed paths for text to the current path.  The generated
     path if filled, achieves an effect similar to that of
     'cairoShowText'.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     cairoTextPath(cr, utf8)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

    'cr': ['Cairo']  a cairo context

  'utf8': [char]  a string of text encoded in UTF-8

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     Text conversion and positioning is done similar to
     'cairoShowText'.

     Like 'cairoShowText', After this call the current point is moved
     to the origin of where the next glyph would be placed in this same
     progression.  That is, the current point will be at the origin of
     the final glyph offset by its advance values. This allows for
     chaining multiple calls to to 'cairoTextPath' without having to
     set current point in between.

     Note: The 'cairoTextPath' function call is part of what the cairo
     designers call the "toy" text API. It is convenient for short
     demos and simple programs, but it is not expected to be adequate
     for serious text-using applications. See 'cairoGlyphPath' for the
     "real" text path API in cairo.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Derived by RGtkGen from GTK+ documentation

