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CGWhenyou have created avector graphic and want to add text, you can either
enternormal mode to addtext toyour image oryou canprint textfrom within
theGL/2 mode. If this is your first experience with GL/2, you should know
thatthe term “label” is used throughout this section to indicate the printing
of text.
The information inthis section enables you to perform the following:
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Position and print labels using any font.
Change label size, slant.and direction.
Designate and select standard and alternate fonts.
Print with proportionaland monospaced fonts.
Work with the character cell.
AfdcAD kind, ~alue[. kind, value, ..;]
This command defines an alternate GL/2 font and its characteristics: font
spacing,pitch, height, style, stroke weight, and typeface. It allows the font
characteristicsto beassigned tothe secondary(alternate) fontdefinition. Use
this command to set up an alternate font that you can easily access when
labeling.
The kind parameter specifies the characteristic for which you are setting a
value(see the following table).
Kind Characteristic Default value Description
1Symbol set 277 Roman-8
~Font spacing oMonospaced
3Pitch .9 Characters per inch
4Height 1I.5 Font pointsize
5Style Upright Upright
6Stroke weight () Medium
7Typeface 48 Stick (fixed vector)
Thetwlue parameterdefines thecharacteristicsof thecharacteristic specified
by the kind parameter.
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