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diff --git a/doc/picture-language.texi b/doc/picture-language.texi index c3005da..448203c 100644 --- a/doc/picture-language.texi +++ b/doc/picture-language.texi @@ -403,8 +403,27 @@ drawn by the @code{rectangle} procedure, except that it does not have an outline and is filled with the provided @var{COLOR}. @end deffn -There are more primitive shapes that still need to be documented: -@code{text}. + +@cindex text, simple shape +@deffn {Scheme Procedure} text @ + @var{TXT} @ + [#:color @var{"black"} #:font-family @var{"sans-serif"} #:font-size @var{32} @ + #:font-style @var{"normal"} #:font-weight @var{"normal"}] + +This procedure renders the text @var{TXT}. The height of the text is +always a full line height, which depends on the selected +@var{FONT-FAMILY} and is generally larger than the provided +@var{FONT-SIZE}. The keys @var{FONT-STYLE} (a string), +@var{FONT-WEIGHT} (a string), and @var{COLOR} (also a string) are +also accepted. +@end deffn + +@cindex text, example +Here are a few snippets of text, combined horizontally (see below). +@example +@verbatiminclude images/text.svg.scm +@image{images/text.svg.scm,,,A few snippets of text.} +@end example @c ********************************************************************* @node Modifiers |