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Foil 129 Text Node Notes

From VRML 2 Basic Concepts and Definitions CPS616 -- Information Track of CPS -- Spring Semester 98. by Zeynep Ozdemir, Rob Baker, Meryem Ispirli, Geoffrey C. Fox
Definition and Example of Text Node for Foil 129(Definition and Example)
The Text node builds flat (not 3D !) text characters in X-Y plane with a Z axis depth of 0.0.
length field specifies the desired length, in VRML units, of each line of text. To match the specified length, lines or columns of text are composed or expanded by changing their character size or character spacing. length=0 implies no length constraint
maxExtent field specifies the maximum permissible length, in VRML units, of any line or column of text.
  • Lines or columns longer than the maxExtent are compressed but the lines or columns of text shorter than maxExtent remains the same.
fontStyle field specifies the characteristics defining the look and alignment of text created by the Text node.

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