ps_show
(PECL ps >= 1.1.0)
ps_show — Output text
Description
$psdoc, string $text): bool
Output a text at the current text position. The text position can be set
by storing the x and y coordinates into the values textx
and texty with the function
ps_set_value(). The function will issue an
error if a font was not set before with ps_setfont().
ps_show() evaluates the following parameters and values as set by ps_set_parameter() and ps_set_value().
- charspacing (value)
-
Distance between two consecutive glyphs. If this value is unequal to zero then all ligatures will be resolved. Values less than zero are allowed.
- kerning (parameter)
-
Setting this parameter to "false" will turn off kerning. Kerning is turned on by default.
- ligatures (parameter)
-
Setting this parameter to "false" will turn off the use of ligatures. Ligatures are turned on by default.
- underline (parameter)
-
Setting this parameter to "true" will turn on underlining. Underlining is turned off by default.
- overline (parameter)
-
Setting this parameter to "true" will turn on overlining. Overlining is turned off by default.
- strikeout (parameter)
-
Setting this parameter to "true" will turn on striking out. Striking out is turned off by default.
Parameters
-
psdoc -
Resource identifier of the postscript file as returned by ps_new().
-
text -
The text to be output.
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure.
See Also
- ps_continue_text() - Continue text in next line
- ps_show_xy() - Output text at given position
- ps_setfont() - Sets font to use for following output
