xstringl

compute a box which surrounds strings

Calling Sequence

rect=xstringl(x,y,str,[fontId,fontSize])

Arguments

:rect vector of 4 real scalars defining the box. : :x,y real scalars, coordinates of the lower-left point of the

strings.

: :str matrix of strings. Starting from Scilab 5.2, it is possible to

write LaTeX or MathML expression.

: :fontId an integer specifying the font type. : :fontSize an integer specifying the font size. :

Description

xstringl returns in rect=[x,y,w,h] (upper-left point, width, height) the size of a rectangle in the current graphic scale which would surround the strings str drawn at location x,y (lower-left point).

The result can be approximative when using the Postscript driver.

Sample

Examples

`plot2d`_([0;1],[0;1],0)
str=["$\underleftrightarrow{Scilab}$" "is";"not" "elisaB"]; // Only valid from Scilab 5.2
r=xstringl(0.5,0.5,str)
`xrects`_([r(1) r(2)+r(4) r(3) r(4)]')
`xstring`_(r(1),r(2),str)

`plot2d`_([0;1],[0;1],0)
str=["Scilab" "n''est ";"pas" "Matlab"];
r2 = xstringl(0.5,0.5,str,2,5)
`xrects`_([r2(1) r2(2)+r2(4) r2(3) r2(4)]')
`xstring`_(r2(1),r2(2),str)

txt2=`gce`_();
txt2.font_size = 5;
txt2.font_style = 2;

`plot2d`_([0;1],[0;1],0)
// Only valid from Scilab 5.2
mathml="<mrow>      <mfrac>        <mrow>          <mi>d</mi>          <mi>y</mi>        </mrow>        <mrow>          <mi>d</mi>          <mi>x</mi>        </mrow>      </mfrac>      <mo>=</mo>      <mfrac>        <mn>1</mn>        <msup>          <mi>y</mi>          <mn>2</mn>        </msup>      </mfrac>    </mrow>";
a=`gca`_();
a.margins=[0,0;0,0];
str=["SCILAB","can write LaTeX :","$\frac{abc}{xyz}$";"or","MathML :",mathml] ;
r2 = xstringl(0.5,0.5,str,2,5)
`xrects`_([r2(1) r2(2)+r2(4) r2(3) r2(4)]')
`xstring`_(r2(1),r2(2),str)

See Also

• titlepage add a title in the middle of a graphics window
• xstring draw strings
• xstringl compute a box which surrounds strings
• xtitle add titles on a graphics window
• stringbox Compute the bounding rectangle of a text or a label.