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Cadence User Interface SKILL Reference
Product Version IC23.1, September 2023

dlAddRasterText

dlAddRasterText(
w_dlist 
x_penNumber 
l_point 
t_text 
t_fontName 
[ t_verticalJustify ]
[ t_horizontalJustify ]
[ s_tagSymbol ]
) 
=> t / nil

Description

Adds a text string to the display list.

Arguments

w_dlist

Display list to add to.

x_penNumber

Pen number to use.

l_point

Origin point of the text.

t_text

Text string to be added to the display list

t_fontName

X font used to draw text. The font name can vary from system to system. Check your /usr/lib/X11/fonts directory see what fonts are available, or ask your system administrator. Usually fonts fixed and “9x15” are available. If the font name you specify is not found, then fixed is used. Raster text does not scale, but has a fixed width and height.

t_verticalJustify

Presentation of the text, and one of the following strings:

  • “dlcTop” (the top of the text will be at the y of the point)
  • “dlcMiddle” (the center of the text will be at the y of the point)
  • “dlcBottom” (the bottom of the text will be at the y of the point)

If not specified, t_verticalJustify is set to dlcBottom.

t_horizontalJustify

  

Presentation of the text, and one of the following strings:

  • “dlcLeft” (the string will start at the x of the point)
  • “dlcCenter” (the middle of the string will be at the x of the point)
  • “dlcRight” (the end of the string will be at the x of the point)

If not specified, t_horizontalJustify is set to dlcLeft.

s_tagSymbol

Symbol to tag this object with.

Related Topics

Add Objects to the Display List


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