GINQ_CHAR_EXPAN(3NCARG)

💖 GINQ_CHAR_EXPAN 💖

okay bestie, welcome to ginq_char_expan — it's a little NCAR Graphics / GKS situation, and the vibe is: "hey, what's my character expansion factor rn?" 🌸

It's part of the NCARG manual, section 3, so you know it's a library call. It's giving "quietly useful" and honestly? We're obsessed. 💅

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✨ NAME ✨

ginq_char_expan — Inquire character expansion factor. It retrieves the current value of the character expansion factor. no cap, that's literally the whole job. 🔍

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <ncarg/gks.h>

void ginq_char_expan(Gint *err_ind, Gdouble *char_expan);

look at her. two args, both pointers, both output. main character energy fr fr. 🫶

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

• err_ind — (Output) If the inquired value cannot be returned correctly, a non-zero error indicator is returned in err_ind, otherwise a zero is returned. If you're like "wait, what does that indicator MEAN though", consult "User's Guide for NCAR GKS-0A Graphics" — it has the whole description of the error indicators. 📖
• char_expan — (Output) Contains the current value of the character expansion factor as set by default, or by a call to gset_char_expan. So like, whatever you (or the default) decided, she'll hand it back to you. 🎀

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✨ ACCESS ✨

To use the GKS C-binding routines, load the ncarg_gks and ncarg_c libraries. both of them. don't skip one, bestie, it will not slay. 😭

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

Online:

• gtext(3NCARG)
• gset_text_path(3NCARG)
• gset_text_align(3NCARG)
• gset_text_font_prec(3NCARG)
• gset_char_ht(3NCARG)
• gset_char_space(3NCARG)
• gset_char_up_vec(3NCARG)
• gset_char_expan(3NCARG)
• gset_colr_rep(3NCARG)
• gset_text_colr_ind(3NCARG)
• ginq_text_path(3NCARG)
• ginq_text_align(3NCARG)
• ginq_text_font_prec(3NCARG)
• ginq_char_ht(3NCARG)
• ginq_char_space(3NCARG)
• ginq_char_up_vec(3NCARG)
• plotchar(3NCARG)
• gks(3NCARG)
• ncarg_gks_cbind(3NCARG)

Hardcopy:

• User's Guide for NCAR GKS-0A Graphics
• NCAR Graphics Fundamentals, UNIX Version

the whole girl gang is here, we love a supportive friend group 🌈

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✨ COPYRIGHT ✨

Copyright (C) 1987-2009 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

The use of this Software is governed by a License Agreement.

👑 yes, that's a real license agreement, please actually read it, it's not just decorative.

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okay that's the whole page, you understood it, I'm so proud of you 🦋

NCAR Graphics · UNIX · March 1993 · GINQ_CHAR_EXPAN(3NCARG) — mwah, go inquire those expansion factors, bestie 💖✨🎀