GQTXP(3NCARG)

💅 GQTXP — the "what's my text path rn" check (3NCARG)

okay bestie, welcome to the NCAR Graphics manual, we're doing this together 💖 This one is GQTXP from the NCAR Graphics crew, and honestly? It's giving "short and sweet and does exactly one thing."

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✨ NAME ✨

GQTXP (Inquire text path) — it retrieves the current text path. that's it. that's the whole job. no notes. 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

CALL GQTXP (ERRIND, TXP)

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🦋 C-BINDING SYNOPSIS 🦋

for my C girls, gents and theys:

#include <ncarg/gks.h>

void ginq_text_path(Gint *err_ind, Gtext_path *text_path);

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so here's what you're handing over:

• ERRIND — (Integer, Output) — if the inquired value can't be returned correctly, you get a non-zero error indicator dropped in here, otherwise it's a zero. wanna know what all those error indicators actually mean? go consult the "User's Guide for NCAR GKS-0A Graphics". it's got the lore. 📖
• TXP — (Integer, Output) — this is the main character of the whole operation: it returns the current text path, either as set by default or as set by a call to GSTXP. and the legal values, periodt:
  • 0 — draw successive characters in the string such that character n+l appears to the right of character n. this is text path "right" and it's the default, bestie. if you never called GSTXP, this is what you're getting. ✨
  • 1 — draw character n+1 to the left of character n. this is text path "left".
  • 2 — draw character n+1 above character n. this is text path "up".
  • 3 — draw character n+1 below character n. this is text path "down".

like. it's a vibe check on which direction your letters are vibing. simple as. 🫶

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🔥 ACCESS 🔥

to use GKS routines, you gotta load the NCAR GKS-0A library ncarg_gks. that's the entry fee, no cap. 💅

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⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

Online: gtx, gstxp, gstxal, gstxfp, gschh, gschsp, gschup, gschxp, gscr, gstxci, gqtxp, gqtxal, gqtxfp, gqchh, gqchsp, gqchup, gqchxp, plotchar, ginq_text_path

Hardcopy: User's Guide for NCAR GKS-0A Graphics; NCAR Graphics Fundamentals, UNIX Version

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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.

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! this little gem lives in the NCAR Graphics manual (the 3NCARG girlies, you know the ones 🌈), and the UNIX version of this page is dated March 1993 — vintage but still slaying, lowkey iconic 💜 go forth and inquire about your text path, you've got this 🦋✨