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.TH SoText2(3IV)
.SH NAME
SoText2 \(em screen-aligned 2D text shape node 
.SH INHERITS FROM
SoBase > SoFieldContainer > SoNode > SoShape > SoText2
.SH SYNOPSIS
.ps -1
\*(Cr#include <Inventor/nodes/SoText2.h>
.sp
.in 0.5i
\*(Crenum \*(CbJustification\*(Cr {
.in 1i
.ta 20m
.in 1.5i+20n
.ti 1i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CbSoText2::LEFT\f1
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 1i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
Left edges of all strings are aligned
.br
.in 1.5i+20n
.ti 1i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CbSoText2::RIGHT\f1
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 1i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
Right edges of all strings are aligned
.br
.in 1.5i+20n
.ti 1i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CbSoText2::CENTER\f1
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 1i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
Centers of all strings are aligned
.br
.in 0.5i
\*(Cr}
.sp
.in 1i
\f1Fields from class SoText2:
.in 0.5i
.sp
.ta 20m
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSoMFString
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbstring
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSoSFFloat
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbspacing
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSoSFEnum
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbjustification
.sp
.in 1i
\f1Methods from class SoText2:
.in 0.5i
.sp
.ta 20m
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Cr
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbSoText2\*(Cr()
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crstatic SoType
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetClassTypeId\*(Cr()
.sp
.in 1i
\f1Methods from class SoNode:
.in 0.5i
.sp
.ta 20m
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbsetOverride\*(Cr(SbBool state)
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbisOverride\*(Cr() const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSoNode *
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbcopy\*(Cr(SbBool copyConnections = FALSE) const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvirtual SbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbaffectsState\*(Cr() const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crstatic SoNode *
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetByName\*(Cr(const SbName &name)
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crstatic int
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetByName\*(Cr(const SbName &name, SoNodeList &list)
.sp
.in 1i
\f1Methods from class SoFieldContainer:
.in 0.5i
.sp
.ta 20m
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbsetToDefaults\*(Cr()
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbhasDefaultValues\*(Cr() const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbfieldsAreEqual\*(Cr(const SoFieldContainer *fc) const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbcopyFieldValues\*(Cr(const SoFieldContainer *fc, SbBool copyConnections = FALSE)
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbset\*(Cr(const char *fieldDataString)
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbget\*(Cr(SbString &fieldDataString)
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvirtual int
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetFields\*(Cr(SoFieldList &resultList) const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvirtual SoField *
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetField\*(Cr(const SbName &fieldName) const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetFieldName\*(Cr(const SoField *field, SbName &fieldName) const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbisNotifyEnabled\*(Cr() const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbenableNotify\*(Cr(SbBool flag)
.sp
.in 1i
\f1Methods from class SoBase:
.in 0.5i
.sp
.ta 20m
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbref\*(Cr()
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbunref\*(Cr() const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbunrefNoDelete\*(Cr() const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvoid
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbtouch\*(Cr()
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvirtual SoType
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetTypeId\*(Cr() const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSbBool
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbisOfType\*(Cr(SoType type) const
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvirtual void
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbsetName\*(Cr(const SbName &name)
.br
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crvirtual SbName
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetName\*(Cr() const
.sp
.SH DESCRIPTION
This node defines one or more strings of 2D text. The text is always aligned horizontally with the screen and does not change size with distance in a perspective projection. The text origin is at (0,0,0)
\&after applying the current transformation. Rotations and scales have no effect on the orientation or size of 2D text, just the location. 
.sp
\*(CbSoText2\f1 uses the current font to determine the typeface and size. The text
\&is always drawn with the diffuse color of the current material; it is not lit, regardless of the lighting model. Furthermore, 2D text can not be textured, and it ignores the current drawing style and complexity. 
.sp
Because
\&2D text is screen-aligned, it has some unusual characteristics. For example, the 3D bounding box surrounding a 2D text string depends on the current camera and the current viewport size, since changing
\&the field of view or the mapping onto the window changes the relative size of the text with respect to the rest of the scene. This has implications for caching as well, since a render cache in an \*(CbSoSeparator\f1 that
\&contains an \*(CbSoText2\f1 node depends on the current camera. 
.SH FIELDS
.ta 20m
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSoMFString
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbstring
.br
.in 1i
\f1The text string(s) to display. Each string will appear on its own line. The string(s) can be ascii or UTF-8. 
.sp
.in 0.5i
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSoSFFloat
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbspacing
.br
.in 1i
\f1Defines the distance (in the negative y direction) between the base points of successive strings, measured with respect to the current font height. A value of 1 indicates single spacing, a value of 2 indicates
\&double spacing, and so on. 
.sp
.in 0.5i
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(CrSoSFEnum
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(Cbjustification
.br
.in 1i
\f1Indicates placement and alignment of strings. With \*(CrLEFT\f1 justification, the left edge of the first line is at the (transformed) origin, and all left edges are aligned. \*(CrRIGHT\f1 justification is similar. \*(CrCENTER\f1 justification
\&places the center of the first string at the (transformed) origin, with the centers of all remaining strings aligned under it. 
.sp
.in 0.5i
.SH METHODS
.ta 20m
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Cr
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbSoText2\*(Cr()
.br
.in 1i
\f1Creates a 2D text node with default settings. 
.sp
.in 0.5i
.in 1i+20n
.ti 0.5i
.ta 20m
.ds Pt \*(Crstatic SoType
.ie \w'\*(Pt'>=20n \{\
.ne 3
\*(Pt
.ti 0.5i
	\c\
\}
.el\{\
.ne 2
\*(Pt	\c\
\}
\*(CbgetClassTypeId\*(Cr()
.br
.in 1i
\f1Returns type identifier for this class. 
.sp
.in 0.5i
.SH ACTION BEHAVIOR
\*(CbSoGLRenderAction
.br
.in 1i
\f1Draws text based on the current font, at a location based on the current transformation. 
.sp
.in 0.5i
\*(CbSoRayPickAction
.br
.in 1i
\f1Performs a pick on the text. Text will be picked if the picking ray intersects the bounding box of the strings. The string index and character position are available from the \*(CbSoTextDetail\f1. 
.sp
.in 0.5i
\*(CbSoGetBoundingBoxAction
.br
.in 1i
\f1Computes the bounding box that encloses the text. 
.sp
.in 0.5i
.SH FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS
.nf
\*(CrText2 {
.in 1i
.ta 15m
string	""
spacing	1
justification	LEFT
.in 0.5i
}
.SH SEE ALSO
\*(CbSoFont, SoText3, SoTextDetail