SET CHARACTER SPACING

PSCHSP

CALL SEQUENCE

CALL PSCHSP (CHSP)

INPUT PARAMETERS

REAL CHSP

Defines the spacing between two characters. This factor is defined as a fraction of the height of the current character. The default value is 0.0.

PHIGS STATE

EFFECT

A SET CHARACTER SPACING element is inserted in the open structure after element pointer or replaces the element indicated by element pointer, depending on edit mode. Element pointer then points to the SET CHARACTER SPACING element. The value specified by CHSP is associated with the element.

When an element of this type is interpreted, the current character spacing entry in the PHIGS traversal state list is set to CHSP . This value is used to display the text primitives which follow when the current character spacing ASF entry in the PHIGS traversal state list is INDIVIDUAL. When the value is BUNDLED, CHSP has no effect.

EXTENSION TO THE PHIGS STANDARD

If GPHIGS is in NRS mode, the effect of this function is different from the effect described in the standard.

In NRS mode, (see OPEN PIPE), the element is not stored in a structure. It is sent to the workstation on which the pipe is opened.

ERRORS

5

Ignoring function, function requires state (PHOP,*, STOP,*)

SEE ALSO

text, annotation text relative, open structure, open pipe (ext), inquire current element content, inquire current element type and size