Chapter 4: Building Text Shapes
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Chapter 4: Building Text Shapes
The FontStyle Node Syntax
Experimenting with Text Shapes
Controlling the Length of Text
Figure 4.3
Compressed text using a small length field value
Figure 4.4
A list of text strings with a list of lengths
Controlling the Maximum Extent of Text
Specifying Font Families and Styles
Figure 4.6a
Text in a plain serif font. Compare with Figure 4.6b
Figure 4.6b
Text in a bold serif font. Compare with Figure 4.6a
Figure 4.8a
Text with more-than-default spacing between lines. Compare with Figure 4.8b
Figure 4.8b
Text with less-than-default spacing between lines, causing the lines of text to overlap. Compare with Figure 4.8a
Building More than One Text Shape
Figure 4.9
Two text shapes with different types of justification
Combining Text and Primitive Shapes
Figure 4.10
Two lines of text with a flat box between them
Using DEF and USE to Share Font Styles