text_align

text_align(
    ax, 
    ay
) -> NULL

Set alignment of text globaly. You can use START, MIDDLE, END.

Syntaxe

text_align(ax=START, ay=MIDDLE)

Arguments

Full example

var bg = "#2E2E2E";
var palette = palette_blend("#D0F4DE", "#A4161A", 26);

canvas(width=1200, height=800, background=bg);

grid(xmin=0, xmax=width(), ymin=0, ymax=height(), stepMinor=10, colorMinor="#FFE0B266", weightMinor=0.5, stepMajor=100, colorMajor="#FFB74D66", weightMajor=1.5);


def anchor(x,y) {
    circle(x,y,3,fill="#F44336");
}

def drawIt(txt, x, y, size) {
    font_default(size=size);
    text(txt, x=x, y=y, fill="#FFF");
    anchor(x,y);
}


var fontSize = 10;
var y=10;
for (var i=0; i<9; i++) {
    drawIt("RichnouLang", 10, y, fontSize);
    fontSize += 5;
    y += fontSize + 10;
}

font_default(size=20);

var lineSpacing = 10;
var x = 550;
y = 10;
fontSize = 30; 

load_font(filename="Arial.ttf", size=fontSize);
text("Autoload system-font (system directory)", x=x, y=y, fill="#FFF");
y+= fontSize+lineSpacing;

load_font(filename="Rockwell.ttc", size=fontSize);
text("Autoload system-font (system directory)", x=x, y=y, fill="#FFF");
y+= fontSize+lineSpacing;

load_font(filename="FuzzyBubbles-Bold.ttf", size=fontSize);
text("Autoload system-font (user directory)", x=x, y=y, fill="#FFF");
y+= fontSize+lineSpacing;

load_font(filename="/Users/richnou/htdocs/data/fonts/AztecsIcons.otf", size=fontSize);
text("Load from an path", x=x, y=y, fill="#FFF");

font_default(size=15);
text("(Loaded from an path /Users/richnou/...)", x=x+280, y=y, fill="#FFF");
y+= fontSize+lineSpacing;

load_font(filename="http://localhost/data/fonts/ILoveYOUForever.ttf", size=fontSize);
text("Load from an URI", x=x, y=y, fill="#FFF");
y+= fontSize+lineSpacing;





def drawItAlign(txt, x, y, ax, ay) {
    text(txt, x=x, y=y, ax=ax, ay=ay, fill="#FFF");
    anchor(x,y);
}

font_default(size=15);

lineSpacing = 35;
x = 380;
y = 10;

drawItAlign("START/START",   x=x, y=y, ax=START,  ay=START);  y += lineSpacing;
drawItAlign("START/MIDDLE",  x=x, y=y, ax=START,  ay=MIDDLE); y += lineSpacing;
drawItAlign("START/END",     x=x, y=y, ax=START,  ay=END);    y += lineSpacing;

drawItAlign("MIDDLE/START",  x=x, y=y, ax=MIDDLE, ay=START);  y += lineSpacing;
drawItAlign("MIDDLE/MIDDLE", x=x, y=y, ax=MIDDLE, ay=MIDDLE); y += lineSpacing;
drawItAlign("MIDDLE/END",    x=x, y=y, ax=MIDDLE, ay=END);    y += lineSpacing;

drawItAlign("END/START",     x=x, y=y, ax=END,    ay=START);  y += lineSpacing;
drawItAlign("END/MIDDLE",    x=x, y=y, ax=END,    ay=MIDDLE); y += lineSpacing;
drawItAlign("END/END",       x=x, y=y, ax=END,    ay=END);    y += lineSpacing;


// console( randlorem() );

// console( randlorem(100, true) );

// console( randlorem(100, false) );

// console( randlorem(100, true, 50) );

font_default(size=10);

text_wrap(randlorem(70, true), x=10,y=420, width=400, ax=START, ay=START, linespacing=0.5, alignment=START, fill="#FFF");

text_wrap(randlorem(70, true), x=10,y=500, width=400, ax=START, ay=START, linespacing=0.7, alignment=START, fill="#FFF");

text_wrap(randlorem(70, true), x=10,y=600, width=400, ax=START, ay=START, linespacing=1, alignment=START, fill="#FFF");



var cx = 900;
var cy = 330 ;

var spistep = 30;
for (var angle=spistep; angle<=360; angle+=spistep) {
    coord_open();
    coord_translate(cx,cy);
    coord_rotate(angle=radians(angle));

    var size = map(angle,0,360,30,90);

    load_font("Arial.ttf", size);
    text("Hello", 0,0, fill="#fffD", ax=START, ay=MIDDLE);
    coord_close();
}






var phrase = string_to_list("Something with trigonometry ?");

load_font("MonospaceTypewriter.ttf", 25);
cx = 10;
cy = 750;
var offset = 5; // amplitude
var wavelength = 150; // onde
var px=cx;
var py = cy + offset * sin(0);
var dx = 20;
var k = 2 * PI / wavelength;
for (var i = 0; i < length(phrase); i++) {
    var letter = phrase[i];
    var xi = i * dx;
    x = cx + xi;
    y = cy + offset * sin(xi * k);
    var dy = offset * k * cos(xi * k);
    var angle = atan(dy); 
    coord_open();
    coord_translate(x, y);
    coord_rotate(angle = angle); 
    var c = randlist(["#F5D216","#0177E1","#FD3502"]);
    text(letter, x = 0, y = 0, stroke = c);
    coord_close();

    if (i > 0) {
         px = cx + (i - 1) * dx;
         py = cy + offset * sin((i - 1) * dx * k);
        line(px, py, x, y, stroke="FFF");
        line(px, py+30, x, y+30, stroke="FFF");
    }
}

def drawContour(contours, tolerance) {
    var nb = 0;
    for (var i=0; i < length(contours); i++) {
        var contour = contours[i];
        polygon(points=contour, stroke="#FFF", weight=3, fill="");
        for(var j=0; j < length(contour); j+=2) {
             x = contour[j];
             y = contour[j+1];
             var col = randlist(["#F5D216","#0177E1","#FD3502"]);
            circle(x=x, y=y, radius=5,fill=col);
            nb += 1;
        }
    }
}
var contours = text_contours(
        filename="/Users/richnou/htdocs/data/fonts/Arial.ttf",  
        size=200, 
        x=450, y=580, 
        text="Richnou", 
        precision=1
    );
drawContour(contours, 100);
contours = text_contours(
        filename="/Users/richnou/htdocs/data/fonts/Arial.ttf",  
        size=200, 
        x=737, y=740, 
        text="Lang", 
        precision=1
    );
drawContour(contours, 100);


save(whoami(png=true));