[gradsusr] String Element

[Jeff Duda]

Thanks, Jen! I had totally forgotten about that utility.

Jeff

On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 11:18 AM, Jennifer M Adams <jadams21 at gmu.edu> wrote:

> No guessing is required, the ‘q string’ command will tell you how wide
> your string will be before you draw it.
> —Jennifer
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> > On Jul 18, 2017, at 11:38 AM, Jeff Duda <jeffduda319 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Draw a filled rectangle of approximately the size you expect the string
> to span on the page (you will have to do some guessing, but you can get an
> estimate based on what you set for strsiz).
> >
> > Make sure to draw the filled rectangle first, otherwise it will cover
> over the text.
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> > Jeff
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 8:53 AM, CW Weather <
> weatherstu at chorleyweather.com> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I was just wondering if it is possible to create a background for a
> string element, for example I have used the full screen for my data but
> still want to show the valid time and date for the data. Is it possible to
> create a white background for a string? Image attached show the string in
> the top left.....
> >
> > --
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Stuart Markham
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> > Founder of CW Weather
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> > <9e849405.png>
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> Jennifer Miletta Adams
> Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
> George Mason University
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Jeff Duda
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University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology
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