Package esys :: Package pyvisi :: Module text :: Class Text2D

Class Text2D

actor.Actor2D --+
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               Text2D

Class that defines a 2D text actor. A two-dimensional text is used to annotate the rendered object (i.e. inserting titles, authors and labels).

Instance Methods

__init__(self, scene, text, viewport=0)
Initialise the 2D text actor.

__setInput(self)
Set the input for the 2D text.

__setupText2D(self, scene)
Setup the 2D text.

boldOn(self)
Bold the 2D text.

setColor(self, color)
Set the color of the 2D text.

setFontSize(self, size)
Set the 2D text size.

setFontToArial(self)
Set the 2D text font type to Arial.

setFontToCourier(self)
Set the 2D text front type to Courier.

setFontToTimes(self)
Set the 2D text font type to Times New Roman.

shadowOn(self)
Apply shadow onto the 2D text to ease visibility.

Inherited from actor.Actor2D: setPosition

Inherited from actor.Actor2D (private): _getActor2D, _setupActor2D

Method Details

Initialise the 2D text actor.

Parameters:

scene (Scene object) - Scene in which objects are to be rendered on
text (String) - 2D text to be displayed
viewport (Viewport constant) - Viewport in which objects are to be rendered on

Setup the 2D text.

Parameters:

Set the color of the 2D text.

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Set the 2D text size.

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