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ShowUTF8Left / ShowUTF8Right / ShowUTF8Center (procedure)

These three commands are used to display simple text strings on the document. They are identical in all aspects, except in the

way they behave relative to the text insertion point: showUTF8Left displays the text from the insertion point to the left; sho-

wUTF8Right displays the text from the insertion point to the right; and showUTF8Center displays the text equally on both

sides of the insertion point.

These commands cannot be used with a beginUTF8paragraph...endUTF8paragraph structure.

Syntax

showUTF8left( text, mode)

showUTF8right( text, mode )

showUTF8center( text, mode )

Argument

text

Static text string or data selection to be displayed. Bear in mind that the information, wether static or variable, must be in

UTF8. The maputf8 function can be used to convert the information to UTF8.

mode

String value specifying the contextual analysis is to be performed. Possible values are 'normal', 'reverse', and 'none' (for no

contextual analysis).

Code Sample Examples

Example 1

This example illustrates a static text string (the name Saudi Arabia) escaped to its UTF8 reference form that will be displayed

from the insertion point to the left.

setlinewidth(0.007)

moveto(0,0)

rlineto(&width,0)

rlineto(0,&height)

rlineto(neg(&width),0)

rlineto(0,neg(&height))

closepath()

stroke()

moveto(&width/2,&height/2)

SetStyleExt(&Style1,12.0000,0,[100],100)

showUTF8left('\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062F\u064A\u0629', 'normal')