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DocumentTools[Canvas]

  

Text

  

create a text structure with metadata

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Compatibility

Calling Sequence

Text(caption)

Text(caption, options)

Text(format, arguments, options)

Parameters

caption

-

string

format

-

string containing "%1"

arguments

-

anything

Description

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The Text command is used by GetMath when extracting math and text from a canvas.  It packages a text expression up into a record where it can be saved alongside other information relevant to the context of the canvas application, such as the id, position, and annotation.

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It can be useful to use the Text command when constructing a canvas that will later be deployed to Maple Learn.

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The Text command supports mixed text and math notation.  When given a first argument format string that contains the % character followed by a number, n, the text will display the nth argument in place of %n.  

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The Text command supports the following style options:

  

bold = true;  when true, make the text bold

  

color = string or ColorTools:-Color;  set the color of the text

  

fontsize = posint; control the size of the font

  

sans = true;  use a sans-serif font

  

container = "group" or "textbox";  Maple Learn has two kinds of boxes that can contain text: a textbox or a group.  Use this option to indicate which kind of box the text should be added to.

  

custom = string;  use this option to give a custom name to this text area, which can be used by GetElements to locate this item later.

  

position = [x,y];  use this option to specify a pixel-position for the top left corner of the text

Examples

withDocumentTools:-Canvas:

cvNewCanvasText Example,TextMix text and %1,sqrtx21y,TextSum %1 and %2,a2,b2,TextThe %1,_BOLDPythagorean Theorem,Matha2+b2=c2:

ShowCanvascv

Text records are returned from GetMath

urlhttps://learn.maplesoft.com/?d=OULPGFDHIFNKDLJJGGMKJKNOARBJLHGRPOOKHKCQHPMFKMOTBFEHCUBUCQFNOGKSAMDOCUEFGMAJMQELFLEQEGOMETNULHFSCUGU:

cvGetCanvasurl:

MGetMathcv,keeptext:

M1:-text

M1:-id

M1:-position

Compatibility

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The DocumentTools[Canvas][Text] command was introduced in Maple 2021.

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For more information on Maple 2021 changes, see Updates in Maple 2021.

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The DocumentTools[Canvas][Text] command was updated in Maple 2022.

See Also

Annotate

GetCanvas

Math

NewCanvas

Script

ShareCanvas