Man Scilab
label_properties
Scilab Data type
label_properties - description of the Label entity
properties
Description
The Label entity is a leaf of the graphics entities hierarchy. This
entity defines the parameters for label drawing
-
visible:
This field contains the
visible
property value for
the entity . It should be
"on"
or
"off"
.By
default, the label is visible, the value's property is
"on"
. If
"off"
the label is not displayed on the
screen.
-
text:
This field is the character string vector which contains the
label.
-
font_size:
The
font_size
property is used to select the type of
size of the label. Its value should be an integer in between 0 and 5
which stands for 8pt, 10pt, 12pt, 14pt, 18pt and 24pt.
-
font_style:
Seven differents fonts are available : "Courrier", "Symbol",
"Times", "Times Italic", "Times Bold", "User defined". The font_size
property is an index in [0 6] which is associated to the previous font
names.
-
foreground:
This field contains the color used to display the label. Its value
should be a color index (relative to the current colormap).
-
parent:
This property contains the handle of the parent. The parent of the
label entity should be of type
"Axes"
.
Note that, for now, Label entity is exclusively used in
title
,
x_label
,
y_label
and
z_label
building.
Examples
set("figure_style","new") //create a figure
a=get("current_axes");
a.title
type(a.title)
plot3d()
a.x_label
a.y_label
a.z_label
xtitle("My title","my x axis label", "Volume")
a.z_label.text="Month"
t=a.title;
t.foreground=9;
t.font_size=5;
t.font_style=5;
t.text="SCILAB";
xlabel=a.x_label;
xlabel.text=" Weight"
xlabel.font_style= 5;
a.y_label.foreground = 12;
See Also
set
,
get
,
delete
,
xtitle
,
graphics_entities
,
axes_properties
,
text_properties
,
Author
Djalel ABDEMOUCHE
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