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/ Image::BoxModel::Text

NAME

Image::BoxModel::Text - Text functions for Image::BoxModel

SYNOPSIS

For an example and general information see Image::BoxModel.pm

DESCRIPTION

Image::BoxModel::Text implements direct inserting of text. It has the following method which a Image::BoxModel object inherit.

It uses Image::BoxModel::Lowlevel for defining boxes and drawing text. See there for more information.

Method

Annotate

 $image -> Annotate (
	text => $text 					#mandatory
	position => [top|bottom|right|left],
	textsize => $size,
	font => $font,
	rotate => [in degrees, may be negative as well],
	align => [Center|Left|Right],			#align is how multiline-text is aligned
	text_position => [Center			#position is how text will be positioned inside its box
			NorthWest|
			North|
			NorthEast|
			West|
			SoutEast|
			South|
			SouthWest|
			West],
	background => (color),
	padding_right => [number],
	padding_left => [number],
	padding_top => [number],
	padding_bottom=> [number],
 )

All parameters except "text" are preset with defaults. These are the first value above or generally "0" for numbers (except "20" for textsize), and "white" for colors.