add_label

add_label( [ChipsId,] xpos, ypos, text [,attributes]);

Description

• ChipsId - an optional ChipsId structure containing values to modify the currency state for the command.
• xpos, ypos - the location of the label; the current coordinate system is used if one is not specified.
• text - the text of the label. Latex formatting is supported.
• attributes - optional parameters which allow the user to configure properties though a structure, list, or attribute string.

The add_label command creates a label whose attributes are specified by user preferences or in an attribute list. The new label becomes current by default; providing a ChipsId overrides the currency state.

The position of the label is specified as a coordinate pair (xpos, ypos) in data, pixel, frame, or plot normalized coordinates. Labels specified in data coordinates will only be displayed if the are within the coordinate system range.

Alignment

Alignment attributes control how the text string is situated in relation to the reference position. Horizontal alignment can be specified as left (0), center (.5), right (1), or a numeric ratio of the text length. Vertical alignment is similarly controlled: bottom (0), center (.5), top (1), or a numeric ratio.

Customizing the Label

There are several attributes that control the label characteristics. The attributes can be set to the ChIPS defaults, values provided in the add_label command, or values from the user's preference file.

The attributes may also be modified with the set_label command at any time; see "ahelp set_label" and "ahelp setget" for more information.

The attributes associated with labels are:

Attribute	Description	Options	Default
angle	Angle at which the label is drawn	-360.0:360.0	0.0
color	Color of the text	name or hex; see the Color section of "ahelp chipsopt"	default
coordsys	coordinate system for the label	PIXEL, WINDOW_NORM, FRAME_NORM, PLOT_NORM, DATA	see "ahelp coordsys"
depth	Integer value indicating label depth	see the Depth section of "ahelp chipsopt"	100
font	text font	helvetica|courier|times|greek; see the Font section of "ahelp chipsopt"	helvetica
fontstyle	style of the label text	normal|bold|italic|bolditalic; see the Font Style section of "ahelp chipsopt"	normal
halign	Horizontal location of the string reference point of the label	auto|base|center|left|right|top; see the Text Alignment section of "ahelp chipsopt"	left
size	Font size of the text	1:100	12
stem	stem used for label id	alphanumeric	lbl
valign	Vertical location of the string reference point of the label	auto|base|center|left|right|top; see the Text Alignment section of "ahelp chipsopt"	base

chips> add_label(.4,.5,"area={\\pi}r^2");

chips> settings = ChipsLabel;
chips> settings.color = "blue";
chips> settings.size = 8.0;
chips> settings.stem = "MyLabel";
chips> add_label(100,100,"Figure A",settings);

chips> add_label(100,100,"Fig. B",{"color", "blue", "size", "8" });