Text

vml_type: vml_text

Text features must have exactly one coordinate. The vml_text_string attribute must also be present in the vml_text feature. Text is drawn in the output file by placing a VML textpath sub-element inside of a VML shape element. By default, vml_text features have their vml_fill_color attribute set to black.

VML text features have the following additional attributes:

Attribute Name

Contents

vml_text_string

The text string may contain blanks and there is no limit on its length. This attribute must be present for all vml_text features.

Range: string

Default: None

vml_text_size

The size of the text in ground units.

Range: real>0

Default: x, where x=0.008*deltaY.

deltaY is the y-coordinate range of the spatial extent of the input data in ground units.

vml_text_justification

The justification of the text.

Range: left | center | right

Default: left

vml_rotation

The rotation of the text, as measured in degrees counterclockwise from the horizontal.

Range: -360.0...360.0

Default: 0

vml_font_family

The CSS1 font family name.

Range: CSS1 font family name.

Default: Times New Roman

vml_font_style

The style of the font.

Range: normal | italic | oblique

Default: normal

vml_font_weight

The weight of the font.

Range:

normal | bold | bolder | lighter |

100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 |

700 | 800 | 900

Default: normal

vml_rotate_letters

Rotate the letters of the text by 90 degrees.

Range: VML boolean

Default: f

vml_same_letter_heights

Stretches lowercase letters to the height of uppercase letters.

Range: VML boolean

Default: f