SoText2(3IV)

NAME
     SoText2 - screen-aligned 2D text shape node

INHERITS FROM
     SoBase > SoFieldContainer > SoNode > SoShape > SoText2

SYNOPSIS
     #include <Inventor/nodes/SoText2.h>

     enum Justification {
          SoText2::LEFT       Left edges of all strings are aligned
          SoText2::RIGHT      Right edges of all strings are aligned
          SoText2::CENTER     Centers of all strings are aligned
     }

          Fields from class SoText2:

     SoMFString          string
     SoSFFloat           spacing
     SoSFEnum            justification

          Methods from class SoText2:

                         SoText2()
     static SoType       getClassTypeId()

          Methods from class SoNode:

     void                setOverride(SbBool state)
     SbBool              isOverride() const
     SoNode *            copy(SbBool copyConnections = FALSE) const
     virtual SbBool      affectsState() const
     static SoNode *     getByName(const SbName &name)
     static int          getByName(const SbName &name, SoNodeList &list)

          Methods from class SoFieldContainer:

     void                setToDefaults()
     SbBool              hasDefaultValues() const
     SbBool              fieldsAreEqual(const SoFieldContainer *fc) const
     void                copyFieldValues(const SoFieldContainer *fc, SbBool
                              copyConnections = FALSE)
     SbBool              set(const char *fieldDataString)
     void                get(SbString &fieldDataString)
     virtual int         getFields(SoFieldList &resultList) const
     virtual SoField *   getField(const SbName &fieldName) const
     SbBool              getFieldName(const SoField *field, SbName &fieldName)
                              const
     SbBool              isNotifyEnabled() const
     SbBool              enableNotify(SbBool flag)

          Methods from class SoBase:
     void                ref()
     void                unref() const
     void                unrefNoDelete() const
     void                touch()
     virtual SoType      getTypeId() const
     SbBool              isOfType(SoType type) const
     virtual void        setName(const SbName &name)
     virtual SbName      getName() const


DESCRIPTION
     This node defines one or more strings of 2D text. The text is always
     aligned horizontally with the screen and does not change size with
     distance in a perspective projection. The text origin is at (0,0,0) after
     applying the current transformation. Rotations and scales have no effect
     on the orientation or size of 2D text, just the location.

     SoText2 uses the current font to determine the typeface and size. The
     text is always drawn with the diffuse color of the current material; it
     is not lit, regardless of the lighting model. Furthermore, 2D text can
     not be textured, and it ignores the current drawing style and complexity.

     Because 2D text is screen-aligned, it has some unusual characteristics.
     For example, the 3D bounding box surrounding a 2D text string depends on
     the current camera and the current viewport size, since changing the
     field of view or the mapping onto the window changes the relative size of
     the text with respect to the rest of the scene. This has implications for
     caching as well, since a render cache in an SoSeparator that contains an
     SoText2 node depends on the current camera.

FIELDS
     SoMFString          string
          The text string(s) to display. Each string will appear on its own
          line. The string(s) can be ascii or UTF-8.

     SoSFFloat           spacing
          Defines the distance (in the negative y direction) between the base
          points of successive strings, measured with respect to the current
          font height. A value of 1 indicates single spacing, a value of 2
          indicates double spacing, and so on.

     SoSFEnum            justification
          Indicates placement and alignment of strings. With LEFT
          justification, the left edge of the first line is at the
          (transformed) origin, and all left edges are aligned. RIGHT
          justification is similar. CENTER justification places the center of
          the first string at the (transformed) origin, with the centers of
          all remaining strings aligned under it.

METHODS
                         SoText2()
          Creates a 2D text node with default settings.

     static SoType       getClassTypeId()
          Returns type identifier for this class.


ACTION BEHAVIOR
     SoGLRenderAction
          Draws text based on the current font, at a location based on the
          current transformation.

     SoRayPickAction
          Performs a pick on the text. Text will be picked if the picking ray
          intersects the bounding box of the strings. The string index and
          character position are available from the SoTextDetail.

     SoGetBoundingBoxAction
          Computes the bounding box that encloses the text.


FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS
     Text2 {
          string         ""
          spacing        1
          justification  LEFT
     }

SEE ALSO
     SoFont, SoText3, SoTextDetail