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<refentry xml:id="function.ps-show" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>ps_show</refname>
  <refpurpose>Output text</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>ps_show</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>psdoc</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>text</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Output a text at the current text position. The text position can be set
   by storing the x and y coordinates into the values <literal>textx</literal>
   and <literal>texty</literal> with the function
   <function>ps_set_value</function>. The function will issue an
   error if a font was not set before with <function>ps_setfont</function>.
  </para>
  <para>
   <function>ps_show</function> evaluates the following parameters and values
   as set by <function>ps_set_parameter</function> and
   <function>ps_set_value</function>.
  </para>
  <variablelist>
   <varlistentry>
    <term>charspacing (value)</term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Distance between two consecutive glyphs. If this value is unequal to
      zero then all ligatures will be resolved. Values less than zero are
      allowed.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
    <term>kerning (parameter)</term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Setting this parameter to "false" will turn off kerning. Kerning is
      turned on by default.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
    <term>ligatures (parameter)</term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Setting this parameter to "false" will turn off the use of ligatures. 
      Ligatures are turned on by default.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
    <term>underline (parameter)</term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Setting this parameter to "true" will turn on underlining. Underlining
      is turned off by default.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
    <term>overline (parameter)</term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Setting this parameter to "true" will turn on overlining. Overlining is
      turned off by default.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
    <term>strikeout (parameter)</term>
    <listitem> 
     <para>
      Setting this parameter to "true" will turn on striking out. Striking out
      is turned off by default.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
  </variablelist>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>psdoc</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Resource identifier of the postscript file
       as returned by <function>ps_new</function>.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>text</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The text to be output.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.success;
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>ps_continue_text</function></member>
    <member><function>ps_show_xy</function></member>
    <member><function>ps_setfont</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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