1PLTEXT(3plplot) PLplot API PLTEXT(3plplot)
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6 pltext - Switch to text screen
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9 pltext()
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12 Sets an interactive device to text mode, used in conjunction with
13 plgra(3plplot) to allow graphics and text to be interspersed. On a de‐
14 vice which supports separate text and graphics windows, this command
15 causes control to be switched to the text window. This can be useful
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19 sole) device will probably become quite confused otherwise. If already
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22 ing focus (see also plgra(3plplot)).
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24 Redacted form: pltext()
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26 This function is used in example 1.
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29 Many developers (who are credited at http://plplot.org/credits.php)
30 have contributed to PLplot over its long history.
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33 PLplot documentation at http://plplot.org/documentation.php.
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37 January, 2023 PLTEXT(3plplot)