Helm.Graphics2D.Text

Contains all the data structures and functions for composing pieces of graphical text.

Types

data Text

Represents a graphical piece of text, containing a UTF-8 string and any relevant style fields.

Constructors

Text

Fields

textString :: String

textColor :: Color

textTypeface :: String

textHeight :: Double

textWeight :: FontWeight

textStyle :: FontStyle

Instances

Eq Text

Show Text

data FontWeight

Represents the weight for a text's font.

Constructors

LightWeight

NormalWeight

BoldWeight

Instances

Enum FontWeight

Eq FontWeight

Ord FontWeight

Read FontWeight

Show FontWeight

data FontStyle

Represents the style for a text's font.

Constructors

NormalStyle

ObliqueStyle

ItalicStyle

Instances

Enum FontStyle

Eq FontStyle

Ord FontStyle

Read FontStyle

Show FontStyle

Composing

defaultText :: Text

Create the default text. By default it is is black sans-serif with a height of 14pt.

toText :: String -> Text

Create a text from a string. By default, this text will be 14pt, black and unstyled.

showText :: Show a => a -> Text

Create a text from a type instancing Show.

Formatting

light :: Text -> Text

Set the weight of a piece of text to light.

bold :: Text -> Text

Set the weight of a text to bold.

italic :: Text -> Text

Set the slant of a piece of text to italic.

oblique :: Text -> Text

Set the slant of a piece of text to oblique.

color :: Color -> Text -> Text

Set the color of a piece of text.

typeface :: String -> Text -> Text

Set the typeface of the text.

height :: Double -> Text -> Text

Set the size of a piece of text.