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#### 15.3.3.5 Text Properties

The `text` properties are:

`__modified__`: `"off"` | {`"on"`}
`backgroundcolor`: colorspec, def. `"none"`

  Background area is not yet implemented for text objects. `backgroundcolor` is unused.

`beingdeleted`: {`"off"`} | `"on"`
`busyaction`: `"cancel"` | {`"queue"`}
`buttondownfcn`: string | function handle, def. `[](0x0)`

  For information on how to write graphics listener functions see Callbacks section.

`children` (read-only): vector of graphics handles, def. `[](0x1)`

  `children` is unused.

`clipping`: `"off"` | {`"on"`}

  If `clipping` is `"on"`, the text is clipped in its parent axes limits.

`color`: colorspec, def. `[0 0 0]`

  Color of the text. See colorspec.

`createfcn`: string | function handle, def. `[](0x0)`

  Callback function executed immediately after text has been created. Function is set by using default property on root object, e.g., `set (0, "defaulttextcreatefcn", 'disp ("text created!")')`.

  For information on how to write graphics listener functions see Callbacks section.

`deletefcn`: string | function handle, def. `[](0x0)`

  Callback function executed immediately before text is deleted.

  For information on how to write graphics listener functions see Callbacks section.

`displayname`: def. `""`
`edgecolor`: colorspec, def. `"none"`

  Background area is not yet implemented for text objects. `edgecolor` is unused.

`editing`: {`"off"`} | `"on"`

  `editing` is unused.

`extent` (read-only): four-element vector, def. `[0.000000 -0.008764 0.000000 0.037978]`

  Vector `[x0 y0 width height]` indicating the size and location of the text string.

`fontangle`: `"italic"` | {`"normal"`} | `"oblique"`

  Control whether the font is italic or normal. `fontangle` is currently unused.

`fontname`: string, def. `"*"`

  The font used for the text.

`fontsize`: scalar, def. `10`

  The font size of the text as measured in `fontunits`.

`fontunits`: `"centimeters"` | `"inches"` | `"normalized"` | `"pixels"` | {`"points"`}

  The units used to interpret `fontsize` property.

`fontweight`: `"bold"` | `"demi"` | `"light"` | {`"normal"`}

  Control variant of base font used: bold, light, normal, etc.

`handlevisibility`: `"callback"` | `"off"` | {`"on"`}

  If `handlevisibility` is `"off"`, the text’s handle is not visible in its parent’s "children" property.

`hittest`: `"off"` | {`"on"`}
`horizontalalignment`: `"center"` | {`"left"`} | `"right"`
`interpreter`: `"latex"` | `"none"` | {`"tex"`}

  Control the way the `"string"` property is interpreted. See Use of the interpreter property.

`interruptible`: `"off"` | {`"on"`}
`linestyle`: {`"-"`} | `"--"` | `"-."` | `":"` | `"none"`

  Background area is not yet implemented for text objects. `linestyle` is unused.

`linewidth`: scalar, def. `0.50000`

  Background area is not yet implemented for text objects. `linewidth` is unused.

`margin`: scalar, def. `2`

  Background area is not yet implemented for text objects. `margin` is unused.

`parent`: graphics handle

  Handle of the parent graphics object.

`position`: four-element vector, def. `[0 0 0]`

  Vector `[X0 Y0 Z0]` where X0, Y0 and Z0 indicate the position of the text anchor as defined by `verticalalignment` and `horizontalalignment`.

`rotation`: scalar, def. `0`

  The angle of rotation for the displayed text, measured in degrees.

`selected`: {`"off"`} | `"on"`
`selectionhighlight`: `"off"` | {`"on"`}
`string`: string, def. `""`

  The text object string content.

`tag`: string, def. `""`

  A user-defined string to label the graphics object.

`type` (read-only): string

  Class name of the graphics object. `type` is always `"text"`

`uicontextmenu`: graphics handle, def. `[](0x0)`

  Graphics handle of the uicontextmenu object that is currently associated to this text object.

`units`: `"centimeters"` | {`"data"`} | `"inches"` | `"normalized"` | `"pixels"` | `"points"`
`userdata`: Any Octave data, def. `[](0x0)`

  User-defined data to associate with the graphics object.

`verticalalignment`: `"baseline"` | `"bottom"` | `"cap"` | {`"middle"`} | `"top"`
`visible`: `"off"` | {`"on"`}

  If `visible` is `"off"`, the text is not rendered on screen.

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