## Macro Command Reference

`ftext <tag> <COOR> <x> <y> <font> <font size> <text> [c] [c] [c] [angle] [TEXTALIGN] [ALIGN] [cb] [cb] [cb]`

Adds a floating text label to the document.
`<tag>`: The `tag` argument should be an integer value which can be used later to address a graphic or text object. Interactively created text or graphic objects always have the tag 0.
`<COOR>`: The coordinate system to which the rectangle belongs.
`<x>`, `<y>`: the position of the text in the defined coordinate system.
`<font>`: The font for the text (e.g. Helvetica-Bold)
`<font size>`: The font size of the text.
`[c] [c] [c]`: The color of the text. Dependent on the color mode the three values are RGB or HSB values from 0.0 to 1.0. The color mode can be set with the command `colormode` (0=RGB, 1=HSB).
`[angle]`: The text angle.
`[TEXTALIGN]`: The text alignment.
`[ALIGN]` : The text box alignment.
`[cb] [cb] [cb]`: The color of the text background. Dependent on the color mode the three values are RGB or HSB values from 0.0 to 1.0. The color mode can be set with the command `colormode` (0=RGB, 1=HSB).

`ALIGN`

A parameter wich defines the alignment of different objects, possible values:

`topleft tl 1` | `topcenter tc 2` | `topright tr 3`
`centerleft cl 8` | `center c 0` | `centerright cr 4`
`bottomleft bl 7` | `bottomcenter bc 6` | `bottomright br 5`

`TEXTALIGN`

A parameter wich defines the alignment of text elements:

`left l 0` | `center c 1` | `right r 2`

`COOR`

The coordinates system:

`0, screen` | screen coordinates
`1, first` | first axis (left and bottom)
`2, second` | second axis (right and top)

`COLOR`

This can be a hexadecimal color definition in the format RGB, ARGB, RRGGBB or AARRGGBB where R is red, G is green, B is blue and A is alpha.

There are also named colors which can be used: black, white, red, green, blue, orange, yellow, magenta, cyan, aluminum, aqua, asparagus, banana, blueberry, bubblegum, cantaloupe, carnation, cayenne, clover, eggplant, fern, flora, grape, honeydew, ice, iron, lavender, lead, lemon, licorice, lime, magnesium, maraschino, maroon, mercury, midnight, mocha, moss, nickel, ocean, orchid, plum, salmon, seafoam, silver, sky, snow, spindrift, spring, steel, strawberry, tangerine, teal, tin, tungsten, turquoise

The Plot default colors can be addressed with the numbers 0-15