Technical data

SightLine Applications Command and Control
Text Length of the text string (referred to as
“length” below)
TextEx [12] = horizontal scale shifted left 5 (e.g.
32 means no scaling. 0 is also interpreted
as no scaling).
[13] = vertical scale shifted left 5
14&15 Object Interpretation
Circle, FilledCircle Ignored
Rect, FilledRect Height
Line End Point 2 Y-Coordinate
Text Ignored
TextEx [14] = font ID (0=default, 1=bold font,
4=classic font)
[15] = font spacing (pixels between a font
to the next font. If 0, then uses the font's
default spacing)
16 Color (See Table below for color to number mappings)
Bits 0-3 Background color. NEW 2.17 for vertical
and lines, the background color is drawn as
a shadow. Pass Transparent (14) to disable
drawing of shadow
Bits 4-7 Foreground
17 to 17+length-1 Text Object Only: Text string characters
Color To Number Mapping:
Value Description Value Description
0 White 8 Light Green
1 Black 9 Green
2 Light Gray 10 Dark Green
3 Gray 11 Red
4 Dark Gray 12 Orange
5 Light Blue 13 Yellow
6 Blue 14 Transparent
7 Dark Blue 15 Automatic
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