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.TH "PANDA_TEXTBOX" "3" "28 May 2003" "" ""

.SH NAME
panda_textbox \- display some text on the PDF page specified
.SH SYNOPSIS

.nf
 #include&lt;panda/constants.h&gt;
 #include&lt;panda/functions.h&gt;
 void panda_textbox (panda_pdf * output, panda_page * thisPage, int top, int left, int bottom, int right, char *text);
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This function call creates a textbox on the specified page, and then displays the specified text within that page. The current font mode and style et cetera will be used.
.SH "RETURNS"
.PP
Nothing
.SH "EXAMPLE"

.nf
 #include&lt;panda/constants.h&gt;
 #include&lt;panda/functions.h&gt;
 panda_pdf *document;
 panda_page *page;
 panda_init();
 document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w");
 page = panda_newpage (document, panda_pagesize_a4);
 panda_textbox (demo, currPage, 20 + (lineDepth * 20), 200, 40 + (lineDepth * 20), 400, "Demonstration of a text mode");
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
panda_createfont, panda_setfont, panda_panda_setfontsize, panda_getfontobj, panda_setfontmode, panda_setcharacterspacing, panda_setwordspacing, panda_sethorizontalscaling, panda_setleading, panda_textboxrot
.SH "VERSION"
.PP
This documentation was generated for \fBPanda\fR 0.5.2 by \fBautodocbook\fR (http://www.stillhq.com).
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBPanda\fR is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 - 2003,  and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute.
.SH "BUGS"
.PP
There  are no known bugs in \fBPanda\fR. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know.