Text system variables
System variables can be set using the Settings dialog box.
| Variable Name | Variable Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FONTALT | Alternate font | Defines the font which will be used if a text font cannot be found. |
| HIDETEXT | Hide text on hide | Specifies whether the HIDE command processes text entities. |
| MIRRTEXT | Mirror text | Determines whether text is mirrored by the MIRROR command or not. |
| MTEXTED | Multiline text editor | Sets the primary and secondary text editors to use for multiline text entities. |
| MTEXTFIXED | Multiline text fixed | Controls whether BricsCAD zooms, rotates and/or pans the view to fit the Mtext being edited. |
| QTEXTMODE | Quick text mode | Controls how text entities are displayed. If ON, displays text as a box. |
| TEXTANGLE | Text angle | Stores the angle of the last added text entity. |
| TEXTFILL | Text fill | Determines whether True Type fonts show as either filled or
outlined.
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| TEXTQLTY | Text quality | Defines the smoothness of True Type fonts for plotting and rendering. |
| TEXTSIZE | Text size | Sets the default height for new text entities. TEXTSIZE has no effect if the current text style has a fixed height. |
| TEXTSTYLE | Text style | Stores the name of the current text style. |
| TSPACEFAC | Text space factor | Specifies the line spacing distance of multiline text measured as
factor of the text height. Values between 0.25 and 4 are accepted. |
| TSPACETYPE | Text space type | Specifies the type of line spacing used for multiline text. At least: adjusts line spacing based on the tallest character(s) in a line. Exactly: used the specified line spacing, regardless of in individual character sizes. |
| TSTACKALIGN | Text stack align | Determines the vertical alignment of stacked text: bottom, center or top. |
| TSTACKSIZE | Text stack size | Specifies the percentage a which the stacked text fraction height is
relative to the current height of the selected text. Values between 25 and 125 are accepted. |