PRINTMODE

The _PRINTMODE statement sets the font printing mode on a background image.

Syntax

_PRINTMODE mode[,image_handle]

Description

• If the image handle is omitted it will use the current destination image background.
• One of 3 modes is mandatory when using this statement to deal with the text background.

• 1 _KEEPBACKGROUND: Text background transparent. Only the text is displayed over anything behind it.
• 2 _ONLYBACKGROUND: Text background is only displayed. Text is transparent to anything behind it.
• 3 _FILLBACKGROUND: Text and background block anything behind them like a normal PRINT. Default setting.

• Use the _PRINTMODE (function) to find the current _PRINTMODE setting number.

See also

• _LOADFONT
• _NEWIMAGE
• _PRINTMODE (function)

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