Variable string - %N.mst

In this section:

• Displaying Text
  • Font name - %fn[font_name]
  • Get font - %gf
  • Font attributes - %it, %bf, %ul
  • System font - %sf
  • Font default - %fd
  • Subscript - %sd
  • Superscript - %su
  • Text size - %ts
  • Text colour - %tc
  • Variable string _ %N.mst
  • Sterling pound symbol - %pd
  • Mathematical equation - %eq[equation]
• Edit Boxes
  • Edit box - %eb
  • Text array - %N.Mtx[options]
• File selection and filter
  • File selection - %fs[path]
  • File filter - %ft[name][filter]

This format code takes one character string argument and lays out the string in a field of N characters. The string is redrawn each time the window is renewed. For this reason, the size N must be specified and must be the maximum number of characters required. The number of lines m is optional and defaults to 1. For example, %20.2st provides for 20 characters on each of two lines. Use the WINDOW_UPDATE@ function (see Updating windows) in order to force a change to become visible. %st (String) is similar to %`rs.