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text		statement

Syntax
text [fontName [, fontSize [, foregroundColor [, backgroundColor [, alignment [, tabInterval ] ] ] ] ] ]
text no parameters

Requires
macOS 10.11+

Description
The text statement sets the text attributes for the current window. It affects subsequent print statements in the current window. It does not change the appearance of any existing text.
All parameters are optional. If you omit a parameter, the corresponding attribute won't be changed.
text with no parameters resets all styles to their default values (@"Menlo", 12, textColor, clearColor, NSTextAlignmentLeft).

Parameters

Parameter	Description
fontName	The name of the font as a CFStringRef.
fontSize	The font size in points.
foregroundColor	The text color as a ColorRef (NSColor).
backgroundColor	The text background color as a ColorRef (NSColor).
alignment	The text alignment. Supported values are: NSTextAlignmentLeft NSTextAlignmentRight NSTextAlignmentCenter The location of the aligned text is determined by the window width at the time the text is drawn.
tabInterval	The tab interval.

See also
print