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4.10.5 Converting Strings to Grobs

11CF3 $>BIGGROB ( $ → grob )
Makes grob of the string using the large font (5x9).
11D00 $>GROB ( $ → grob )
Makes grob of the string using the system font. Linefeed does not make new line.
11F80 $>grob ( $ → grob )
Makes grob of the string using the minifont. Linefeed does not make new line.
05F0B3 (~$>grobOrGROB) ( $ → grob )
Converts string to a grob using either the current font or the minifont, depending on system flag 90.
1200C RIGHT$3x6 ( $ #n → flag grob )
Transforms string into grob (using the minifont), then takes all characters starting after column #n. flag is FALSE if #n is greater than the width of the grob. In this case, the whole grob is returned.
1215E CENTER$3x5 ( grob #x #y $ #w → grob' )
Creates grob from string (using the minifont) and embeds it at specified position (#x, #y). The grob is centered around #x and the to is put at #y. #w represents the maximum width of the grob created. If the text is wider, it is truncated. Bangtype.
3A4AB MakeLabel ( $ #w #x grob → grob' )
Inserts $ into grob using CENTER$3x5 with y=5.



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