It is therefore possible to make, as an example, quite nifty access
counters, if you are into that kind of things.
  - bg=color
  
- Sets the background color. Normally taken from the normal HTML
      tags in your document (Currently: body, table, tr or td). 
      If you set the background color, it is probably best to add the
      notrans attribute as well.
       
      Pink
      red
      %50,0,100,0
       
   
- fg=color
  
- Sets the text color, 
      
      
   
- nfont="font name"
  
- Select a font using somewhat more memonic font-names.
  You can get a font-list by accessing the configuration interface.
  there are several modifiers available:
  bold, italic, black and light.
    If the requested version of the font is available, it will be
  used to render the text, otherwise the closest match will be used.
   
  Examples, using futura: 
   Light
   Italic
 Normal
   Italic
 Bold
   Italic
 Black
   Italic
 
 
   
   
- scale=number
  
- Sets the scale of the image. Larger than 1.0 is enlargement.
      
      
      
      <gtext scale=1.0>
      <gtext scale=0.5>
      
       
   
- 2 3 4 5 6 or 7
  
- Short for scale=num, where num is 1.0/([the argument]*0.6)
      
      
      <gtext 2>
      <gtext 3>
      <gtext 4>
       
   
- notrans
  
- Do not make the background transparent. Useful when making
      'boxes' of color around the text.
      <gtext bg=red>
      <gtext bg=red notrans>
      
      
   
- crop
  
- Remove all white-space around the image
  
   
- split
  
- 
      Make each word into a separate gif image.
	  Useful if you are writing a large text, and word wrap at the
edges of the display is desired. This text is an example (try
resisizing your browser window, the images should move just like normal
text would)
      
       
- href=url
      
- Adds an normal <a href=url> around the image. Will
	  also cause the image to be rendered in the 'link' color per default,
	  instead of the 'text' color. a link to this document
	   
       
- quant=number_of_colors
      
- Quantifies the image with this number of colors. The default
	  is set in the configuration interface. Normaly around 32. Using a
	  lower number will decrease the image (file)size, but make the text
	  look more 'edgy', and if you use complex backgrounds or image
	  textures, more colors will be neded. At most 255 colors can be used,
	  and less than 2 is quite useless.
 200 colors
 20 colors
 6 colors
 2 colors
 
       
- magic=[message]
      
- Modifier to href, more flashy links. Does not work with 'split'.
	  Uses the 'alink' color for the highlighting.
	  
	  a link to this document
	   
       
- fuzz[=color,amount]
      
- Apply the 'glow' effect to the highlighted image, a modifier
	  for the 'magic' argument. The defaults are black and 1,
	  increasing the 'amount' argument will dramatically increase the
	  computation time.
	  
	  a link to this document
	   
       
- fs
      
- Apply a floyd-steinberg dithering to the result. Most of the
	  time it is much better to increase the number of colors, instead
	  of dithering the image, but sometimes when using very
	  complex background images dithering is O.K.
       
- border=width,color
      
- Draw a border around the image.
 Red border
 
       
- spacing=spacing
      
- Add this amount of spacing around the text
 Spacing=10
 
       
- xspacing=spacing
      
- Add this amount of spacing to the left and right of the text
 Xspacing=20
 
       
- yspacing=spacing
      
- Add this amount of spacing above and below the text
 Yspacing=10
 
       
- size=xsize[,ysize]
      
- Set the size of the image, before any scaling is done.
	  If the image is smaller than the text size, the text will be
	  croped to fit on the right and bottom sides. Same goes for any
	  background image specified. If only one the xsize is
	  specified, the ysize will be set to the same value.
	  
	  100x100
	  100x20
	   
       
- xsize=xsize, ysize=ysize
      
- Sets the xsize, and/or the ysize. If one of the two is _not_
	  specified, it is set the the smallest value that will fit the image,
	  or the size of the background image, if one is selected,
	  just like it is normally. Otherwise just like 'size=xsize,ysize'
	  
       
- bevel=width
      
- Draws a bevel-box around the text.
 3 pixel bevel-box
       
- pressed
      
- A modifier to 'bevel', draws the bevel as if it was pressed down.
 3 pixel bevel-box
	  The magic modifier will do this automatically, like this:
 3 pixel bevel-box
 
- talign=dir
      
- Sets the text-align to either left, right or center.
	  
	  
| Left
justificated
text | Center
justificated
text | Right
justificated
text |  
 
       
- textbox=opaque%[,color[,pad]]
- 	  Draw an (optionally transparent) box below the text. Pad
defaults to '0', and is the distance from the edges of the text to the
end of the box. A negative pad works.
	  <gtext textbox=100,pink>
 <gtext textbox=50,pink>
 <gtext textbox=100,red,-20>
 
       
- xpad=Xpad%
      
- Increase padding between characters with Xpad%. A negative
	  '%' value works.
	  
	  <gtext  xpad=-30%>
 <gtext  xpad=-10%>
 <gtext>
 <gtext xpad=10%>
 <gtext xpad=30%>
 
 
	   
- ypad=Ypad%
	  
- Just like xpad, but in increases and decreases the
	      distance between the lines.
	      
	   
- opaque=opaque%
	  
- Sets the 'opaque' value of the color used to draw the text.
	      In the example below, notice how the text color mixes
	      with the two background colors (light blue and pink :-)
	      
	      <gtext textbox=100,pink,-11 bg=lightblue notrans opaque=40>
 
 
	   
- shadow=white-mix[,distance]
	  
- Draw a black drop-shadow behind the text. Using 0 as
	      distance does not currently place the shadow
	      directly below the text. Using negative values for
	      distance is possible, but you might be forced to add 'spacing' to render the text correctly.
	      
	      <gtext shadow=40,0>
 <gtext shadow=40,2>
 
 
	   
- bshadow=distance
              Draw a blured black drop-shadow behind the text. Using 0 as
	      distance does not currently place the shadow
	      directly below the text. Using negative values for
	      distance is possible, but you might have to add 'spacing'.
	      	  
	      <gtext quant=100 bshadow=1>
 <gtext quant=100 bshadow=2>
 
 
	   
- ghost=distance,blurfactor,color
	      	  
	      Do a 'ghost text'. Magic coloring won't work with it
 ghost=1,1,red
 ghost=1,3,blue
 ghost=-1,1,yellow
opaque=90
bshadow=1
 
 
	   
- glow=color,amount
	  
- Apply a 'glow' filter to the image. Quite a CPU
	      eater. Looks much better on a dark background, where a
	      real 'glow' effect can be achieved.
	      <gtext glow=red>
 
 
	      
	   
- rotate=angle[,color]
	  
- Rotate the whole thing angle degrees. Fill the newly
	      created space with the specified color.
	      	
	      -90 degrees
	      20 degrees, no color
	      -20 degrees, pink
	       
	   
- background=filename
	  
- Use the specified file as a background image. Currently
	      only PPM images are supported. The whole filename of the
	      file must be specified. The filename is the real
	      filename of the file, the virtual filesystem in roxen is
	      not used.
	      
	      Black text on a
sky background
	       
	   
- texture=filename
	  
- Use the specified file as the texture of the text
	      
	      Wood
	       
	   
- turbulence=frequency,color;freq,col;freq,col
	  
- Apply a turbulence filter, and use this as the
	      background. Experiment with the values to see what they do.
	      I am not sure how, but I have managed to generate a
	      'marble' like pattern. :-)
	      
	   
- maxlen=len
	  
- Do not render more than len characters of text. The
	      default is set in the configuration interface. This argument is
	      mostably useful if you want to increase the limit.
	   
- textscale=color,color,color,color
	  
- Apply a color filter to the text. The colors are,
	      respectively, upper left, lower left, upper right and lower right.
	      It is probably a good idea to increase the 'quant' value when
	      using this argument.
	      
	      Blue, red, black, darkgreen
 
	   
- outline=color,extra-radius
	  
- Draw an outline around the text. Quite useful when
	      combined with textscale.
	      
 black, 2 pixels
- chisel
	  
- Make the text look like it has been cut into the background.
 Woodcut
opaque=70