In map views, large notes display (a portion of) the note's body copy text ($Text) as well as the title. The note's text only appears if:
- The note has some text.
- The note icon is sufficiently large more than the title and (option subtitle).
- For containers, including agents, the title height ($TitleHeight) area is sufficiently large.
- The note is not an adornment or picture adornment. Adornments do not have text. More strictly, they do have $Text but even if it has a value it cannot be displayed like note text.
- The note does not use a shape for display. Text thumbnails are drawn in rounded (shaped) notes as well as normal rectangular notes.
- The note has no $TableHeading or $TableExpression set. See below re table expressions.
- $MapBodyTextSize is not set to '1', so as to suppress table/text display.
- Notes with no title will display body text if present; previously body text display was suppressed in such notes.
$Text Style
Do note that the text that is displayed is not styled; think of it as a $Text 'preview'. Thus whilst text colour is not honoured, the
$Text Size
An attribute $MapBodyTextSize allows setting a size for all displayed $Text. It also allows a value that suppresses display of any body text: in such a cases case the vertical alignment of $Name re-applies.
$Text displayed colour vs. in-$Text colour
$MapBodyTextColor sets the colour used to display such text. Be mindful that colour settings within $Text is not reflected in $Text display in the note icon.
$Text Fonts
The font used to render the text ($Text) is set via the Text document setting Text Font but can be overridden at note level by setting the $TextFont to a different value. Thus the displayed text for a given icon can show text in a variety of fonts.
Images in $Text
(not illustrated)
There are two possible renders depending upon whether an image starts $Text, i.e. is a $Text character position zero.
- If an image is the very first piece of $Text the image is used as a fill.
- Otherwise the image is shown in its $Text location if space allows.
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