_Added in 1.9.0_

*/drawtext -hnrpbocvd <@window> <color> [color] [fontname fontsize] <x y [w h]> <text|&binvar>*

Draws text at the specified co-ordinates.

*Switches*

table(ktable).
|*Switch*|*Description*|
| -p | Processes and interprets control codes in the text. |
| -b | Indicates that you have specified the second color parameter as the background color for the text. |
| -o | Indicates specified font should be in bold. |
| -c | Indicates that you have specified the [w h] values as the rectangle in which text should be printed. Text will be clipped if it extends beyond this rectangle. |
| -h | Highlights the windows icon if it is minimized. |
| -n | Prevents the display from being updated immediately. |
| -r | Indicates that the colors are in [[$rgb]] format. |
| -v | Indicates &binvar is specified. |
| -d | *TODO* |

*Parameters*

table(ktable).
|*Parameter*|*Description*|
| <@window> | Name of the window to draw. |
| <color> | The textcolor. |
| [color] | The background color, if -b has been specified. |
| [fontname fontsize] | The name of the font and the size of the font. |
| <x y [w h]> | The coordinate of the text. |
| <text<notextile>|</notextile>&binvar> | The text or text from a &binvar to draw. |

*Example*

<pre>
alias testdrawtext {
  window -p @win
  drawtext @win 4 Verdana 11 0 0 Hello World
}
</pre>