plot_shape: Preview shaped text and the metrics for the text box

In textshaping: Bindings to the 'HarfBuzz' and 'Fribidi' Libraries for Text Shaping

Preview shaped text and the metrics for the text box

Description

This function allows you to preview the layout that shape_text() calculates. It is purely meant as a sanity check to make sure that the values calculated are sensible and shouldn't be used as a plotting function for rendering text on its own.

Usage

plot_shape(shape, id = 1)

Arguments

shape	The output of a call to shape_text()
id	The index of the text run to show in case shape contains multiples

Value

This function is called for its side effects

Examples

arab_text <- lorem_text("arabic", 2)
shape <- shape_text(
  arab_text,
  max_width = 5,
  indent = 0.2
)

try(
 plot_shape(shape)
)

textshaping documentation built on Sept. 9, 2025, 5:26 p.m.