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A TextImage is a vgui2 element defined in the vgui_controls library, in the file TextImage.cpp. TextImages are available in all source games. TextImage is not really a full functioning control, it's used by [[VGUI Label]] to draw text.

You can, however, use TextImage to draw text, but you will need to call TextImage's paint function, as it is not automatically called.

== Example Usage ==

Before creating anything, we first need to include the TextImage header file and use the vgui namespace.
<source lang="cpp">
 #include <vgui_controls/TextImage.h>

 using namespace vgui;
</source>

First, lets add a new variable to our class's header file:
<source lang="cpp">
TextImage* text;
</source>

TextImages can be created via the c++ keyword new with a simple call to TextImage:
<source lang="cpp">
 text = new TextImage("Text");
</source>

Once we've created our TextImage, we now need to do some configuration, usually done in ApplySchemeSettings:
<source lang="cpp">
 void CExample::ApplySchemeSettings( vgui::IScheme *pScheme )
 {
    BaseClass::ApplySchemeSettings( pScheme );
 
    text->SetText("Text");
    text->SetPos(200,200);
    text->SetSize(100,50);
    text->SetFont(pScheme->GetFont( "DefaultVerySmall" ));
    text->SetColor( Color( 200, 255, 200, 255 ) );
 }
</source>

As mentioned above, TextImages will not automatically paint themselves, so, we need to paint them. Don't worry, its fairly simple.
<source lang="cpp">
 void CExample::Paint()
 {
    BaseClass::Paint();
 
    text->Paint();
 }
</source>

Heres what it should look like when you're done:

[[File:TextImage.jpg]]

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