## GESTextOverlay GESTextOverlay — render text onto another video stream in a GESLayer |

## Synopsis

    #include <ges/ges.h>

                        GESTextOverlay;
    GESTextOverlay *    ges_text_overlay_new                (void);
    void                ges_text_overlay_set_text           (GESTextOverlay *self,
                                                             const gchar *text);
    void                ges_text_overlay_set_font_desc      (GESTextOverlay *self,
                                                             const gchar *font_desc);
    void                ges_text_overlay_set_halignment     (GESTextOverlay *self,
                                                             GESTextHAlign halign);
    void                ges_text_overlay_set_valignment     (GESTextOverlay *self,
                                                             GESTextVAlign valign);
    void                ges_text_overlay_set_color          (GESTextOverlay *self,
                                                             guint32 color);
    void                ges_text_overlay_set_xpos           (GESTextOverlay *self,
                                                             gdouble position);
    void                ges_text_overlay_set_ypos           (GESTextOverlay *self,
                                                             gdouble position);
    const gchar *       ges_text_overlay_get_text           (GESTextOverlay *self);
    const char *        ges_text_overlay_get_font_desc      (GESTextOverlay *self);
    GESTextHAlign       ges_text_overlay_get_halignment     (GESTextOverlay *self);
    GESTextVAlign       ges_text_overlay_get_valignment     (GESTextOverlay *self);
    const guint32       ges_text_overlay_get_color          (GESTextOverlay *self);
    const gdouble       ges_text_overlay_get_xpos           (GESTextOverlay *self);
    const gdouble       ges_text_overlay_get_ypos           (GESTextOverlay *self);

## Object Hierarchy

      GObject
       +----GInitiallyUnowned
             +----GESTimelineElement
                   +----GESTrackElement
                         +----GESOperation
                               +----GESTextOverlay

## Implemented Interfaces

GESTextOverlay implements GESExtractable and GESMetaContainer.

## Description

## Details

### GESTextOverlay

    typedef struct _GESTextOverlay GESTextOverlay;

### ges_text_overlay_new ()

    GESTextOverlay *    ges_text_overlay_new                (void);

Creates a new GESTextOverlay.

Returns : | The newly created GESTextOverlay or `NULL` if something went wrong.

### ges_text_overlay_set_text ()

    void                ges_text_overlay_set_text           (GESTextOverlay *self,
                                                             const gchar *text);

Sets the text this track element will render.

`self` : | the GESTextOverlay* to set text on
`text` : | the text to render. an internal copy of this text will be made.

### ges_text_overlay_set_font_desc ()

    void                ges_text_overlay_set_font_desc      (GESTextOverlay *self,
                                                             const gchar *font_desc);

Sets the pango font description of the text this track element will render.

`self` : | the GESTextOverlay
`font_desc` : | the pango font description

### ges_text_overlay_set_halignment ()

    void                ges_text_overlay_set_halignment     (GESTextOverlay *self,
                                                             GESTextHAlign halign);

Sets the horizontal aligment of the text.

`self` : | the GESTextOverlay* to set text on
`halign` : | The GESTextHAlign defining the horizontal alignment of the text render by `self`.

### ges_text_overlay_set_valignment ()

    void                ges_text_overlay_set_valignment     (GESTextOverlay *self,
                                                             GESTextVAlign valign);

Sets the vertical aligment of the text.

`self` : | the GESTextOverlay* to set text on
`valign` : | The GESTextVAlign defining the vertical alignment of the text render by `self`.

### ges_text_overlay_set_color ()

    void                ges_text_overlay_set_color          (GESTextOverlay *self,
                                                             guint32 color);

Sets the color of the text.

`self` : | the GESTextOverlay* to set
`color` : | The color `self` is being set to

Since 0.10.2

### ges_text_overlay_set_xpos ()

    void                ges_text_overlay_set_xpos           (GESTextOverlay *self,
                                                             gdouble position);

Sets the horizontal position of the text.

`self` : | the GESTextOverlay* to set
`position` : | The horizontal position `self` is being set to

Since 0.10.2

### ges_text_overlay_set_ypos ()

    void                ges_text_overlay_set_ypos           (GESTextOverlay *self,
                                                             gdouble position);

Sets the vertical position of the text.

`self` : | the GESTextOverlay* to set
`position` : | The vertical position `self` is being set to

Since 0.10.2

### ges_text_overlay_get_text ()

    const gchar *       ges_text_overlay_get_text           (GESTextOverlay *self);

Get the text currently set on `source`.

`self` : | a GESTextOverlay
Returns : | The text currently set on `source`.

### ges_text_overlay_get_font_desc ()

    const char *        ges_text_overlay_get_font_desc      (GESTextOverlay *self);

Get the pango font description currently set on `source`.

`self` : | a GESTextOverlay
Returns : | The pango font description currently set on `source`.

### ges_text_overlay_get_halignment ()

    GESTextHAlign       ges_text_overlay_get_halignment     (GESTextOverlay *self);

Get the horizontal aligment used by `source`.

`self` : | a GESTextOverlay
Returns : | The horizontal aligment used by `source`.

### ges_text_overlay_get_valignment ()

    GESTextVAlign       ges_text_overlay_get_valignment     (GESTextOverlay *self);

Get the vertical aligment used by `source`.

`self` : | a GESTextOverlay
Returns : | The vertical aligment used by `source`.

### ges_text_overlay_get_color ()

    const guint32       ges_text_overlay_get_color          (GESTextOverlay *self);

Get the color used by `source`.

`self` : | a GESTextOverlay
Returns : | The color used by `source`.

Since 0.10.2

### ges_text_overlay_get_xpos ()

    const gdouble       ges_text_overlay_get_xpos           (GESTextOverlay *self);

Get the horizontal position used by `source`.

`self` : | a GESTextOverlay
Returns : | The horizontal position used by `source`.

Since 0.10.2

### ges_text_overlay_get_ypos ()

    const gdouble       ges_text_overlay_get_ypos           (GESTextOverlay *self);

Get the vertical position used by `source`.

`self` : | a GESTextOverlay
Returns : | The vertical position used by `source`.

Since 0.10.2