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ftd.text

`ftd.text`

ftd.text is a kernel component used to render text in an fastn document.

Usage

To use ftd.text, simply add it to your fastn document with your desired text to display.

Sample usage

Input

-- ftd.text: hello world
color: $inherited.colors.text

Lang:

ftd

Output

hello world

Attributes

ftd.text accepts the below attributes as well all the common and text attributes.

`text: caption or body`

This attribute is used to pass text to ftd.text. You can pass any string value. It is a required attribute.

You have three ways to pass text value to the ftd.text component.

There are three ways to pass text to ftd.text as caption, as a text header, or as multi-line text in the body.

text as caption

Input

-- ftd.text: `fastn` example 
color: $inherited.colors.text-strong

Lang:

ftd

Output

fastn example

text as header

Input

-- ftd.text:
text: This is an example of how to use ftd.text. 
color: $inherited.colors.text-strong

Lang:

ftd

Output

This is an example of how to use ftd.text.

text as body

Input

-- ftd.text:
color: $inherited.colors.text-strong

This is a bigger text. 

This can span multiple lines.

Lang:

ftd

Output

This is a bigger text.

This can span multiple lines.

`line-clamp: optional integer`

The line-clamp attribute truncates text at a specific number of lines. It accepts an integer value and is optional.

Sample code using line-clamp

Input

-- ds.code: `line-clamp`
lang: ftd

-- ftd.text:
border-width.px: 1
padding.px: 5
width.fixed.px: 100
line-clamp: 3 

Writing long text can often feel like a tedious and daunting task, especially
when faced with a blank page and a blinking cursor. It can be easy to feel
overwhelmed by the thought of having to fill page after page with coherent
thoughts and ideas. However, there are many reasons why writing long text can
be a valuable and rewarding experience.

Lang:

ftd

Output

Writing long text can often feel like a tedious and daunting task, especially when faced with a blank page and a blinking cursor. It can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the thought of having to fill page after page with coherent thoughts and ideas. However, there are many reasons why writing long text can be a valuable and rewarding experience.