Text position in Graph Box - is there a bug?

miguello — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:34:22 GMT

Here's the script that roughly does what I need, at least visually:

Names Default To Here( 1 );

New Window( "Example",
	Graph Box(

		Pen Color("red");
		Back Color ("Light Yellow");
		Text Color( "red" );
		Text( Boxed, Erased, {20, 85}, "MyTextHere" );
		Text( Boxed, Erased, {20, 75}, "AnotherTextHere" );
	)
);

And I need several labels styled just like that.

But I need them left justified - and they are center justified in this image.
There is no separate "Left Justified" - it should be like that by default. But as soon as you include "Boxed" - it becomes Center Justified.

The script in the manual (https://www.jmp.com/support/help/en/19.0/#page/jmp/add-text.shtml#) has this:

mytext = New Window( "Adding Text",
	Graph Box(
		Frame Size( 200, 200 ),
		Y Scale( 0, 15 ),
		X Scale( 0, 10 ),
		Text Size( 9 );
		Text Color( "blue" );
		Text( {5, 1}, "Left Justified" );
		Text( Center Justified, {5, 2}, "Center Justified" );
		Text( Right Justified, {5, 3}, "Right Justified" );
		Fill Color( 4 );
		Rect( 5, 8, 9, 5, 1 );
		Text( Erased, {6, 6}, "Erased" );
		Text( Boxed, {6, 10}, "Boxed" );
		Text( Clockwise, {4, 10}, "Clockwise" );
		Text( Counterclockwise, {3, 5}, "Counterclockwise" );
	)
);

and according to the manual it produces this plot:

While if I run it on my JMP I see this:

The Boxed text becomes Center Justified.
Is this a bug? Any way to fix this? I do need boxed and erased style to preserve feel and look when switching from Text Annotations to the Graphics Script.

The reason I switch from Text Annotation to Graphics Script is to be able to refresh those labels on redraw - for instance, after Automatic Recalc. Is there a way to do that on Text Annotations, or do I have to switch to Graphics Script?

Re: Text position in Graph Box - is there a bug?

jthi — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:28:31 GMT

There is a wish list item created by Jim

Re: Text position in Graph Box - is there a bug?

miguello — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:12:59 GMT

Left a comment there. Any tips on estimating the size of the text to be able to place it at the left boundary of the plot?

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